2013 IM Mentoring

I'm happy to mentor anyone who is willing to take advice from a brick like swimmer!
as I've mentored runners previously,  incl a group of novice runners to Marathon success last year.

4 IM completions nearer the back of the pack (13h - 15h range),  but I've personally learnt something from each one.  Am based in Sussex / Surrey so someone Southern based would work out better for me...........30 day free trial with full refund if not satisfied

Jaffa_ wrote (see)

I'm happy to mentor anyone who is willing to take advice from a brick like swimmer!
as I've mentored runners previously,  incl a group of novice runners to Marathon success last year.

4 IM completions nearer the back of the pack (13h - 15h range),  but I've personally learnt something from each one.  Am based in Sussex / Surrey so someone Southern based would work out better for me...........30 day free trial with full refund if not satisfied

Be warned though, your running style may alter sufficiently to take my title away from me! 

(not that I actually *do* mince!!!)

mellifera wrote (see)

I want to like your post bedders!

Melli, I sent you a message on twitter, but don't know if you got it. Would you be interested in mentoring me?


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Ummm... I'm 24, no major family commitments just work to wrangle with. Would like to go faster and could benefit from more structure to my training. Thinking about splashing out on TrainingPeaks and a few gadgets to log what I'm doing better. Definitely want to take a good chunk off my time next year - thinking IMCH.

aren't you beyond help Gladys?

Aren't we all?

Ironholgs wrote (see)

aren't you beyond help Gladys?

Well you certainly were on the Outlaw run Holgs!!

Gladys M. wrote (see)

Ironholgs wrote (see)

aren't you beyond help Gladys?

Well you certainly were on the Outlaw run Holgs!!

On the look out for a mincing Mentee 

Gladys M. wrote (see)

Ironholgs wrote (see)

aren't you beyond help Gladys?

Well you certainly were on the Outlaw run Holgs!!

Can't argue with that mate, couldn't even manage a mince.

Ridgebackmax wrote (see)

Blisters Kittenkat may be better based than me to mentor with rides invyour area etc still happy to help if you want it

Thanks Ridge, Blisters did contact me and now I've taken on 5 from the forum plus one not on the forum but connected. We're all south of Bristol (which seems more co-incidence than manufactured) and I'm thinking it would be really cool to get a weekend next spring somewhere for SW peeps for a bike ride, social etc. I know out of the more old school there's you, me and arctic lady down this way for tri.

2 on Board...I think!

SlowEngineer.....
did 11:36 then 10:54 in my first year being self coached.
then 10:37 last year and was aiming at 10 - 10:15 this year till I broke.
I'm getting coached at the moment as well, so may have some tips / advice to pass on on approach, structure etc etc.

Im also in london if that helps...?

Alternatively Doozer also offered his services last year, and CD I think offered himself up as well above......

I think there are a few people who have offered and have not been taken up ... lost in the pages !!

Princess Leah wrote (see)

With swimming I’ve had 2 lessons now (three to go) and done one OW session. Most of what I read is that people should get lessons, get their technique sorted and it will all work out. That actually depressed me as my instructor said my technique is quite good – if my technique is good, yet all the breaststrokers still overtake me what scope is there from improvement?

Leah, I had similar problem with swimming lessons, I booked a 6 week improvers course at the local leisure centre and the first lesson really helped me, however after that the instructor had nothing to add other than to say my technique looked good. so i spent the remaining lessons just practicing with no further instructions. (apart from instructions I preffered to ignore from my research on the swimsmooth and Total immersion websites) 

I think the problem was the instructor was used to teaching complete beginners to swim but could not do the more technical breakdown that I needed in order to improve. I did however get to the stage where i was confident enough to swim with the local triathlon club and the instruction I'm getting there is really starting to make a difference.

Leah I am in the same boat as you.  Perseverance helps loads.  But in order to swim quicker you have to swim quicker.  I improved from 45 min 1500 to 32min with a decent structured swim programme.

rio.....  where did you get the program...??

I'm happy with my running and confident that my swimming will be up to scratch by the time i'm ready to do an ironman in 2013, where I am lacking is in the cycling department, I know nothing about road bikes and not sure where to begin with getting one suitable on a budget. In the mean time I'm starting to build up time on my mountain bike.

Any mentors willing to help us out with sourcing / sizing of a road bike and cycle training?, and if they were based in the Beds / Herts / Bucks area then that would be even better.

My mentor  OC