Iron Distance 2012 Training Thread

M...eldy wrote (see)

Quick swim for me today, 4 swim and 4 kick for a mile just because I wanted something different to do

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Even more nuttier respect

Muffin - I seem to remember your husband giving you a pass to the LW!  You cant down an opportunity like that!  

M...eldy wrote (see)

Quick swim for me today, 4 swim and 4 kick for a mile just because I wanted something different to do !

Oh no Meldy. No, no, no, no, no. That's 32 lengths of kick, yes? You must really dislike yourself. Get some help.

 

VT'd wrote (see)

My swimming took off again last night with a 2.8k session including 5 x 50, 10 x 100, 5 x 50 session. 

Cool workout VT. Did something very similar this morning. Warm-upx800, 10x100 (trying to hold 2 minutes and failing), 8x50 sprint (took me straight to Lactic City ) 6x100 and a bit of warm down. Based on the swim sessions Fegan, Melli and MuffinTop do and if it's good enough for them..... it's more than good enough for me!

Feeling back on my game and looking forward to picking up my bike today with a new chain, new hanger, new cables, new jocky wheels and..... who put these new (and probably pointless) sunglasses in my basket  ????

Iron Muffin wrote (see)

 does that mean I can have a chips and beer at the end? 

 

Do you really need a reason to have chips and beer?

Anyway it's Jordy's birthday on Saturday, so that's a good excuse.

VT'd, yeah, I'm still thinking about the half Ireman. I'd just about convinced myself that a couple of long rides and a couple of long runs and I could do the full. Then I mentioned it to Mrs NV....

I'm still hoping to slope off to do the half though.

Your advice please..... Last day before Eirias, which I'm hoping to complete confidently rather than race (or die on my arse like a fat knacker who hasn't done enough long rides). I'm not tapering for this but I don't want to flog myself today. Got my bike back last night after 10 days at the fixers. Thought I'd do a little brick this afternoon... 60 mins on the bike including a few hill reps, then 20-30 mins run. Does that sound sensible, please? Ta.

After much deliebartion I am passing on LW. It does look fab and good luck to all entered.

I want to learn to run. Not jog or shuffle, but actually look and feel like I am running. So a couple of local 10 k's for me  in the next couple of months.This will fit in okay around  slowers IMW training and we can both sit down and plan next year after that.

SA - loks like it will be chips, beer and cake tommorrow.

nice 3 mile jogette with Mrs SA for me this morning, then bike strip, clean and rebuild

Iron Muffin wrote (see)

After much deliebartion I am passing on LW. It does look fab and good luck to all entered.

I want to learn to run. Not jog or shuffle, but actually look and feel like I am running. So a couple of local 10 k's for me  in the next couple of months.This will fit in okay around  slowers IMW training and we can both sit down and plan next year after that.

SA - loks like it will be chips, beer and cake tommorrow.

 

 Did you say beer? Muffin is there a parkrun near you? Would be helpful for your running if you did it each week and incurperated it into your training they are a good laugh as well.

HI Cake, I have looked and the park runs are all a fair way away. I did find a monthly series of 5k seaside runs nearby that I have dropped in my diary.

How are you dong? I am sorry to have not met you at Outlaw although I think you might have been the smiling pirate tempting and teasing me with Guiness on the 'run'.

 It was chuck wasn't sure it was you through as others have said it was a bit hard to meet everyone over the weekend was just to many people. After a curtain point I had had a few little sherries which didn't help.

I swam again (its getting a habit) and strangely enough did 10 x 100 as well off 2 mins, that got a bit difficult towards the last set  

Couldnt be arsed with the gym work as well .. nights tonight so I let myself off 

Melds - out of interest how many times do you usually swim a week?....can you tell I'm beginning to worry about my swimming!

I aim for 3 and usually manage 2 .. spending a few weeks dropping distance and looking for a bit of speed
Looking for a 6.30 for 400m as an interim goal which will be hard work 

6:30 No wonder it took me ages to catch you (and everyone else!) on the bike.

I guess it's all about pacing. I don't swim enough to be able to gauge a manageable 400m pace. It's either plod or vom.

Off to a running and drinking weekend tomorrow. Unsure whether to treat the 10k XC as a training run. I'm unsure whether I could treat it as a training run, so maybe I should just take a cow bell and support. I may do a lap of the 6hr endurance course on Sunday. I won't be doing the whole thing. Then plenty of beer and more rest for my hols.

Best is 6.51 Cat so have a bit of a way to go yet but you need a goal 

Definitely.

Cheers Meldy - I think 2 will be about all I can manage but that will be 2 more a week than i have been doing  

2 to maintain and 3 to improve I think is the rule of thumb