Iron Distance 2012 Training Thread

Ridgebackmax wrote (see)

If you did the olympic as a training day and practised your ironman pacing it would be great if you get caught up in the event ( like i would!) and cane yourself to death not so good depends on your willpower

I've no will power at all when it comes to racing. The course has potential to be very fast so I would be caning it for a good time. 

Think I'll give it a miss then.

Cheers,

Chris.

Cake: Outlaw
Cat5: Outlaw (Marshman warmup)
Darkness: Outlaw
Dubai Dave: Outlaw
Hope: Outlaw
Jaffa: Outlaw
Joddly: IM Wales
marshallini: Outlaw
Meldy: Outlaw
Mrs SA: Outlaw
NV: Outlaw
OrangeCannon: Lanza, Outlaw, Wales
SA: IM Wales
Slagiatt: IM Wales , Outlaw
Slimshady: Embrunman
slower: IM Wales
Spongecake: Outlaw

Did Adu Dhabi International Tri 1.5/100/10 yesterday in 4-23, 2nd fastest M50 bike split out of 42 and my first ever 1.5K swim in under 30 mins were the bits to be proud of, the puking on the run was the nadir. I have 2 x Sprints, 2 x Olympics and Marshman before Outlaw. 

I'm glad that this thread has started up as to be honest I haven't opened Ironfit since last June, my training is pretty well what I happen to think  is needed to get through what is peak race season for me.

How much wonga did you win for that, Dave? IN tens of thousands... save the zeros. Does it merit a Race Report? Would love to give that one a try some time.

Slightly chillier here. Got out for a spirited 33M ride on a horribly blowy, wet day here. And then really rubbed some salt in the wounds by turning it into a brick. I hate bricks. Could somebody please come on and reassure me that their horribleness is worthwhile?  

I hope their worthwhile Slower!
I was windbattered for half of my 3 hour ride yesterday, then got blown home. Wanted a rest day today to tagged an hour run on the end.

I regretted it the moment I got home as I felt absolutely crap. Much better today though.

Slower: Didn't win a penny this week! Hopefully will make up for that in the next two races when there aren't all these superstar veterans flying in from around the world. You should give Abu Dhabi a go one day, its incredibly well organised, you  get your own chair to sit on in transition! The water bottles at the aid stations are collectors items. The down side is that there are no age group prizes for anything other than the long course and you have to pay seperately for the event T shirt, but then entry is quite cheap compared to similar events at around 80 pounds for the short course.

In the office by 08:30 this morning after a 2k swim. Not sure whether this is a positive development, in that it's evidenced the art of the possible. I usually struggle to get in by 09:30 without the swim! It may be that I don't enjoy another lie-in for a while.

Good session, Cat! A tasty 4 hours. Glad to hear of anybody else sharing the brick misery. A lovely weekend of training has fired me up for the week.

Perhaps I'll enter the long course at AD when they start paying Appearance Money to tail-end age groupers, Dave. Sort of like a "laterne rouge" prize?

Good weekend training from me

40 mile ride on Saturday

18 mile very wet & windy run Sunday

Would of swam as well but the pool was closed all weekend for a gala, bleeding swimming club alway take over the pool, you would think they could find somewhere else to have a swimming gala

Due to the vagaries of work travel and family life, my lunchtime bike became a run, and the evening turbo session (to allow Mrs Cat5 to go out) will be done with a house full of her guests...

It was lovely out of the wind today.

WildWill.... wrote (see)

indoor bike for me today with 90mins spinning ... ... followed by a hard jacuzzi and sauna

That is my sort of brick.

Recovery / technique swim for me rather than a rest day as diary is sticky back end of the week. Spent some time working on bi-lateral breathing, only result is back ache.

Have just discovered Green and Blacks dark choclate with hazlenut and raisins. Very nice.

You cycled today??

One of my dogs got physically blown off his feet this morning (and we're not talking small dog here)..............funnily enough I decided I wouldn't cycle to work today after that - any guilt being replaced by the decision that staying alive was healthier

A bright clear, cool and breezy day in Dubai so cycled pre dawn, hopefully will run tonight.

Slower: my mate won the laterne rouge at Abu Dhabi last year, this is what happens when you enter a race with a 200K cycle leg and never train further than 501