Ironman Lanzarote 2013 (3rd weekend in May?)

Jedwards - don't know if this would help but my swim coach gives me a pyramid session of 200, 400, 600, 800, 600, 400, 200 either of 2 mins per 100 or 20, 30 40, 50, 40, 30 sec rest between each one. 

Still mind blowing, but its easier coming back down (according to coach!)

Hi Sue!!

Jedward - I'm following Fink - the structured swim sessions aren't too bad, but there's one every two weeks of 2500m continuous swim....I can now tell you how many tiles are on the swimming pool floor in total, in each lane, across the width......soooo boring!

How's the leg by the way?

Swimming and running going OK, but still not running - Xtrainning and rowing etc to keep things ticking over. Booked a week in Portugal over Xmas so hoping to give this sea swimming malarkey a go if the weather's (and hangovers) not too bad!

I've got a verion of Fink in an excel spreadsheet - if you PM I can email it to you

Hi, see you in Lanza, will you be doing it in yellow and black?

I'm with you Jedwards, just keeping it ticking over now but not counting it as training.  Trying to include a half marathon distance run and 50 miler on the bike every few weeks though so it's not such a shock when training does start!

Hi - I'll be doing it in yellow and black, with red burn marks from the sun.

I've started my Ironman training for Lanza as I'm doing South Africa before it, hoping  to maintain fitness for Lanza from that.

Jedwards - you have mail!

Im there monday-monday, no accommodation booked yet though. Haven't been running for 8 weeks, but getting in some good swimming and little bit of cycling lately... reverse periodization means you do the taper first right? think i read that in a book somewhere.

I did a 50 miler today too.  It's wet out there.  Apparently there was a window of opportunity this morning between about 9-1 when it wouldn't rain.  The weather men were wrong, it pissed down.  Still, was an enjoyable cycle, no numb dick for me though, but my toes did get a little cold.

I did a 30 min run ... that'll do me 

Pingu - thought you said no training till January? Are you cheating??

Quick lap of the Windsor Olly  bike course for me yesterday, 40 miles in total with the bit from my house - and a rather spectacular 'tactical distmount' in the town centre on the way home . Now have dodgy wrist to go with knackered ankle - and its my drinking arm!!

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Pingu - thought you said no training till January? Are you cheating??

That was't training, honest!

Ahaa you found us!

Welcome,  you will also find a Fink thread as well around here somewhere so most of your needs are catered for

Whereabouts in the country are you based?

What is your base fitness currently?  Strengths & weaknesses??