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Hey RQ! W200 is june 12th. I may have bitten off more than I can chew, the only wicklow hill I've ever done is sally gap.... its going to be a day of death :eek:
You're welcome to come join me at the back of the pack
By back of the pack do you mean 20 - 25k an hour :pac: Though you now have me very tempted.
Will the Wicklow 200 be your last major training session before the IM or have you a few more long ones planned?0 -
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Anton Glamorous Repression wrote: »Hey RQ i have a spare entry if you want it maybe the 100km would be a sensible option.
You booked two for yourself?
last I saw you were still in for it... 0 -
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Hey jackyback, didn't spot your post until now - howd you guys get on?
Wicklow 200 report is short n sweet:
Epic brick session done, thats all my mental training sorted. Miserable day. If its raining in austria im not doing it.
TAPER TIME
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RacoonQueen wrote: »Nice day for it too. :rolleyes:
I spent a solid four hours telling myself I was enjoying a nice flat short bikeride in the sunshine in wicklow. My ability to delude myself is actually quite an asset at times 0 -
RacoonQueen wrote: »I do know someone who would like an entry though if there is one on offer.
Balls only seen this now the entry went to waste, probably just as well considering the day.Hey jackyback, didn't spot your post until now - howd you guys get on?
Wicklow 200 report is short n sweet:
Epic brick session done, thats all my mental training sorted. Miserable day. If its raining in austria im not doing it.
TAPER TIME (:eek: ?)
Never hooked up in the end, did you do a brick run off that ye mad bstd:) Whilst i was fresh coming off the bike i was that cold i could not consider a run even though i had planned around 10-12k.
Austria will be a sinch compared to today, what time you get around in today?0 -
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Anton Glamorous Repression wrote: »Never hooked up in the end, did you do a brick run off that ye mad bstd:) Whilst i was fresh coming off the bike i was that cold i could not consider a run even though i had planned around 10-12k.
Austria will be a sinch compared to today, what time you get around in today?
Ah, only did a little 5k run... it helped with warming up before changing back into normal clothes I was a little over 9hrs according to the official time, 8hrs moving according to the garmin. If anything im dreading the heat in austria now, almost all training this year has been in cold wet windy conditions... hope that it doesnt all backfire in 18 days (:eek:).
Nice handy 1.5hr spin thismorning after taking yesterday off. Swim tonight is going to involve effort though.0 -
Ah, only did a little 5k run... it helped with warming up before changing back into normal clothes I was a little over 9hrs according to the official time, 8hrs moving according to the garmin. If anything im dreading the heat in austria now, almost all training this year has been in cold wet windy conditions... hope that it doesnt all backfire in 18 days (:eek:).
Nice handy 1.5hr spin thismorning after taking yesterday off. Swim tonight is going to involve effort though.
8hrs? Great stuff in those conditions!
A tri wet suit would have been perfect on the day....0 -
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A clip I saw from last years IM. My HR increased a little when I watched it, and my mouth went a little bit dry. I think the fear is going to grow as the taper continues. Need to get used to the idea that this isn't still some abstract goal in a years time.... how time flys.0 -
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Week one of the taper is done. I didn't make it to the sea for an OW swim this week, and I missed my brick session this weekend (life stuff). I can rationalize everything as fine because all the important training is done now...... so why the hell am I panicing about two missed sessions out of hundreds in the past 6 months?! And why have I suddenly got a sore back and a little bit of a pulled muscle in my groin? Taper madness is only going to get worse. Statements like "I'm doing an ironman on sunday week" scare me.
Ok. On the upside, only 12 days to go. Bring it on!
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RacoonQueen wrote: »You could have a decent day for it!
[http://www.15dayweatherforecast.net/country_weather/austria/15
I've spent so much time reading all the IM logs I feel as if I'm doing it myself.
Finally, a race with good weather!
So reading all the logs eh?.... are you doing background prep for something? 0 -
Do all the ironman clips not scare you? That last one makes me scared to even ever think of going long!0 -
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couerdelion wrote: »Do all the ironman clips not scare you? That last one makes me scared to even ever think of going long!
They used to freak me out and make it look like an amazing challenge. In reality the clips are gathered from the people seriously racing the event and pushing their bodies to the extremes, people that have underprepared for the event, or people that are just plain unlucky. The swim start video is the one that give me butterflys in the tummy, and thats just because it looks insane - which is what you'd expect at the start of a race people have been training for for 6months+, once it settles down a couple of hundred metres in it'l be grand (i hope). Looks no worse than a marathon start The bike/run are well behaved 0 -
Finally, a race with good weather!
So reading all the logs eh?.... are you doing background prep for something?
Ummm...just eh, seeing all the sort of training I don't want to do.couerdelion wrote: »Do all the ironman clips not scare you? That last one makes me scared to even ever think of going long!
I think they make it look amazing. Not that I'd ever do one myself.0 -
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajuMe1Ze84c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnqpYKx8Fvk
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