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Ironman 2012 Roll call

ironmanwannabe · 2011-09-09 11:35:17

Name|Event|Estimated Time|Actual Time replace me|replace me| replace me Lets get that party started. I'm undecided what to do and as such won't be racing WTC branded. If I'm going long it will be a Challenge race and the decision won't be for months yet.

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09-09-2011 12:35pm

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ironmanwannabe

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replace me|replace me| replace me

Lets get that party started. I'm undecided what to do and as such won't be racing WTC branded. If I'm going long it will be a Challenge race and the decision won't be for months yet.

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#2 09-09-2011 1:44pm
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Name|Event|Estimated Time|Actual Time
Oryx|IM Austria| 12.45
Seeing as I have the first log I might as well have the first entry. Going branded cos its my first.

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#3 09-09-2011 4:25pm
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Name|Event|Estimated Time|Actual Time
Oryx|IM Austria| 12.45
Jackyback|Challenge Roth| sub 10hr

I may as well commit to it no point in me setting soft goals and this will be a huge ask. I will re-evaluate at the end of the year to see if i am making enough progress to warrant a sub 10 attempt.
A lot of hard work ahead and this saying captures it well,
“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.:)

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#4 09-09-2011 5:53pm
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Name|Event|Estimated Time|Actual Time
Oryx|IM Austria| 12.45
Jackyback|Challenge Roth| sub 10hr
Bryangiggsy| IM Frankfurt | 10.20 |

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#5 27-09-2011 10:14am
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Name|Event|Estimated Time|Actual Time
Oryx|IM Austria| 12.45
Jackyback|Challenge Roth| sub 10hr
Bryangiggsy| IM Frankfurt | 10.20 |
twonpelota| Challenge Roth| 8:55
twonpelota| Challenge Barcelona| 8:55

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#6 01-10-2011 11:28pm
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The evening before the Ironman Switzerland quest in 2010, a 20+ IM hardened vet said to me "Oh, a first timer? I hope you realise... Once you've done an Ironman, there's no going back". He was right. By the end of this summer, I realised there was nothing to be done except go for it again.

Name|Event|Estimated Time|Actual Time
Oryx|IM Austria| 12.45
Jackyback|Challenge Roth| sub 10hr
Bryangiggsy| IM Frankfurt | 10.20 |
twonpelota| Challenge Roth| 8:55
twonpelota| Challenge Barcelona| 8:55
Conor20|IM Regensburg|sub 12hr|

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#7 01-10-2011 11:34pm
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Name|Event|Estimated Time|Actual Time
Oryx|IM Austria| 12.45
Jackyback|Challenge Roth| sub 10hr
Bryangiggsy| IM Frankfurt | 10.20 |
twonpelota| Challenge Roth| 8:55
twonpelota| Challenge Barcelona| 8:55
Conor20|IM Regensburg|sub 12hr|
shotgunmcos|IM Austria|sub10|

I'll be pretty satisfied to PB by 8 minutes

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#8 02-10-2011 12:21am
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Name|Event|Estimated Time|Actual Time
Oryx|IM Austria| 12.45
Jackyback|Challenge Roth| sub 10hr
Bryangiggsy| IM Frankfurt | 10.20 |
twonpelota| Challenge Roth| 8:55
twonpelota| Challenge Barcelona| 8:55
Conor20|IM Regensburg|sub 12hr|
shotgunmcos|IM Austria|sub10|
kingQuez|IM Frankfurt| - |

I know what race I'm doing, just not what I want to achieve in it. I'll commit to a time in another month or so.

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#9 02-10-2011 12:33am
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kingQuez wrote: »

I know what race I'm doing, just not what I want to achieve in it. I'll commit to a time in another month or so.

Best of luck with the sub10.

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#10 02-10-2011 12:36am
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RacoonQueen wrote: »

Best of luck with the sub10.

Has to be a sub 10 - as he is counting out the tenners for the Powermeter he will be simultaneously subtracting minutes from his sub 11 time this year

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#11 02-10-2011 7:21am
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MCOS has to improve by 8mins and the rest of us have to PB by 1hr+? :eek: you're both off the christmas card list. (btw - I didn't break 11hrs this year, so at the very least that is what I need next time )

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#12 07-10-2011 1:10pm
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Name|Event|Estimated Time|Actual Time
Oryx|IM Austria|12.45|
shotgunmcos|IM Austria|sub10|
Bryangiggsy|IM Frankfurt |10.20 |
twonpelota|Challenge Roth|8:55|
Jackyback|Challenge Roth|sub10|
twonpelota|Challenge Barcelona|8:55|
shotgunmcos|Challenge Barcelona|sub10|
Conor20|IM Regensburg|sub12|
kingQuez|IM Frankfurt| - |

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#13 07-10-2011 1:24pm
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shotgunmcos wrote: »

Name|Event|Estimated Time|Actual Time
Oryx|IM Austria|12.45|
shotgunmcos|IM Austria|sub10|
Bryangiggsy|IM Frankfurt |10.20 |
twonpelota|Challenge Roth|8:55|
Jackyback|Challenge Roth|sub10|
twonpelota|Challenge Barcelona|8:55|
shotgunmcos|Challenge Barcelona|sub10|
Conor20|IM Regensburg|sub12|
kingQuez|IM Frankfurt| - |

Wuuhuuuuu. Welcome back mojo. I look forward to giving mcos an utter twatting

Doubling up mcos?

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#14 07-10-2011 2:00pm
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Damn this thread. HAs me itching to do one next year now! :mad:

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#15 07-10-2011 2:02pm
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pgibbo wrote: »

Damn this thread. HAs me itching to do one next year now! :mad:

Don't tell her. "Just heading away for a stag O, back Monday night"

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#16 07-10-2011 2:19pm
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tunney wrote: »

Don't tell her. "Just heading away for a stag O, back Monday night"

It's the long rides and runs that might be the issue, not the weekend away!

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#17 07-10-2011 2:20pm
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twonpelota wrote: »

Wuuhuuuuu. Welcome back mojo. I look forward to giving mcos an utter twatting

Doubling up mcos?

That won't be hard if you get the 33min 10k form back and go sub 9 :rolleyes: What do you mean doubling up? Doing 2 IMs? Well, thats the plan. Posted in the log.

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#18 10-10-2011 1:42pm
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Name|Event|Estimated Time|Actual Time
Oryx|IM Austria|12.45|
RedB|IM Austria|12.30|
shotgunmcos|IM Austria|sub10|
Bryangiggsy|IM Frankfurt |10.20 |
kingQuez|IM Frankfurt| - |
Conor20|IM Regensburg|sub12|
twonpelota|Challenge Roth|8:55|
Jackyback|Challenge Roth|sub10|
twonpelota|Challenge Barcelona|8:55|
shotgunmcos|Challenge Barcelona|sub10|

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#19 10-10-2011 3:17pm
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pgibbo wrote: »

Damn this thread. HAs me itching to do one next year now! :mad:

Have you tried buying her an expensive gift, a weekend away with the girls or complete all outstanding DIY jobs around the house:) Bribary is a great solution and that power meter is crying out to be used in an IM next year:D

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#20 10-10-2011 3:19pm
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Leif Melted Yokel wrote: »

Have you tried buying her an expensive gift, a weekend away with the girls or complete all outstanding DIY jobs around the house:) Bribary is a great solution and that power meter is crying out to be used in an IM next year:D

He could try getting her pregnant again, from reading his report it sounds like it was baby brain that got him this years pass!

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#21 10-10-2011 3:24pm
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Nice gang of Boards IM bound forming for next year

I haven't got approval for Barcelona yet so thats pending and all this talk of Powermeters and 910xts is just turning me green

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#22 10-10-2011 3:33pm
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shotgunmcos wrote: »

Nice gang of Boards IM bound forming for next year

I haven't got approval for Barcelona yet so thats pending and all this talk of Powermeters and 910xts is just turning me green

Get the house under budget by €1,600 and thats your power meter and 910 looked after:)

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#23 10-10-2011 3:33pm
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Leif Melted Yokel wrote: »

Have you tried buying her an expensive gift, a weekend away with the girls or complete all outstanding DIY jobs around the house:) Bribary is a great solution and that power meter is crying out to be used in an IM next year:D

It will take more than that! :eek:

RacoonQueen wrote: »

He could try getting her pregnant again, from reading his report it sounds like it was baby brain that got him this years pass!

LMAO - nearly choked when I read that. You're right though - it was baby brain

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#24 10-10-2011 4:13pm
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Leif Melted Yokel wrote: »

Have you tried buying her an expensive gift, a weekend away with the girls or complete all outstanding DIY jobs around the house:) Bribary is a great solution and that power meter is crying out to be used in an IM next year:D

Present approach - I'm more efficient with my time when I'm training properly. i get MORE done around the house.

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#25 10-10-2011 5:15pm
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tunney wrote: »

Present approach - I'm more efficient with my time when I'm training properly. i get MORE done around the house.

Had an incredulous comment along those lines the last day from O. Maybe she realises she's better off having me busy training so more gets done at home! There's a glimmer of light starting to peek through...... :cool:

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#26 11-10-2011 7:20am
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RacoonQueen wrote: »

He could try getting her pregnant again, from reading his report it sounds like it was baby brain that got him this years pass!

Works both ways :-)

RedB wrote: »

Name|Event|Estimated Time|Actual Time
Oryx|IM Austria|12.45|
RedB|IM Austria|12.30|
shotgunmcos|IM Austria|sub10|
Bryangiggsy|IM Frankfurt |10.20 |
kingQuez|IM Frankfurt| - |
Conor20|IM Regensburg|sub12|
twonpelota|Challenge Roth|8:55|
Jackyback|Challenge Roth|sub10|
twonpelota|Challenge Barcelona|8:55|
shotgunmcos|Challenge Barcelona|sub10|
hunnymonster|Tampa|sub27|

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#27 11-10-2011 9:25am
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Maybe a dumb question, but this IS hunnymonster we are talking about.

Sub27, does that involve doing it twice?!

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#28 11-10-2011 10:17am
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yip.

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#29 11-10-2011 10:19am
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hunnymonster wrote: »

yip.

I thought so. Folks, hunnymonster is BACK!

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#30 11-10-2011 10:28am
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back is probably overstating things a little, first post baby marathon took 4:23 (with 45 mintues of that in portapotties - damn kegel exercise neglect!!!) loving being back on the bike though. Haven't really ridden since the broken-nose-IMCH incident :-)

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#31 11-10-2011 10:31am
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hunnymonster wrote: »

back is probably overstating things a little, first post baby marathon took 4:23 (with 45 mintues of that in portapotties - damn kegel exercise neglect!!!) loving being back on the bike though. Haven't really ridden since the broken-nose-IMCH incident :-)

Jaysus, a marathon done already. Savage stuff. Fair play and good luck with Tampa. :cool:

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