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Iron man race

  • 17-05-2012 06:05PM
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    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    There is a iron man race on sat in lanzarote yours truly happens to be staying opposite the start finish line.So how long dose the race take,it is starting at 7 am.

    I'm trying to time it so we back for the finish of the quicker people thanks.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,437 ✭✭✭Izoard


    For this course, the lead mens should be around 8 1/2 hours....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,210 ✭✭✭kingQuez


    It's worth getting up and heading across to the beach for the swim start (incase you were planning on sleeping in late that morning ;)).



  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    Thanks lads,as for the start I am 25m from the beach on the top floor as luck would have it I have a great view.7am:eek: its €2 a pint just up the road:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,121 ✭✭✭Fazz


    Class!

    (I think....) :o


    Maybe in 2015 or whenever I move up to that distance I can look forward to it :D


    Keep an eye out for Bryan McCrystal going for his first ironman.
    OK, so you're not going to be able to spot anyone realistically! :)

    He didn't exactly chose an easy one it seems!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,445 ✭✭✭mloc123


    Fazz wrote: »
    Class!

    (I think....) :o


    Maybe in 2015 or whenever I move up to that distance I can look forward to it :D


    Keep an eye out for Bryan McCrystal going for his first ironman.
    OK, so you're not going to be able to spot anyone realistically! :)

    He didn't exactly chose an easy one it seems!

    Tough bike will suit him.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,210 ✭✭✭kingQuez


    2015? That's a fierce long way away fazz.. better off just doing it next year to get it out of the way. Entry opens may 22nd :D


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,368 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    Fazz wrote: »
    Class!

    (I think....) :o



    Maybe in 2015 or whenever I move up to that distance I can look forward to it :D

    One of those things that seems enticing, then you remember what an Ironman entails....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,075 ✭✭✭BTH


    TOTD Yeeaahhhhh!!!!!!! :D:cool:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,359 ✭✭✭peter kern


    One of those things that seems enticing, then you remember what an Ironman entails....

    it entails less training than being really good at the olympic distance ;-0
    so many people seem not to realize that the good Oly guys train way harder and often more hours than 90% of Ironman.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,121 ✭✭✭Fazz


    kingQuez wrote: »
    2015? That's a fierce long way away fazz.. better off just doing it next year to get it out of the way. Entry opens may 22nd :D

    Next year! Hilarious!! :D

    I've still got too much speed to gain at sprint and olympic to even consider an ironman!
    Next year will prob be similar to this but hopefully faster, and maybe an extra 70.3 thrown in.
    2014 who knows but prob 70.3 mainly, so 2015 is most likely :)

    There's no rush for me thanks, but it is defo on the horizon as I'm sure it is for most triathletes.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,075 ✭✭✭BTH


    Fazz wrote: »
    There's no rush for me thanks, but it is defo on the horizon as I'm sure it is for most triathletes.

    For me its something that comes and goes. Not overly pushed to be honest.
    Something like Alpe D'Huez, be it the tri or La Marmotte, hold much more appeal to me that an Ironman at present.
    I am also repeatedly told that under no circumstances am I ever going to be allowed do one!! :rolleyes:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,454 ✭✭✭hf4z6sqo7vjngi


    The one thing i will say is when you do one IM you cross the finish line and say never again am i doing that. Later that evening after a few beers and exchanging war stories you start to change your mind. The next morning you find yourself entering in your credit card details going WTF i signed up for another one!!

    I am doing things backwards, starting off with IM's and work backwards to sprint distance races:) In fairness i think i suit the longer distance stuff.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,584 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    peter kern wrote: »
    it entails less training than being really good at the olympic distance ;-0
    so many people seem not to realize that the good Oly guys train way harder and often more hours than 90% of Ironman.

    Likewise marathons and 5-10kms - one of my pet hates that people "step up to", or "take things seriously now so am going longer".


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,468 ✭✭✭sconhome


    One of those things that seems enticing, then you remember what an Ironman entails....

    ...and your family & friends remind you that they still exist too!

    It can't be easy to balance the training durations needed for IM distance with family, work, life etc. Always wanted to do a full distance race, but always wanted to do justice to it. I won't be happy to 'just' accomplish a finish, I want to give it socks!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,079 ✭✭✭griffin100


    Whisper it quietly but *doing* an ironman is not that hard nor does it require endless hours of training. I know someone who did Challenge Barcelona well within the cutoff on a few (max 5-6) hrs training per week. However *racing* an ironman or giving it your best possible effort is a different sport entirely. There's a big difference between training for and going sub 9 or 10 and having a leisurely bike ride with a swim for a warm up and a jog for a cool down (which is how I do it).


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,368 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    peter kern wrote: »
    it entails less training than being really good at the olympic distance ;-0
    so many people seem not to realize that the good Oly guys train way harder and often more hours than 90% of Ironman.

    Doing an Ironman or doing well at IM requires less training than Olympic? No interest at the moment, but knowing me that may well change. Don't see the point unless I feel I can go at least sub 12.

    I'm too young for IM anyway. :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,437 ✭✭✭Izoard


    Doing an Ironman or doing well at IM requires less training than Olympic? No interest at the moment, but knowing me that may well change. Don't see the point unless I feel I can go at least sub 12.

    I'm too young for IM anyway. :pac:

    Ah, here....


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,368 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    Izoard wrote: »
    Ah, here....

    That's just my high expectations of myself. I expect I'll go do one, full of confidence and end up doing 16 hours. :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,359 ✭✭✭peter kern


    Doing an Ironman or doing well at IM requires less training than Olympic? No interest at the moment, but knowing me that may well change. Don't see the point unless I feel I can go at least sub 12.

    I'm too young for IM anyway. :pac:

    philip graves was 20 I think when he won his first IM
    thomas hellriegel 24 ( i think maybe 25) when he won hawaii ;-)
    but i agree speed first.

    doing an Olympic distance well requires very hard work
    doing an Ironman well requres v hard work .

    finsihing an Ironman dosnt need much work.

    hawaii winner and olympic champ train to their utmost potential like a 100m olympic champ does .

    Arthur lydyards 800m olymic champs did more mileage than today s Irish marathon runner ;-) but yes you can become 800 olympic champ with less mileage but then you have to work harder when you train
    .....
    the ordinary punter thinks longer is better and I think isnt that the reason we talk about this duffy fellow.( deca Ironman not even sure what his name is)
    Alan ryan would kill this man over any challenge he choses but this man used what general punter thinks ( longer is harder) to his great advantage ( and fair play to him )


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 onlinepaul


    any one that can do an iron man and beond fit but run the risk of being over trainned and sad


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,584 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    onlinepaul wrote: »
    any one that can do an iron man and beond fit but run the risk of being over trainned and sad

    ya what now michael?


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,368 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    onlinepaul wrote: »
    any one that can do an iron man and beond fit but run the risk of being over trainned and sad

    I wholeheartedly agree. Well said.


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    Just to break the mood a little.we are just back from a stroll along the street in puerto del carmin wher there are 1700 bikes lined up on both sides of the road waiting for the off.


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    Well the start of the swim was sight to see,a Irish guy called mat was no 5 or 6 on the road after the swim (diddent catch his surname).

    08.30 brian and Sean from Ireland just went out on their bikes,the commentator is not giving surnames


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,336 ✭✭✭EC1000


    Bryan McCrystal - 1h 03 mins swim
    Matt Molloy - 50 mins


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17 splurge


    Wait for Mc Crystals bike !
    I know we might be waiting a while :)
    Will there be a new Irish record at the end of the day ?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,454 ✭✭✭hf4z6sqo7vjngi


    Snacks on here swam a 63, good start from him.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 286 ✭✭dx22


    Is there an athlete tracker webpage anywhere? i cant find one?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17 splurge


    Good first bike split for mc crystal - 2.42 - no sign of Molloys bike split time yet


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  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    dx22 wrote: »
    Is there an athlete tracker webpage anywhere? i cant find one?
    http://ironman.com/events/ironman/lanzarote?show=tracker&race=lanzarote&year=2012#axzz1vJCBErnb


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