sonofsammo wrote:my IM swim was 1:18
good jeezuz... 1h18m sea swim! fair play to you!!! well done! I hate sea swimming, very sensitive nose don't you know, so the salt water is agony.
@Jack.. yep, I still have loads to work on and have a few paid up sessions with RK that I haven't used yet, so planning on getting back into techique after xmas. It's just been a case of making the best of, after my ribs picked a fight with Helvellyn and lost
the good thing is I didn't feel trashed after the swim on sunday HR wise, so bodes well
as for the trainers.. err.. ahhh... err.. just one more? no? oh ok
my foot is slowly improving, swelling is going, still doesn't feel "right" so no running until it does and only then slow 30mins at a time just to keep the legs primed. Come race day I'll have to reign in my enthusiasm at running again or it'll blow up at mile 16 and I'll have to hobble to the line (though I will finish the mofo).. Creg has promised to give me a piggy back
so in summary, race plan is looking like: ride the pain train on the bike to knacker my legs so I can't run fast then wobble to the line
really getting excited now
Monday 31st Oct1hr foam roller ... aarrrrgghhh! (coach troy 1, chappers 0)
pm: swim (500 w/u, 300 kick, 10x100, 200 w/d) - 100s tailed off rather rapidly as prob tired from y'day IM swim.
weight.. hovering around 65kg @ 6.2% bf.. light=happy feet. I just have to be careful not to pie out during taper ... given that we're off to Krispy Kreme land, it's good job I hate donuts. shame I love their brew pub ale though
I've had a look back on race bike stats (avg power/HR for 38, 50 and 115 milers) and have more of an idea of what to expect from sites like
http://bikecalculator.com/veloUS.html .. though all stats are from hilly or undulating courses on a road bike so tough to compare I guess.
No? Tough. We're doing it.