| Discussion: HELP |
Subject: HELP By: ontri d.
Written on: Thursday April 05, 2012 Message: Hi all
Q CAN I TRAIN FOR AN IRONMAN IN 9
WEEKS.....
Background. In the military
and usually fit. Have done Lanzarote,Zurich and
numerous halfs....
Have a 3 week training
camp in Cyprus in May.
I have time off from
work.....so can focus fully on training and rest
rather than work.
Thoughts.... oh my
times have been sub 1045...but hat was with longer
training time. Should I just take the pressure off
and leave it or get a grip and destroy it?
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Subject: RE: HELP By: Suzanne C.
Written on: Thursday April 05, 2012 Message: Yea, you can do it. No sweat.
Don't
forget to post a race report (seems I am having to
beg everyone lately).
OH - one question,
when is the last half/full you did, i.e. you
haven't taken 10 years off and gotten fat and
lazy, have you? :) |
Subject: RE: HELP By: ontri d.
Written on: Thursday April 05, 2012 Message: Hey - no problem. I have been ticking over but am
in a busy job in the army. I finish with them in
two weeks and then off until
august,,,
Last half ironman was antwerp
two years ago and did 430 but trained for
helvellyn in august last year. one week beofre i
sprained my ankle. I started training last week
(having brought a new blue ltd edition) but caught
sinisitis and on antibiotics. Mega keen to train
but just been unlucky...
What do you
think? I would love a sub 1015..
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Subject: RE: HELP By: Suzanne C.
Written on: Thursday April 05, 2012 Message: Don't know about sub 10:15 - but I definitely
think you could do it. |
Subject: RE: HELP By: andrew o.
Written on: Thursday April 05, 2012 Message: You got it- just set realistic and low
expectations |
Subject: RE: HELP By: ian d.
Written on: Friday April 06, 2012 Message: You have 17 hours.
2 hours for the
swim
9 hours for the bike
6 hours to walk
26 miles.
17 hours inside your
head.
17 hours of constant fear - of cutoffs,
mechanicals, the large blue blob that is floating
above your head after 3 hours of the run...
17 hours of hallucinations
17 hours of
HAVING to get your nutrition right.
17 hours
of pain.
Depending on what you did in the
army, many of these issues may be "your day
job" and not a problem.
You mention
Hellvellyn... you are based in the UK
yes?
if so, pop over to bcttt.com, and
ask questions of Conehead.
cheers!
didds |
Subject: RE: HELP By: ontri d.
Written on: Friday April 06, 2012 Message: TY all! Ill admit a lot of this is may day job so
not necessarily owerwhelmed. I would not be
looking just to finish but i am aware about being
realistic....the Army teaches you that and so did
Lanzarote!!!!
Ill keep you
posted
Ta!! |
Subject: RE: HELP By: ian d.
Written on: Saturday April 07, 2012 Message: :-)
still pop over to bcttt.com if ur in
the UK... we are very friendly!
:-)
where do you live
Jonathon?
didds
(in wiltshire) |
Subject: RE: HELP By: ontri d.
Written on: Saturday April 07, 2012 Message: Hi
Im in the chilterns. Fortunatley i
have a coach and bike coach just come on board. I
was going to do this myself,hence asking on the
forum, but luckily I have the army team coach
sorting my life out for me. I should do
well....ill go on to BCTT. |
Subject: RE: HELP By: Jim K.
Written on: Saturday April 07, 2012 Message: You can do it. I did one last year on 3 weeks
training. Just forget the damn 10:15 and go have
fun, finish in one piece. Thank the volunteers,
chat up your fellow competitors and enjoy being in
the arena. If you push for a time like that with
so little training, you are begging and pleading
for a world of hurt at best, an injury at worst.
Good luck and let us know how it goes. |
Subject: RE: HELP By: Lyn D.
Written on: Saturday April 07, 2012 Message: Do it, absolutely.
Good luck! |
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