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Chasing the Kona dream and a Mai Tai cocktail
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What??!! Sneaky IM Frankfurt??!! :eek: JB, how can we ever trust you again??
Nah....good for you. Just go and enjoy it. I'd say let me know if you want to challenge me to a crap-no-nutritional-value food abstinence bet to help you lose weight, but shotgun has only gained weight on his bet with me. :rolleyes:
And, your endless pool post on my log...a friend of mine has one and he LOVES it. I'm not sure it's for me, but then again I have never given it a chance.0 -
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Aliya Wailing Bench wrote: »It could well be as a)latop is old and b)software can be demanding on systems.
Less likely the laptop, more likely the OS..
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I decided to enter this only a while back when I knew the shoulder was in good enough shape and had recovered from a dislocation a number of weeks back. I wanted to try a few things during the race with the main priority testing the theory of motion sickness affecting my bike performances post swim, something which has hindered me in previous races.
Left the house early at 6am on Saturday morning as I was up nice and early to register and rack up the bike. The weather had changed slightly from sunny skies to rain and the wind picking up a bit. I had all clothing options covered apart from toe covers which I forgot!!
Swim
In for two laps covering 1.9km. I got off to a good start for the first 200mtrs or so and was getting some form of draft. The field split apart about half way through the first lap and I found myself swimming alone for most of the swim. Whilst the buoys were small and hard to sight off I was swimming a slow but pretty straight line from buoy to buoy. On the 2nd lap the rain started to come down and a small bit of chop in the lake but nothing too bad. It was probably around 1.3k into the swim my shoulder was at me, not painful as such but a dull ache and weak feeling in it. I had no pull strength with my right arm and I knew the swim would be slow before I even got in the water. Stopped the garmin at 39:52 coming out of the water for a 2.02 per 100 paced swim for 1.96k. Some positives on what was a slow swim was that I sighted well and did not feel any dizziness during or coming out of the swim thanks to ear plugs and motion sickness tablets. Negatives on swim was the obvious shoulder concerns especially with a 3.8k IM swim coming up in a few weeks and the lack of swim fitness.
T1
A very slow transition fumbling with cold hands and getting extra layers on as it was raining. Needs more practice as I probably lost 2mins or so in there, 5:20.
Bike
Fumbled jumping on the bike and one of my shoes came off the pedal, not a great start and probably lost 30secs at the mount line. Well this would be the real test to see if my swim/bike issues would be confirmed and resolved. Straight away i got into a good rhythm and down onto the bars. Started to pick off those ahead and was putting out good power. All was going well on the bike for the first 1hr to 1.5hr and I was still making inroads into the rest of the field. The course was testing enough although more down to the wind and poor surfaces in places. The last hour or so I felt power drop off by about 15-20w. Probably a combination of my current lack of fitness & sharpness but I also noticed (after the race) I somehow had failed to take 1 of 3 of my gels so was probably 50g of CHO short for what I needed.
As we turned for the out & back part to Aughnacloy I was able to count those ahead coming back in, I was sitting in 20th spot coming back into transition. The main positive to take from it was that I felt no ill effect from the swim and the numbers on the bike were circa 40watts higher than ever before post swim. I was feeling slightly tired towards the end of it and I have a good idea why so will sort that next time around. One or two further tweaks to make but I think I am on the right road to getting things sorted. I think I was only passed by 1 on the bike. 2hrs 44mins/90km/32.9kmph
T2
Better than T1 but could still be a little sharper, feet were frozen with no toe covers. 2:39
Run
4 loops around what I found to be a very tough run course. I really struggled getting into my running for the first 6k or so as I had no feeling in my feet. There was some moments when I was running well and others were I was not concentrating and my run form went to pot. There was 2 or 3 stingers of hills on each loop and I found myself walking up 1 or 2 of them towards the top of them. We got all sorts of weather on the run, sun, rain and even hailstones. It turned out to be a slow half and looking back at my race data my hr was mid easy. A sign of two things, firstly I did not push or suffer as well as I could have and secondly I think my run form suffered and I switched off at times. The run itself felt a bit like IM type effort (and at IM hr levels) rather than what was required for HIM effort. I still managed to pass a good few and pick up a few places to finish 16th overall. 1:42/21kms/4.52km pace.
Summary
Poor swim as expected. Biked well first 1.5hr but let it slide in the last hour. Poor enough run and should have been able to push harder. I did have some fun out there and I enjoyed being able to race a triathlon again. With 5 weeks to IM Frankfurt this has given me the kick up the arse to at least try post a reasonable time over there and get into some sort of shape…other than round!! I noticed I came first in the ladies event, they had me listed as a female, well I do have the legs to carry it off 0 -
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Monday
Swim
In the pool for 6.30am for a session with Tango who was up my way. Naturally enough he is late for everything and only arrived as i was warming down:rolleyes: Mostly a drill focussed session, 2k in total with 700mtrs done as drills.
Easy Run
Kept this really easy, nice and warm out. 9kms/4.45km pace
Had a bizzare accident in the house on Monday night and took a heavy fall. Ripped open my elbow again which still had soft scar tissue from my crash about 2 months ago. Really thought (and Michelle) that the shoulder had popped out again as i lay there in agony. Need to wrap myself in cotton wool and bubble wrap:o
Tuesday
45min Easy/Steady/Mod/Easy run
I had planned to hit the road at lunchtime but it started to rain heavy. A quick change of plan had me motoring home and onto the treadmill. In fairness i find the treadmill ideal for these sessions. You just lock in pace/hr and you are able control the session and stress the body appropriately during the steady/mod sections. Really good session. felt good but tough running at 170+ hr and i was feeling the burn. I had to mop down the pain cave after i was finished!!
15 easy - 140ahr
15 steady - 161ahr holding 4.12 pace
10 mod - 172ahr holding 3.49 pace
5 warm down - 153ahr
45min/10.45kms/4.18km pace/slope 2
3.3km OW Lake Swim
In for another dip, i cannot remember ever being this consistent with OW swims leading up to an IM
Rain started to fall down as i jumped in with afew others. Just a straight swim at IM intensity. I have to say i got lost in my own thoughts for 69mins of swimming as it all felt nice and relaxed as i peeked everytime coming up for a breath and watching the rain dance on the lake. 15 laps @ 220mtrs in 69mins for a 2.05 avg pace swim. Feeling the shoulder towards the end though but it should be good for an IM swim.
I don't think i can expect much more than a 1:20 in FF which is about right given swim fitness and time lost in pool with the shoulder.
Chunky hobbit watch
I have dropped another 1kg, thats 2.5kg in the last 3 weeks. Down to 68kg now and i don't think its a coincidince that my running feels a little better for it. I float when i run at about 66/67kg. Amazing when you clean the diet up and scrap beer/wine for a few weeks!!0 -
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