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Any excuse to get into a pair of Budgie Smugglers
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Training last week was as follows.
Mon - Bank HOliday, travel back from Galway with the caravan & felt like a boiled shyte
Tue - lunchtime swim 1550m (100,200,300,400,300,200,100)
Wed - morning run 4 miles 8:45 avg, started slow & loosened out towards the end
Thu - evening cycle 40km around Malahide, HOwth & Bull Wall Avg speed 28kph legs felt good
Fri - n/t
Sat - 77km wet morning ride, it was like winter! went with the Tri club lads, thoroughly enjoyable all the same, avg speed was only about 25kph but the weather was at play.
Sunday - we had arranged a training triathlon sprint distance down on Portmarnock beach, the turnout was good & it was the first time back in the sea for most of us. it wasn't a race so it was nice & relaxed. The sea was COLD but we adjusted after a few minutes & got going
870m swim 15:35
19 km bike 38:59
4.5km run 20:46
The sun was coming out while we ran the beach & it was lovely to get the feel for what Tri is really all about again. I forgot how much I love the smell of the wetsuit. Went home & had a family BBQ & few beers with a bit of Bob, a lovely summery Sunday.
3 Weeks to The Gauntlet0 -
Training last week... work was a bit hectic & my discipline wasn't great
Monday: lunchtime gym session Core & Stretch 45 mins, evening run 4 miles avg 8:11
Tue & Wed: no training
Thurs: morning cycle 20km lap of Howth, lunchtime swim 1550m
Friday: no training, picked up the caravan straight after work & went to Wicklow with the family for the weekend
Sat: up at 6.15am to get a nice run in before I'm missed, started out at Glenmalure & picked a road that looked flat enough... 3 miles later I was up 1200ft & loving the views, saw a few deer I did a U turn & went back down to where I started & went on the next flat looking road via some nice forest trails & did another 7 miles. ended up 13.1 miles avg 10:19 & in need of a good stretch
Lapped up the sun for the rest of the day!
Howth Aquathon this eve, quads still a little stiff from Sat so I'm not looking forward to going up/down that Balscadden hill twice
2 Weeks to the Gauntlet, I can't remember what sort of Taper is best... I think it's pretty much training as usual. I'll get a nice long cycle in this weekend & keep it short after that.0 -
Monday 16th Howth Aquathon 1km swim 7.5km run
It was a great evening for this, sun was out & sea was calm. We got a pre race dip to get the cold shock out of the way.
Swim was good, bodies everywhere but I was relaxed & enjoyed it. Time: 23:27
Transition 1:35
Run was good too, eased into it & enjoyed. mile splits 7.57/7.09/7.40/6.33 - total 29:21
Overall result 54:23 68/124
Happy overall, I was a few minutes faster than all 3 of the same race in 2015 On the first lap of the run someone asked me if I was getting back into the sea? Then I realised I still had my hat & goggles on - the photos will be interesting! I ditched them for lap 2 0 -
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Race week... going to try to eat clean & get plenty of sleep & do shorter less intense training (not that much of my training is intense )
Last year IM 70.3 I came in 5:56 so my aim is to come under this, soft enough target with a 10 month gap but I think the bike course will be a good bit slower, but I'll hopefully offset this with improved fitness & endurance!
IM 70.3 Swim 45:10, Bike 2:54:44, Run 2:04
Targets for The Gauntlet: Swim 44:00, Bike 2:50, Run 1:55 - so all going to plan I'd like to see 5:45 when I cross the line
Going to see my masochistic friend this evening for a grueling sports massage - this lad is old school & does not hold back, but it always pays off.
The bike needs a serious clean & service too.
I can't find my TI license so they kindly said they'll post me a new one out today0 -
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Lough Cutra The Gauntlet Result : http://www.stuweb.co.uk/race/1dy/103.html
I had a full race report written but when I hit post it logged me out
haven't the time to do anohter
The RAce was a let down because the swim was cancelled. I was going good on the bike until about 60km then I was in all sorts of trouble with aches & pains & a little bonk maybe... The run was fun (just glad to be off the bike), a lot trickier then expected but a nice route.
The atmosphere was great, the setting was magic & the kids race after was impressive. The food was a let down.
While out there I had a feeling that I just wasn't really doing this for the same reasons or with the same motivation I had last year, maybe that's just because the swim was cancelled but really it's been on my mind & evident in my training. So I'm going to pull back a bit & mix things up & park this log for the foreseeable future.
I have GAelforce North in a few weeks, and the Howth Aquathons. I might have a stab at a good marathon in Dublin this year & might sign up for CAroline Kearney in August.0 -
It's a shame about the swim alright. Hard not to feel disheartened when you've worked on your swimming, only for the swim to be cancelled/curtailed. It happens all too often in Ireland, you'll drive yourself mad if you dwell on it too much (trust me!
), the best thing to do is accept it and move on. It will take a while for disappointment to go away though, especially when you have targeted a specific race.
CK is a brilliant tri, about the best in Ireland. The swim will very likely be as advertised, and is hugely enjoyable.0 -
Kurt_Godel wrote: »It's a shame about the swim alright. Hard not to feel disheartened when you've worked on your swimming, only for the swim to be cancelled/curtailed. It happens all too often in Ireland, you'll drive yourself mad if you dwell on it too much (trust me!), the best thing to do is accept it and move on. It will take a while for disappointment to go away though, especially when you have targeted a specific race.
CK is a brilliant tri, about the best in Ireland. The swim will very likely be as advertised, and is hugely enjoyable.
Nice one, CK is on the menu so, I think I'll stick to the Olympic distance going forward & focus more on speed rather than endurance. I had all my eggs in one basket for Lough Cutra instead of a season planned. There is a lot of other stuff going on this summer so I wanted to get a big one in early.
I just watched the videos of young Bailey Matthews doing his triathlon in Lough Cutra & that puts things in perspective perfectly. I wish I'd have seen him, what a kid.0 -
I just signed up for IM Barcelona 2017 relatively easy one for a novice like myself - so this log may come back to life next year & I'll be seeking some valued guidance once again
If anyone can advise on Flights & Accommodation that'd be great0 -
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Sariah Rough Attire wrote: »I have done the old (faster) course and the new one. My view is it is probably 5mins slower. Its not so much a climb more than a long drag for a couple of km which is done twice. The wind can play a factor on the way back in so important to stay aero and be able to crank out the power.
Good luck in Barcelona, i love Calella and have raced there 3 times.
Great thanks for that, we are there for 10 days so hopefully we love Calella too
I've a lot of work to do on the bike. Wind drives me mad.0 -
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