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Hi Joey, I took an hour break before heading
and someone took my stuff, it was my longest spin on my TT though and my trisuit was not the most comfortable after a while. I didn't find it that bad, suggests I could probably could have pushed harder in the race however this was a C race and getting my weekly long spin is important to me. 0 -
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29 - 5 July
Mon - Swim 55mins, 1hr S&C
Tues - W/U, 3x(10min@5min/k, 5mins@4:30min/k),W/D. 13km.
Tues - O/W Swim 1km (Lovely evening for it. Realised that my suit needs to replacing though
there is no end to the cost of triathlon).
Wed - Swim 55mins w/u, 600 drills w fins, 3x(3/1/1), w/d
Wed - Duathlon in the Park. Legs were tired after the evening before, went out too fast and was nearly goosed after the first km. Managed to knock just under a minute off my previous time which I am happy with.
Great little event, pity there wasn't another one next month.0 -
29 - 5 July
Mon - Swim 55mins, 1hr S&C
Tues - Run 13km. O/W Swim 1km
Wed - Swim 55mins (am) Duathlon in the Park (pm)
Thurs - Easy 4-5km jog
Fri - Rest
Sat - Bike 2:40hrs, 70k - sallygap
Sun - LSR 17k @5:45min/km, O/w swim 1.5km.
Brief summary of where I am: Swim on plan, biking not where it needs to be, running better than I thought I would. Not sure if I will have enough time to improve the biking at this stage 0 -
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13 - 19 (4 weeks left)
Mon - Rest/S&C 1hr
Tues - o/w swim am 30mins, lovely to get out before work. Think I saw jellyfish
Tues - run: w/u, 2k slow run, 2k run, 1 run faster twice, w/d - 15k
Wed - swim 55min, easy enough session with plenty of drills, 300/100's
Wed - Bike: 2:15hrs, 60k, a lovely evening to be out, a bit of hills
Thus - Brick: 90min bike easy enough, 30 mins run - it was miserable, where did the summer go?
Fri - Swim: 400 fin drills, 15x100's between 1:30-1:40 with 20ri0 -
13 - 19 (4 weeks left)
Mon - Rest/S&C 1hr
Tues - o/w swim 30mins. Run: 15k
Wed - swim 55min. Bike: 60k
Thus - Brick: 90/30
Fri - Swim: 1hr
Sat - Run 14miles, 2:09. Probably longest ever, was doing it slow and was comfortable the whole way round.
Sun - Bike 100km. V Easy jog 4km. Stop/start due to punctures etc but good to get out in nice weather, happy the forecast earlier in the week had been wrong 0 -
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Sunday Race Day
Early up, small breakfast and out to DL. Thought I had loads of time as I didn't need to set up transition etc, got caught up in the excitement and buzz - there was a great atmosphere. Ended up rushing myself in the end.
And we were off... as I was rushing I ended up further back in the wave than I had planned, this meant I had to weave through a lot of people.
Consciously wasn't pushing too hard on the swim, was happy with how everything was going. In the briefing we were told to go past the sighting buoy, out 1km to the first main buoy where we were to turn left and go 500m to the next buoy and from there to the last buoy where we were to turn right and head for shore. The first issue was that all the swimmers in the first wave had the same colour hats as the buoys which made sighting more difficult. Then there was an extra buoy that had not been mentioned. I along with many others went to go to the left of the third one getting ready to turn right when we were told that we had to go around the other side of it. Aggghh very annoying, not sure how much time was lost.
My race plan was to take it really easy for the swim and to do negative split on bike. Expected loads of kicking and shoving, however it all went swimmingly (excuse the pun). Was really enjoying the swim and would have been happy to swim all day if I needed to. Slipped on the pontoon getting out of the water but then got going. It was great running through the crowds to transition, the atmosphere was fantastic. Loads of cheers of encouragement. Amazing that so many people got up so early to cheer on others (thanks all).
Grabbed my transition bag and went for a quick change (relatively slow change if I am honest, ran into a few people that I knew, I knew I had a good swim).
Out on the bike in 41mins, all going well. Really enjoyed the first 20k, especially across the Eastlink and up the quays. I passed more people that I expected but after about 10k a lot of people started passing me
In and out of the park with no issue, first load of drafters passed me down the hill after Castleknock (idiots).
Took a new bottle at the first aid station, missed a bottle on my first attempt, probably should have practiced beforehand.
Between Clonee and Dunboyne a large peloton flew past me, there must have been 20-30 people in it. I heard the motorbike official come up behind me and was delighted that they were going to get caught, unfortunately he didn't do anything and while it thinned out a bit he just rode on into the sunset and was quickly followed by the group. Another guy came past me and asked did I see the Sunday cycle group come by..
Really enjoyed the closed roads and was keeping a steady pace, was feeling confident of getting close to 3hrs goal. Was passed by X at the food station in Maynooth (probably not the brightest idea to have the water stop between all those ramps. Trying to single-highhandedly get rid of a bottle whilst collecting another and keeping balance going over the ramps was difficult). I had fully expected to be passed by X 30-40km earlier so knew I going well.
I had practiced the Anglers Rest hill a number of times and struggled a bit, managed to fly up no issues so was delighted. Dismount and transition went really well. I was out on the run course in around 3hr30.
Loved the run. There were so many people cheering and shouting words of encouragement it was brilliant. My plan was to try to stick to 5min/km and walk the aid stations, this worked a treat. After the first lap I just looked forward to getting the blue band as I knew the next time I would get one I would nearly be finished. Did I say I loved the run J
Turning at the roundabout and heading down Chesterfield Avenue for the last time was amazing, I had all this energy and sprinted past everyone. To get to the turning cones and have everyone ahead of me having to turn whilst I had a clear stretch to the finish line was brilliant. Only bettered by seeing my time – smashed 5:30. All the hard work since the start of the year had paid off. Words can’t explain how thrilled I was.
I waited around the finish line for my friends and club mates, sampled the beer, the food and the massage. I soaked up all of the positive energy that was there on the day. Everyone to a man outperformed their expectations and had a great day. We partied late into the night and I slept soundly when I did go to bed until I was rudely awoken by the early Alarm for Monday swim that I foolishly forgot to turn off. The only real bum note to a fantastic day.
All in, it was a great experience. A well run event. Fantastic support and I am delighted to be part of it.
Going to take it easy for the next few days and think about what my next goal will be.0
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