Ironman Arizona : Official Thread (Page 11)

Here is my August:

Given I had 7 full days of NOTHING in there, I'm fairly happy with this. I did some traveling and just needed a bit of a break on the heels of IMCdA.  Getting back to the grind. Will do the Half-REV at REV3 Cedar Point next weekend, and then an Olympic after that. Basically "training" through both of those.  I just enjoy racing, so it helps break things up for sure. 

And yes, don't compare mileage etc., amongst each other. Everyone of us has different lives, priorities, goals, hours available, energy available, etc. DO do what you do well and with purpose, but focus on you, not others!!

Nice work everyone.  Looks like the volume is building and many are starting to get in some good long bikes and long swims.

August was supposed to be a big volume month for me, but I spoiled it with too much intensity in my weekly long runs.  As a result, had an unplanned recovery day and skipped a couple workouts through the month. 

I do feel, though, that the workouts have been well focused and purposeful.  Particular on the bike, lots of good steady climbing and steady endurance type stuff.

Just need to be more conservative as things continue to ramp, keeping running intensity in check and building bike volume.

August totals:

Bike42hrs 42min684 miles

Run16hrs 13min114 miles

Swim8 hrs 6min26,734 yards

Doing the SuperFrog 1/2 IM next weekend.   

Stay safe out there.. 

Good advice, Molly - where are you riding HERE?!?!?!?!?!

Hard to find long flats.  I think the hills are building my strength, but the idea of long, windy flats is starting to intimidate me!!

Trucking right along....

Easing back into things after CdA....but ran my first marathon last sunday (3:42) and was able to run with no discomfort 5 days later.  The next 2 months should be pretty intense.  Kids go back to school on wednesdaym so my training will be somewhat back to normal.  

Swim:  0

Bike:  400 miles

Run:  142 miles

August's totals:

Bike:19h 21m 14s  - 340.74 Mi

Run:16h 34m 01s  - 122.3 Mi

Swim:4h 12m 01s  - 13349.78 Yd

Numbers are down from last month, partly due to work travel, work hours, and a hurricane.  Coming off of a URI now, but ready to jump back into training. I hope to hit some big numbers for September if all goes as planned.

While I do have aspirations to score a Kona slot, they are not realistic any time soon!  I believe my best IM time on the IMAZ course could be 11:xx if I had a perfect race and training year.  If I decide to stay with the S/B/R thing consistently over the next 5 years, I might be able to bring that time down, but I doubt I would be close to a KQ. 

With that said --- Best of luck to you!!

I have Kona Aspirations!!   I simply need to drop 2.5ish hours, or hit a major roll down!!!  Hey, I did it for Boston, first try.  If I thought I'd have a prayer, I would have waited at Vineman and GOT THE LV rolldown.  DAMNIT!!!!!!   Dinner was great, but I was number 17 and it rolled to 37!!!!!!!!!    AZ may be my year, ya never know.  Just don't bet on it!!!  ;-)

So tired today.  82 miles, 8k+ climbing.  Need to start riding flat to get comfortable with the steady grind,  heading it to Gilroy, it looks like.

It might just take a couple of swims to get used to the feeling.  I remember my first couple of wetsuit swims felt more labored than usual as well.  You could take a pic of the shoulder area and post it so we can see how tight/loose it looks...

I'm sure this has been covered somewhere in this tread, but I'm too lazy to page through. 

I've spoken to folks that have raced and the opinions vary from cold/clear to warm/murky.  I'm sure conditions vary from year to year.

Can a local, or anyone who has done this race weigh in on the water conditions to expect this year?

Perfect.  Thanks!

I am glad once I have completed a training session  that starts early but getting going in the morning is tough. Swim, bike and run for me today.