Beach2Battleship Iron Distance Triathlon : Official Thread (Page 13)

kenbert-

Thanks for the swim report.  I'm trying to understand this swim strategy using bullyboy's illustration. Sounds like it will be best to hug close to the squiggly man (L turn) then hug channel markers on your L until you head for the docks where you aim right & let current drift you over toward the exit ladders.  I'm BOP swimmer so I cannot afford navigation mistakes.

Its not uncommon for people to get naked and completely change during IM's.  It may be a bit obvious, but you just need to do it inside the tent and not out in the open. 

I'm going to ship mine as well.  I still need to call one of the shops listed so they know its coming.  When I do I was going to ask them which company they recommend, also maybe which one was cheaper.

I would guess the water temp was in the mid 70's...We went surfing at Wrightsville till almost dark Monday in our board shorts...it's still nice at our NC Beaches. I don't think cold  water will be to much of a factor.

To Old Teen.... Boat with squiggly man will be a turn buoy...so hugging it is relative getting there from the middle of the channel on the straightest line is your first choice, once you turn you should see green channel marker left and red channel marker right. I aimed left current pushed me right and  took me right down the middle, which was a great angle to hug the  next two left channel markers, then angle in to finish at this point just the straightest line between two points.

Note the last section doesn't seem to have much current at all 

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=jmpn7

Just curious- what does everyone's long run and bike look like for this weekend as far as distance/ time and intensity?  I don't have a coach, and have never followed a written plan, and as a result, second guess myself a lot.

peace

ben

Hey Ben,

I would recommend some high volume this week/weekend.  I did a 20.5 mile run this morning.  Depending on your goals for the race, this should be done at a relatively easy pace.  I added in some intensity for miles 15-18.  On Saturday, I will be doing a 120 mile ride with a 7 run off the bike.  The ride will be done at easy/moderate pace and the run will be at race pace for the first 45 minutes.  Today's run and Saturday's ride will be the longest training run + ride of my training for B2B as my taper will begin after Saturday.  I hope everyone has a great weekend and gets some good training in.  We're almost there!

This is almost exactly what I was planning on doing.  Did a 20 mile run last night, probably looking at about 120-130 on the bike on Saturday, with maybe a run a little bit longer than 7, not sure yet.  Then Sunday is going to be the start of taper, so something really easy, or completely off.

Long bike 6hr + 30min run

Long Run 2.30-3Hr

Pace your bike with  Hr or Power so u won't go out whack at the beginning of the race

+1

After 20+mph ride I have no feel for proper run pace.  In training R:W is best way I can consistently control my pace right off the bike. 

It can be very challenging, but that's terrific that you're using the run-walk method!  I'm a huge advocate of this method, especially for IM's.  However, it does need to be practice.  I use it in all my training runs over 30 minutes.

75.6    good guess huh

I seem to remember something about GPS tracking being available for B2B. Anyone know if this is true, and, if so, where more info can be found? I'd love to be able to have friends, family, and my students be able to track me during the race.

Just over three weeks to go - yikes!!!!

If I am not mistaken, wasn't there a small blurb about it in the athlete guide they sent out earlier this week?