Subject: RE: Ironman Boulder : Official ThreadOriginally posted by calimechengr
I'm in. I signed up after Facebook posted about having less than 50 spots left. This will be my first Ironman.
I live in Houston, TX. Do you have any tips on what I can do to train between now and IMBoulder? I have three 70.3 events leading up to it (Oilman, NOLA, and Buffalo Springs), the Houston marathon, and a few half marathons.
Hi calimechengr - I used to live in Houston and moved to CO in 2011. I'm flying down for Oilman and am SUPER excited to crush that course with all of my extra red blood cells
My recommendations is to ride hills, hills, and more hills. Ride Chappel Hill as much as possible, try to go to Austin and do some longer sustained climbs. Spend a weekend in Fredricksburg riding the hills out there. Spend time on the trainer doing some strength intervals too. Ride more than you think you need to, just to get that bike fitness locked in.
The run is pretty flat, so I'd think just running around town would be fine (Buffalo Bayou, Hershey Park ). |