Ironman Florida (Page 2)

Cranking out the miles/yards over here.

First week was about 12 hours, the next two have been closer to 15 for each week.  I'm ramping up the long runs and rides gradually.  This week I'll have a 70 miler with a 4 mile brick (typically been doing 4 mile bricks after the long rides).  Since I'm doing the TDF challenge and signed up for 21 stages I've been on the trainer doing easy recovery spins a lot which has helped the volume and worked the crap out of the legs as well from the harder workouts.

I'm not all that happy with my running though.  At the end of the month I'll be in the 130 mile range (assuming I get all my mileage in that is on the schedule), but my long runs have not been that long. nor have they been quality ones.  Has a lot to do with the fact I'm back to backing them with the long ride the day before.

But good news is I'm acclimating well to the ramped up training and recovering okay.  I'm doing the Aquavelo at Chesapeakeman (as Joel is) with the sole intent of seeing what it is going to take out of me to try and break 5 hours on the ride after whatever swim I can put on the board.  This will give me a realistic measure to see if I have any remote shot at a Kona slot and will help define what my race strategy will be come IM day.

Hey Rick-

You interested in a 45min run off the bike at Chesapeakeman? 

That was what I was thinking about as well, albeit at a leisurely pace.  My concern is that since the bike to run transition is in a different place than the swim to bike, will we be able to have our running stuff there?

I think I'm flying solo at the event because my wife has a convention/trade show that we usually go to that weekend (Expo East food/organic tradeshow) so she is going to more than likely stay home for that while I race.  So I'll have no "race support" to bring the stuff over to the High School.  But I'd definitely be up for it!

I know that LaurenSU02 is thinking about doing the aquavelo as well, but that is not a definite, and not sure whether she'd be up for the run afterwards.

100 days left till cannon goes off..

 My build has begun

I have 14 mile run planned for Sunday...

How is everyone else's long workouts shaping up? 

5 hour brick tomorrow (had a great 4.5 last sat-hope to repeat)...then an hour easy spin/ 1:30 run on sunday.  I'm loving the long bricks, which gives me hope for the 112 bike..not loving the runs, which makes me very afraid   I can only hope it's not 88 degrees and sunny, "real feel" of 100 and 67% humidity at 11am like it was today,  on Nov. 3 in PCB!!

who's up for sharing their goals?  I feel I need to for a little extra motivation these last few months.

< 11hrs (70min swim; 5.5hr bike; 4hr run.  15min transitions)

...hope everyone's season is shaping up nicely

Exactly.

But being a numbers person, I have some in my head that are ranges of what I would like to do, some where I would need to be to accomplish something, and ones for finishing as "comfortably" as I can.

First IM, so any finish with my head up and enjoying the experience will be good for me!

I made a handy table for quick reference to all the IMFL people (below). I also am attaching a text file with the source if you want to play with it / or reuse it.

Dan

tbatt - 2007-08-29 7:22 PM I had my first crash on my new bike tonight.. that was fun.. Let's just hope I got it out of my system and won't linger into the big day..

Hopefully nothing serious on the bike crash.....?? 

dhyte - 2007-08-30 12:15 PM

tbatt - 2007-08-29 7:22 PM I had my first crash on my new bike tonight.. that was fun.. Let's just hope I got it out of my system and won't linger into the big day..

Hopefully nothing serious on the bike crash.....?? 

So far soo good, I'm not sore this morning and my bike is still speaking to me.. I did one of those jump up and look around to see who might have saw me.. but luckily noone was around..  So, did it really happen??

My mileage is definitely building! I am going into the unknown of training now!

Happy training everyone!!  64 days 18 hours left....

dhyte - 2007-08-30 12:15 PM

tbatt - 2007-08-29 7:22 PM I had my first crash on my new bike tonight.. that was fun.. Let's just hope I got it out of my system and won't linger into the big day..

Hopefully nothing serious on the bike crash.....?? 

So far soo good, I'm not sore this morning and my bike is still speaking to me.. I did one of those jump up and look around to see who might have saw me.. but luckily noone was around..  So, did it really happen??

My mileage is definitely building! I am going into the unknown of training now!

Happy training everyone!!  64 days 18 hours left....

Thanks, I was just thinking about looking for something like this

and dang, with 48 folks we could practically have our own division with a KONA slot

Seems like July and August have been a series of training derailments.  Looking forward to being healthy and getting some good miles in.