Ironman Texas (Page 57)

Sunday will work better.  That's awesome!  I am game for riding with you all on Sunday.  I have a 150 min run and 90 min swim on tap for tomorrow, so  a recovery day on Sat., for a 100mile on the wheels on Sunday works out.  What time are you planning to roll out and where from? 

Here are my totals:  not my target goal. 

I came short in all three due to this thing called WORK!!  If just seems to get in the way all the time.

Here are my totals:

 Doubled my bike, increased run by 30 miles and swam about twice as far as I did in February. Making good progress, still need to swim a ton more though.

Includes a Last Long Day and Half IM back to back weekends.  Not as much total volume as I'd hoped for but happy with the results overall!

Can anyone join in on this coarse ride?  I am planning on a Sunday ride now, but just in case things change.  If so, where is the starting point for Saturday's ride. 

Monthly totals:
S:  31598.21 Yd - 11h 00m 58s
B:  521.29 Mi - 27h 03m 18s
R:  174.17 Mi - 22h 14m 54s

I will tell you on May 22nd how I think my training is going.  I do know my bike will be much higher after April.

Swim -  46,000 yards

Run -   155.3 miles

Bike -  ~700 miles

A recurring pool issue kept me out of the water pretty much all month.  That's a definite problem.  But it's resolved now and with 5 weeks before taper starts, I'm confident that I can build the endurance to put down a 70-75 minute swim without going too hard.

The bike and run were short of my goals because of a minor injury the first week of the month.  Even so, I'm extremely pleased with the numbers, since the last 3 1/2 weeks have been rock solid.

Argh.  Sitting on the side of the road 23 miles into a planned 95 mile ride waiting to be picked up after noticing I had completely worn through the tread of my rear tire.  No way I can feel safe riding that thing.  The steel belt has busted.

I feel your pain. Two weekends ago2.5 hours into planned 4 hour ride ran over old rust razor blade, sliced big hole in rear tire\tube. Carry a spare tube, not a spare tire. Sat on the side of the road waiting for my wife to come rescuse me.  It blows for sure.

Today I tried out the course, I enjoyed it quite a bit, asphalt in great condition and no challenging hills, just a few smooth rollers. If anybody cares to look at the elevation profile, here's a link to my workout:

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/76738989

It is pretty and scenic, specially going through the forest section before mile 34. Lot's of people on the course today as well.

Just like Marcy says, the run course is mostly in a canopy, where the air is completely static. Today (keep in mind we're still seven weeks out), the heat was tough and I was sticky from the humidity. So far I've seen a lot of talk about the bike course, but I really don't think it is a challenge at all and the "hills" are a joke, I only think it could be a trap for the ones who love to hammer early on during the races.

To me, the real race starts in T2, does anybody agree?

WTC Wetsuit Rule: "Wetsuits may be worn in water temperatures up to and including 24.5 degrees Celsius/76.1 degrees Fahrenheit. Athletes who choose to wear a wetsuit in water temperatures exceeding 24.5 degrees C /76.1 degrees F will not be eligible for awards, including World Championship slots. Wetsuits will be prohibited in water temperatures greater than 28.8 degrees C/84 degrees F."

As I recall the CB&I held in early May is usually close to the cutoff temp and with the daytime temps already warming up in to the 80's I would not plan on packing a wetsuit....