Ironman Arizona : Official Thread (Page 9)

August off to a slow start but looking forward to a big weekend to really get it kicked off. 

Just completed the Boulder 70.3 this past Sunday.  I Plan on recovering this week before I start my IM specific training.

calimavs - I hope your ride went well.  It's always exciting when you start to reach unfamiliar distances!

As for me - knocked out my typical brick on sat am, flew to ft. lauderdale sat afternoon, and knocked out me "long" run on a treadmill at the hotel gym.  I definitely plan to hit the ocean for some OWS sessions.

Additionally, I was insanely busy with work last week, so hopefully I can stick to my planned training this week.  

My first race of the season is on Saturday.  It's only an Olympic, but I am excited to see where I am at fitness wise compared to previous years.

I had to take all of last week off with a knot the size of a marble in my calf.  I'm pretty sure I got it from hill repeats on my roadie that had the seat adjusted 1" higher than it was supposed to be.  Did everyone I could to get rid of it.  After about a week of massage, electroshock, ART, and the Stick it appears to be gone.  Luckily it was my 'easy' week so its not a big loss in my training.

I did get some OWS done and while I'm faster, I definately need to do swim in a lake at least once a week. 

Someone mentioned cycling creeping up on them. I learned a great lesson about that in Boulder at the 70.3.   I went waaay to hard on the bike, but at the time it didn't feel like it. I didn't bother looking at heartrate because I was having so much fun. I paid beginning around mile 8 of the run. My bike time was great (for me) though. 

Other than that, back to normal training volumes this week.  How's everyone's motivation doing?

 Visiting the In-laws for the weekend.  They live on a lake in Arkansas.  Love walking out the back door and diving off the deck for 6am OWS's.  Plenty of trail running this weekend but very little biking.  Really looking forward to those swims instead of following the black line!

Hello all.  Just found this thread - it's fun to read about everyone's ramping excitement for the big race.

I've seen a couple other people following Fink's Ironfit program.  Does anyone else feel like the bike volume is a little bit low?  Seems like 6-7 hours/week at this stage is a little low, though I know it increases slowly for the next couple months.

I'm also worried about the bike because my rides are all in hilly terrain, so I don't feel like I have a good handle on what my race pace will be.

Anyway, back to work!

So, I finished my first race of the season - a small, local Olympic distance.  I took 2nd in AG and 9th OA - my first "podium" finish. While am happy with the 2nd AG finish, I am more impressed with my 10k run off of the bike - 7:08/mile.  Now, I know that is not impressive for many on this site, but I am NOT a runner!

Otherwise, I am back in NY from my business trip to FL and back to my training routine. I am PUMPED for my HIM next month.

In a response to the Don Fink plan - I am using the plan, and obviously happy with my results.  My bike has been my strong suit since starting this thing.  The only supplementing I do for the bike is ride a much harder effort on my Saturday bike.  I feel I can get away with this because my cycling base is relatively strong.  You could always add more to the easy Sunday bike if you were looking for more.