Memorial Hermann Ironman Texas : Official Thread (Page 9)

Thanks for the link.  I do some of those exercises as part of my regular routine.  This morning was my 4th straight run with no pain or nagging.  Just going to continue to build mileage slowly and continue strength training.  I was getting in 20-25 miles a week in training for Austin 70.3 last October, with my long runs between 10-13 miles.  Hoping to get to that type of mileage in the next month with a few 3 hour runs for confidence.  

Whats everyone at with their long runs bikes and swims?

Mine has been 11 mile run, 4 hour bike on the trainer probably 75 mi and 3200 yards. Hope everyone is enjoying the ride!

I decided to get serious about this one and work on my run, so been trying to routinely do LR's of 14-16 milers, targeting 45 mpw, hoping to build to mid 50's over the next 4-6 wks. 

Saturdays are 60-100 milers on the bike, plenty rolling hills here to accumulate 5000' of climbing over 100 miles.  Can't wait for time change so can get my weekly volume up to 200+.

Swim is my suck fest.   Nursing a torn rotator cuff so want to baby cake it and not risk firing it up so much that I can't swim and end up with a DNS.  I'm slow and probably not going to get significantly faster given the constraint of not being able to put serious time & effort into the pool.

Long days, of course they vary,

Swim: 3800 to 4100

Bike: 90 to 95

Run: 10 to 13.

X2 ... this is exactly where I am right now, although depending on how I feel, I might try to get 100 in this Saturday if the weather cooperates. Then 15 mile run on Sunday.

Long days,

Swim: 4000 - 4200 yards

Bike:  95 - 108 miles

Run: 6 - 10 miles 

Doing the custom gold plan from BT and has me going this week:

75 mile bike

10 mile run

4000 meter swim (which unfortunately I'm not able to do while nursing a shoulder injury)

bike 85-90

run 10-12 (nursing an injury)

swim 4k

did an iron distance swim in the pool the other day...that was the most boring experience of my life. it's all about mental toughness right?

Haha, I thought the same thing the other day.  Luckily mine is split into several different speed intervals.

I usually split up my 4k+ swims into: 500 w/u, 500 tech, 5x400, 4x200, 200 c/d.

What about you all?  Hoping to get some open water swim practice starting this Saturday.

Got in a very windy 80 mile ride on Saturday and then another windy 15 mile run on Sunday. Didnt swim this weekend and with Masters closed for Spring Break, I wasnt very motivated to get up and hit the athletic center pool this morning.

My intent is to get in at least one or two OWS before Galveston in a few weeks. Maybe one this weekend and one the weekend of the 30th-31st. And then once a week leading up to IMTX.

Just curious, what advantage do you think there is from OWS versus a regular pool swim?

Prior to Galveston, I like doing a couple because after a few months of not being in open water, I like to get out and work on sighting, rounding bouys, check out the wetsuit since its been stored since September. Swimming in open water for me has a little different feel to it and I like being able to get a bit of that feel back before race day.

As for the swims leading up to IMTX, mainly just because the water will be warm enough by then, and I enjoy OWS. Train in the conditions you will race in. I also do my longer runs in the heat of the day a few times leading up to the race, because its good "race prep", like riding outdoors when the wind is howling! :-)

Hey all!

I am also in! Biked from SF to Sacramento this Saturday (121 miles), followed by beer and burgers to celebrate Duke's win at UNC. Then up early and ran the River City marathon in 4:10. Everything hurt and my slowest marathon of 20. At least now I know I can grid it out, if need be...

Any other athletes training using Tridot coaching here? Some of the volume I am seeing some of you completely is quite high, at least in a phase still 9 weeks out. I still complete long rides/runs on the weekends but I am curious the volume you that are completing 80/90/100 miles rides are completing during the week. And of those, are you racing longer than an Olympic anytime prior to IMTX that would require such training distances now?

Curious to see other peoples training plans since TriDot has been a complete new experience for me. I have been posting record paces so far early this year.

Hi IMTexans!

Anyone heard any word on the course nutrition yet? I see Perform and Bonk as a sponsor again. Did this race have Powerbar gels last year? I was going to stock up on some gels to start using as the mileage increases in training and wanted to check.

Hope everyone's training is going great!

Ryan

As per the IMTX site FAQs:

What nutrition will be available on course?

Bike course aid stations will offer the following:

• Powerbar Perform
• Water
• Bananas
• Bonk  Breaker Bars
• GU  Original Energy Gels
• Roctane Ultra  Endurance Gels
• GU Chomps

There will be aid stations approximately every mile on the run course  offering:

• Powerbar Perform
• Water
• Bananas
• Bonk  Breaker Bars
• GU Original  Energy Gels
• Roctane Ultra Endurance Gels
• GU  Chomps
• Chicken Broth
• Pretzels
• Fruit
• Cola

Originally from: http://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/ironman/texas/athletes/faqs.aspx#ixzz2NM7zqLu4