Originally posted by
trijamie
I would not recommend the 80 mile bike/21 mile run just days before your IM. It's going to wreck you
It definitely wrecked me, I feel thoroughly broken today.
That said, I tend to recover fairly quickly so hopefully any fatigue carried into Sunday's race will be marginal. Given I have such low base fitness, I suspect the fitness and conditioning gained by doing my longest cycle of the year, and my longest run of the year will hopefully more than offset any fatigue I carry into the race.
I completed 132km of cycle at an average speed of 20.3kph
(including stops
). Based on previous data, I expect to leave t1 at 1:45. This means I will have to average at least 20.6kph on the day.
Given that I will have to ride an additional 30 miles with twice as much climb, having completed a 3800m swim - things look pretty bleak.
That said I did have a significant mechanical problem
(seat clamp broke due to over-torque
), which definitely cost a fair bit of time. Also, not having to deal with traffic lights etc. should also help the average speed a little bit. I think race day might allow me to push a bit harder although it will likely lead to more pain on the run. With a bit of luck, I might be slightly fitter for next week than yesterdays ride. The brick I did two weeks ago definitely made me a little faster this time around.
All in all, I think there is a low to moderate chance I will complete the bike without being cut-off the course.
After the bike I did a 32km run in almost exactly 4 hours. Not an especially great pace, but surely enough to finish. That said, add in the swim, a tougher bike and me having to push on to meet the bike cut-off, I might be in bad shape starting the run, so I can't take for granted that I will have enough in me to finish in time.
So I would say that I am not doomed, but I am at great risk of not finishing.
Which is pretty much how I felt going into last years race...
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As Bruce said, I am bib 604.
Originally posted by metafizx
well best of luck to you.
Thanks, I am surely going to need it.
Edited by 5Sigma 2016-07-11 11:07 AM