Inspiration from Liss running and Farnham Tri clubs, Statistics from my new GARMIN FORERUNNER and a reality check with my new age grouper GBR suit!
With only 6 weeks to go, the reality of the tasks that lie ahead have hit home. Not only for the Optician Ironman 70.3 team but also having been called up for the GBR age grouper Olympic distance world championships in Vancouver which is also in June!
The shorter Olympic distance:- 1500m swim/40km cycle with a 10k run and the longer Ironman 70.3:- 1900meters swim/90km cycle and 21km run.
Both distances, in theory, require completely different training but both oportunities are an irristable challenge! Amongst other things some training advice, motivation and my faithful transition specs continue.......
Farnham Tri Club have some great athletes whom have and are performing numerous full IM distances and even Ultraman contenders (4m swim, 175mbike and 36m run!). Their advice is to build on the base endurance by combining shorter sharper fartlek speed work for all disciplines.
Having taken the advice I joined in the running track session on Monday it went something like this:-
4 x 400 warm up, 400 sprint,400 recovery,400 sprint,400 recovery,800 sprint, 400 recovery,800 sprint,400 recovery,800 sprint,400 recovery,400 sprint,400 recovery,400 sprint, 400 recovery………………….
I was one of many to say ‘I felt sick’ – this is apparently normal! – give me a long plod any day! Unfortunately I missed pressing the start button on the Garmin and hence no stats – Doh!
A ‘new’ inspiration came from Liss running club when we cobbled together a team of 4 at the end of season dinner dance, for the next days orienteering event. Needing to get in some cycle training and build up some stats, i cycled to the event (16.05miles) , ran 5.21miles and cycled home post the event (23.32miles) – Stats courtesy of the Garman Forerunner – managed to press the start button and even toggled between the bike and running modes this time!
The best and the worst bit – Our orienteering team (Ann, Lucy, Bill and I ) won some chocolates for coming 2nd – Yummm. As for the Tri suit – need to loose a few pounds in 6 weeks!
Fiona
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1 comment:
Great post Fiona.
I am also beginning panick about having the Florida half IM and the UK half IM to do close together. Your events are even closer and they are different lengths. At least you are guaranteed to finish at vancouver.
I wish you could have been at the Awards to see your name up in lights again.
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