Kona, Ironman... why not?
I knew Ironman Hawaii was happening this weekend, but honestly, I thought it was on Sunday (today)... Not that that scheduling would have affected anything I had planned for yesterday (Saturday).
Here's how my day started:
which is of the sunrise on my way to a 24-hour fitness pool, where I've been spending some early morning time over the past couple months. yeah, I swam, for a little under an hour yesterday morning. Boy, I sure am slow in the water! :)
Then, seeing as how there was still lots of time left in the day, I decided to go ride my TT bike in the crazy (for socal!) 20 mph winds yesterday for ~160k and five hours:
That ride left a little bit of a mark, but I reckoned, hey, why not go for a quick hour long run? y'know to find out how much of a mark that ride left. I managed 8:20 pace for that hour, but definitely would not have been able to run at that clip for 18+ more miles...
By the time I was home and showered, Craig Alexander was done working his way to the front of the field during the marathon, and Chrissie Wellington was still showing the world how dominant she is.
Anywat, I learned some good stuff during my own personal long day. Useful stuff too, as I come closer to toeing the line at IMAZ in November:
1) at my pace in the water (2:15 100's SCY), I've got some things to work on - primarily mental ones!
2) @69kg maybe I really only do need to take down 300-350 cal/hr (I sure hope so, cuz things aren't very happy at a rate higher than that at a variety of intensities and external temperatures!)
3) my bike position is fine for 5+ hours at the intensity I will need (2 rides on the TT bike since May)
4) 26 miles is a long way to run!
I debated with myself about writing anything about this new project I've undertaken (tackling an Ironman), but here it is. I have modest goals for this whole deal - the first of which is to toe the line uninjured. The second of which is to simply delay the true suffering on the big day for as long as possible! ;-)
Me? Do an Ironman using a stripped down approach to training?
why not? :-)
Here's how my day started:
which is of the sunrise on my way to a 24-hour fitness pool, where I've been spending some early morning time over the past couple months. yeah, I swam, for a little under an hour yesterday morning. Boy, I sure am slow in the water! :)
Then, seeing as how there was still lots of time left in the day, I decided to go ride my TT bike in the crazy (for socal!) 20 mph winds yesterday for ~160k and five hours:
That ride left a little bit of a mark, but I reckoned, hey, why not go for a quick hour long run? y'know to find out how much of a mark that ride left. I managed 8:20 pace for that hour, but definitely would not have been able to run at that clip for 18+ more miles...
By the time I was home and showered, Craig Alexander was done working his way to the front of the field during the marathon, and Chrissie Wellington was still showing the world how dominant she is.
Anywat, I learned some good stuff during my own personal long day. Useful stuff too, as I come closer to toeing the line at IMAZ in November:
1) at my pace in the water (2:15 100's SCY), I've got some things to work on - primarily mental ones!
2) @69kg maybe I really only do need to take down 300-350 cal/hr (I sure hope so, cuz things aren't very happy at a rate higher than that at a variety of intensities and external temperatures!)
3) my bike position is fine for 5+ hours at the intensity I will need (2 rides on the TT bike since May)
4) 26 miles is a long way to run!
I debated with myself about writing anything about this new project I've undertaken (tackling an Ironman), but here it is. I have modest goals for this whole deal - the first of which is to toe the line uninjured. The second of which is to simply delay the true suffering on the big day for as long as possible! ;-)
Me? Do an Ironman using a stripped down approach to training?
why not? :-)
posted by kraig at
11:57 AM
2 Comments:
I think you're on the right track with calories. Take in no more than what your body can process lest you wish to spend your run on your hands and knees at the side of the road. A dynamic approach is probably best.
thanks for your thoughts, doc! :-)
I like your idea of playing things by ear and dealing with things as they come.
This will be an interesting experience! :-)
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