Best of luck. Just focusing on the training and forgetting the event might be the best way to restart things. Agree with above that time in the saddle most important.
Struggling with weight myself - I’m probably 5kg over and feel like I eat properly clean but then remember the mad snack cupboard binges 
I’ve tried replacing evening chocolate with yoghurt, nuts and honey post exercise which…at least feels better?
May I join your club? I lost all training for 6 weeks followed by inconsistent training for the last couple. I had a good early winter but it all fell apart in February. I’ve got something like 10 weeks to get into half IM shape and 18 weeks for a full.
I’m trying hard to turn it around and right now still planning to be on the start line. I can’t defer the half and don’t want to defer the full. Neither race is going to be pretty so the aim is just to complete and enjoy the day(s). Very frustrating though.
Couzens says it’s all about the 100 to 20 day (80 days) period pre-race #sciencefact so you’re still in with a good chance for the full with the half as a pre-match sharpener
I just need to get the training back on track 
Last 12 weeks i say for the build, but you have to arrive there able to run a half marathon at Z1 pace (under 1st threshold) and feel good the next day and ride for 3+ hours with the same limited issues at the same relative effort. The time it takes to get to 12 week shape is the difference.
I’m lucky that I’m so old I can’t remember any of my past performances.
Anyway, I spent three hours this morning getting my bike ready (where’s the water bottle, what tops fit, pump up the tires, do the ironing, etc) and really did not want to do it. In the end I managed to get out of the door and ‘enjoyed’ a 1:40 bike ride. I was not relaxed at all for the first hour but eventually the wind got behind me, the scenary got interesting with the sun out and it felt a bit better. For a few seconds until I remember my legs, neck, back, wrists and palms hurt, plus the saddle had got quite uncomfortable.
I did a more structured swim yesterday 3x (4x 100m) as easy, then “comfortably-uncomfortable” and then back to moderate for the last lot. My average pace was 1:52 so 19s per 100m quicker than a month ago (and my average HR only 3bpm higher - although I’ve never used HR for swimming and so have no idea how meaningful that is).
So I’m pretty happy that I’m getting somewhere with the swim. Hopefully, I’ll feel better on the bike in a bit.
I just have some vague recollections…
How very exciting…I have just entered IMWA in December. So the good lady wife & I will spend a few weeks looking round sunny WA in an English winter 
Enjoy!!
@JD-Scarabtri and I both did it last year 
Good as an event? Would you do it again?
I’m sure I will do it again next time I’m over there visiting family. It has to be one of the best swims (if you like swimming and looking at the wildlife) the flatest bike course in the world and a better than average run course. Temps were fine last year but I guess it could have been a lot hotter if had been 2 weeks earlier. I really enjoyed it overall even with a miserable run (dodgy knee). There’s a lot going on with the 70.3 starting before the IM, the Ironkids is amazing and a brilliant venue.
Thanks for that. I am really looking forward to it. It is gonna be a great big adventure.
It used to be one of the best swims when it went around the jetty.
Booked the rest of the adventure today. 3 week road trip round the south of Western Australia. I’m loving this International Professional Athlete malarkey
FFS can you please stop going on about it 
Sorry
( really not sorry !)
#noregrets
Yep no complaints about it.
We got perfect weather and conditions last year which helps turn it into one of the fastest courses there is, but it can be a lot hotter and windier.
But Oceania Ironman know how to put on a good event with the 70.3 on same day in good locations. Means the bike and the run are always very full with support, aid stations are well managed, the towns feel buzzing in the days before and the finish tent and next day events are always good.
I’ve been negative towards Ironman as a company, but apart from the cost I’ll begrudgingly admit that triathlons can’t really be much better put on than what I’ve felt at Cairns, Busso and Taupo.
Thought I’d post again to prove I’m still alive. I’ve just got back from a holiday in Lanzarote and saw the ironman.
I watched the whole swim. The rolling swim start makes it look a lot more gentle than before. The conditions seemed good, with a few people making sure that they got the most out of it, staying out until just before the 2:20 cut-off so that the whole crowd shouted their name when they got close enough.
I then watched the first bike come in until the top 5 women finished on the run. This was at restaurant table right next to the road, about 800m from transition. The crowd on these half dozen tables was fantastic, lots of support for the riders finishing and the runners doing their laps. I was a bit worried about crashes because quite a few people looked around so suddenly, to see who was whoo-ing and clapping them, that they swerved all over the place.
Some of the leaders on the run were very focused and did not react at all (e.g. Anne and Lydia) but some really responded to the cheering (e.g. Rosie with “Go Army”).
I then came back when it got dark and watched some people who were having a very long day.
From my perspective, the weight loss is going well, I’ve much more confidence in my shoulder with the swimming and am going to start a written swim plan rather than wing it. Running and riding is still pretty much “meh” but it was good to see a triathlon actually happening and it reminded me that I really do need to pull my finger out and practice how to suffer.
Are you doing Roth in '25?