Definitely the sensible decision. And I’m sure we all know how hard it is to actually make the decision to stop so well done for doing so.
I can’t believe you’ve done what you’ve done this year after another newborn, so definitely nothing to prove!
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Right decision
Plenty more races, only one foot ( well obvs two)
It looked a great race well done
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Sorry it turned out like that mate but the right decision for sure. Give yourself a bit of time to figure what happened and don’t be hard on yourself.
@JD-Scarabtri well done 
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Both races this year have been a big disappointment though. But to be fair I can’t put in the hours that full distances races require - it’ll be 70.3 maximum for the next few years
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Really enjoyed following the build up & race day for this IM. So much easier than actually doing one 
Sounds like a tough day with the random heat, great efforts all round 
That pic of transition…
@Adam sounds a good decision to pull up, there’s no fun in a 7 hours hobble and a damaged foot for ages after. There’ll be another day 
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OK, so I don’t think I’ve ever been this broken after a race before. My legs are flippin ruined!
Feel OK in myself despite a really crap sleep. But the legs are something else.
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Haven’t caught up with the thread yet… Hope all the other boys brought it home and had a great day. It was a tough ol day.
But if anyone asks can you finish IM Tenby with an average of 4 hours training, the answer is yes. But it’ll hurt, you’ll go to a dark place and I don’t advise it.
Just sub 16 for me, my worst finish but I’ll take it, I thought I was in for a dnf.
Apologies to @Doonhamer , he met a shell of a man, in shit state and not at home. Thanks for your support buddy and for keeping things confidential 
It occurred to me yesterday, Tenby is my Kona. I’ll explain that better when I do a race report. It’ll be a few days as we’re away for a couple of days now.
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Well done @Bob great stuff.
Yeah echo the points for MVP of the day @Doonhamer. What a bloody massive legend!
You all did fantastically well, looking forward to comparing notes! And @Matthew_Spooner you’re just a wrong 'un. 3rd in AG weeks after TCR. That’s not normal! 
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Well done, @Bob! 
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My quads blew on the first lap of Wiseman’s. No idea how I did the mara - beyond shuffling that is 
Last night I couldn’t move, I haven’t got out of bed yet, I’m kinda scared to.
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Well done all, awesome efforts all around 
Adam at least you live to fight another day without long term damage - a tough but sensible decision.
Great support and updates all esp @Doonhamer
Looking forward to reading all of the race reports. Will your pain, agony and ecstasy make me happy that my only pain yesterday was revision for promotion interview , or, as a sun god, inspire me to another IM (nice hot weather permitting, of course) 
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It takes a lot of experience knowing when to pull out. You did the right thing. The disappointment will pass quickly, a foot injury takes ages
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This is the key point. I can’t even put in the hours to toe the start line of a 70.3, so to just get around IMUK was 
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My brief race report.
Swim went much better than expected…. OK 1:24 is hardly good, but it’s no disaster, I was expecting at least 1;30. Great swim course and lovely water temp
Bike, started pretty hard on a really crowded course. For first 70k i was flying, however my neck is still not brilliant after TCR and spending a lot of time on aerobars was difficult. Also my bike gearing was horrible, some of those hills are bloody steep, especially wiseman’s. I was grinding away and wishing for a compact chainset and 11-32 cassette. On second lap I decided to back off and leave some legs for the run…. As a result I really enjoyed the 2nd lap, I was still passing loads of people and was only passed by one or 2 other riders. Got my nutrition bank on and consume all of my Maurten 6 sachets of 320cal mix…. It’s a lot of carbs however I seem to handle it well.
Lost a ton of time on the descents, just no idea how tight corners were. People would pass me and i would pass them again on the climbs. Some people taking massive risks on descents. On guy on a Cannondale Spice was racing me the whole of lap 1 - he was much faster descending. On the descent towards Tenby, he passed me. But managed to clip the traffic island with his pedal - bike went into the air… somehow he held it, he was doing 60+ kph and would have been. Horrible crash. I passed him just after, never saw him again, suspect he was a lot more cautious on lap 2. 6h dead on the bike
Run was great. I didn’t want to get carried away and settled into a nice Zone 2 effort, with a big focus on nutrition and hydration…. I think I may have a negative split. A few people passed me at the start, but then I set about reeling them all back in. Every lap I got twinges of cramp just before Tenby, had to ease off a little and 1min later I would be fine again. Great support on the run, however, i was careful not to get carried away and push as we went through the town
With 6km to go @Doonhamer said that I was in 4th and should empty the tank, which is what i did - a big cup of RedBull and I had wings. At the end
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Had to set of at 2am to catch flight from LHR. Bit tired but legs are in great shape
Also noticed while packing that I snapped the carbon sole on my shoe at the back… to be fair they got an absolute beating on TCR. They are only 6 months old so will see if warantee covers damage
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Sterling work everyone! Impressive stuff @Matthew_Spooner did you know which guy you needed to overtake to snatch 3rd? And 2am flight after that is savage!
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No idea who I needed to pass and no idea how far ahead he was, but thought I would just push as hard as I could and hope. Actually the guy was behind me… i think I passed him at the start of the final lap, however as he started the swim after me he was ahead on time… I only knew this after I finished. If it’s the guy I think it is, we came out of T2 together, he set off way faster than me, he didn’t look in great shape when I passed him, he tried to follow but he had to walk the steep section of the climb.
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So no Kona slot?
Or is it all electronic now?
No im really not motivated by Kona, no idea what it costs, but this year was $1600 for nice.
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Descending stairs fun is it?
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