Last week was my last big week before Lanza, culminating with an IM distance bike simulation. Full race simulation 180km route, 2500m climbing, race day nutrition, Tri Suit that I will wear on the day. My plan was to ride at 90% of race pace
I set off at 9am on the hottest day of the year. Even at 9am, it was 24 degrees, by 12 it was over 30 degrees and when I finished just before 3pm it was 34.5 degrees
Really pleased with the way that the ride went, despite the heat, I completed the ride in 5h45, with an NP of 230w, which is just over 90% of my target of 250w. Climbs were steeper than Lanza, and descents were much slower and more technical. The wind in Lanza will be much more of a factor, however, hoping that it will not be as warm
One hour static bike, 70.3 hr 155, bang on the hr.
Power ā¦ 210 ish.
No fan.
3 k swim back hurts from fall first few lengthsā¦?!
Kept going managed 4-2-2 stroke rate, for the whole thing which is unusual 53:40 with a lot less effort than usual, actually thinking about the stroke, catch, body position, timing, breathing etc etc etc ā¦ hurts my small brain!
What is?
That training is complete?
Or the run course seems fast?
Or both?
Donāt worry, Iāll do my usual implosion at 32km and walk it in for 3:40-3:50, after over-biking to scrape under 6 hours.
Which I was already knackered from after smashing myself to a sub hour swim, then haring through T1.
Donāt worry, itāll all fall apart on race day.
It always does.
Oh, hell no!!!
Thatās not the plan - tried that for one loop today, Iād explode on the bike!
6:15 to 6:30 nice and steady, Eddie.
@gingerbongo - Training couldnāt have gone much better. But race day is a different beast. I might be over cooked, we can but wait and seeā¦
(Although, I know EXACTLY whatās going to happenā¦
ā¦mediocre 65 minute swim
Iāll be annoyed with the 6:30 bike I do
And Iāll still detonate at 32km on the run, then walk it in for a 3:45 - on a good day
(11:30 total time)
)
This is resonating with me a bit. Iāve been proper down in the dumps since my DNF. Keep bouncing between rest my hips, you arenāt losing fitnessā to āI just canāt be arsedā.
Havenāt run a step since SDW and been watching Tunster rack up the miles. I keep telling myself Iām resting but in reality, Iām sulking. Iām off to Newport tomorrow to meet work peeps for the first time and we are staying in Cardiff.
Iām taking my running gear and have a run round Cardiff Bay early on Wed. Iām hoping meeting colleagues will lift my mood.
I have Endure 24 in less than 5wks, so need to snap out of it.
Being somewhere new/novel and meeting up with different people will definitely lift you Iād sayā¦ Unless theyāre total that is! Though itāll still be nice to interact in a different setting with different people.
The bike course is ā¦ 15-20 mins quicker ā¦ ish.
The Grane/ Roman rd/ Jackson heights bit they took out was disgusting, you were going uphill 2-9% for 4 miles at one point.
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