Oh prime for sure, 70.3 is my favourite distance, that’s a fast course so WE will be expecting something good!
The simple fact is everyone who gets a coach goes faster, the only guy I’ve ever asked turned me down!
I’m really enjoying training differently for a very different event but I know I will return to to tri, hopefully to a few good races too.
Replying to my own thread but re-read the race guide and I’d doesn’t mention cutting off Morte Pt. I was getting confused with another section.
Wow, that’s pretty dicey at night, plus some other sections are extremely close to the edge of a 100mtr drop onto the rocks.
@gingerbongo how did you cope with this at night, very slowly I imagine?
errr … probably not! 
I’m pretty used to running difficult terrain in the pitch black to be honest, so it doesn’t phase me. Clearly i wouldn’t have been moving that fast, simply due to the fact that i was pacing a 110km run.
I just created a segment around the headland to the lighthouse for a point of reference for you. I’ve got a memory of reaching the lighthouse, which was pretty cool, but obviously the night time sections just sort of roll into one in my head!
I covered the 4.3km in 30 mins, which was 7.00/km. Which isn’t bad going actually, as it’s very lumpy as you know. I was still feeling pretty fresh coming out of Wooly. Looking at the stats, i was still way under 5.00/kms on the flatter bits and the descents. So yeah, not really hanging around (can’t remember how technical it was on that bit).
My 2 big dips of the run were coming into Combe Martin, as i’d lost a water bottle and had taken a bad detour (got a bit lost!). Secondly was the section just before Lynmouth where i got myself all lost again a couple of times. Bad combo of sleep deprivation and my maps not downloading properly on Viewranger (i’d set them to download for offline use - but the blimmin thing didn’t work and i had no signal. Had i had the map, i would’ve quickly worked out what i was doing!).
Cheers mate, wow that’s shifting. For reference, I was 2.5 hrs from Puts to Lee but that was via Potters Hill and with my mistakes. I can’t believe that pace over that section at night.
Unless we meet at the starts, safe to say we’ll never see each other at a race.
I nearly went wrong at Lynmouth, I was heading straight on and a fellow racer could me back and we headed down the zig zag path.
Did a run.
6km 30mins. Moist. Very moist.
Hmm, legs definitely said no in today’s track session. I had a feeling they would as they were still tired yesterday and today from Tuesday’s jaunt in the hills (that i run a fair bit quicker and harder than i’d planned - also really poor recovery after it, and dehydrated, which i always find extends my muscles recovery time).
Anyway, set out to do 4 x 1600 at tempo pace, as i didn’t feel like there was any speed there. Ended up all over the place!
2 x (2 x 1600, 2r) 4R.
Fast, not fast, TMP, Tempo
5.27 (3.23/km), 5.40 (3.31/km), 6.25 (3.59/km), 6.02 (3.44/km)
Was really slowing on the 2nd mile, after going out too fast for the first. Was ready to throw in the towel, but decided to turn it into a 2 sets of 2 session instead. Gave myself some more recovery and planned to run at mara pace instead. Ended up being quicker than that, so the legs got a decent enough workout still.
That’s 3 track sessions in 4 weeks now, so seem to be moving towards consistency. Kids going back to school should mean an increase in overall mileage, so a few weeks more of building base.
Mrs FP had her surf lesson this morning, it was pretty flat, so LO and I rented a SUP. Don’t fucking start
Mrs FP had a great time and loves it now ( wait until she gets a 20 sec hold down on a reef with a stretched leash ! )
After that we had chips for lunch at the beach cafe. We very rarely have takeaway chips at home, every 2-3 months only, so we always promise LO that.
Then a 3km post lunch trail walk. Swimming later.
Knack all. Cleaned my bike though 
6.5k row.
Build furniture all day….
I’ve also done 4 bike rides today of about 7.5km each. One to track and back, and another in my flip flops to the pub to meet up with some mates over a few beers.
That’s another 30km for TP! 
Half way through the brick
Rouvy IM Barcelona 90.34km. +486m
165w
0.66 IF
1640 kJ
117hr avg
2h45m13s
Surf was pretty flat, even for the Barney barges, so we hit the trail to Woolly via Potters Hill. LO wanted to buy a fridge magnet for her Granny.
She’s also not very used to eating ice cream!
Long run planned for today
Last time I did a 12 mile loop, refuelled, then 8
Felt ok on the way out today, so extended the loop abs added in some hills 
Looked like it was going to be 16 to home and felt confident a quick refuel would mean at least another 4-6 miles.
Nope.
Got about a half mile from home and stomach went, head went….
Chugged some fluid when I got back, but didn’t feel like pushing on was the best plan.
57 miles / 92 km done this week already.
2hr 35min 80km ride
136bpm, 227W NP / 190W AP
Arms warmers mate?
Nah, I’ll be a bit Warmingham
(Cos that’s where we went)
Had to keep waiting for the group as the elastic kept snapping with Thomas the Tank Engine on the front.
OH!
I seem to have recovered from July’s exploits after a few easier weeks
Bleurgh, brick done 4h bike 1h/10k 3:00/0:45 run/walk
5 mile for me, first thing. 7 minute miles average pace.
Naff all, rest day 
Hour bike
Butty
150 l swim.
The bike results were pretty crap and after a rest day I was hoping for more, the swim was the only the second time we’re I managed a 52:… 52:56 but hey….
You never get it all!
