At around 7:20pm on Sunday July 25th, 2005, my dream of becoming an Ironman finally became a reality. With 140.6 miles of swimming, biking and running behind me, I crossed the finish line in 12 hours, 19 minutes and 58 seconds. What a feeling! My race stats can be seen below and a full race report will follow sometime in the near future. For now I’m just enjoying the moment……
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Monday 19th July 2004 – Sunday 25th July 2004
Monday: Run 1:00 M1(20)
Tuesday: Swim 0:45 E(Speed)
Wednesday: Bike 1:00 M1(15)
Thursday: Run 0:30 S2
Friday: Swim 0:30 E(Speed)
Saturday: Brick Bike 0:45 S4, Run 0:15 S2
Sunday: Ironman USA Lake Placid!
Weekly Training Hours 04:45
Weekly Training Hours by Sport
Strength 0:00, Swim 1:15, Bike 1:45, Run 1:45
Well, as race day approaches, I’m starting to think more and more about what I have ahead of me. The 2.4 mile swim will be the first challenge of the day. Initially when I signed up for Ironman USA, the swim leg concerned me the most. I’ve never been a strong swimmer and the days of not being able to swim 50m in one effort are not too distant a memory. Now I have 2×1.2 mile loops of Mirror Lake to get through before I can even think of the 112 mile bike ride and 26.2 marathon.
From what I’ve read and heard from people I talk to (thanks Burley!), Mirror Lake is crystal clear, calm and clean. It is used for several different water events so there are permanent underwater ropes connected to buoys along the whole length of the course. Apparently there are flags attached to the buoys every 100m so you know exactly where you are all of the time. The only possible downside is everyone knows all about the magic ropes, so I’m sure it’s going to be really crowded on the inside.
Monday 12th July 2004 – Sunday 18th July 2004
Monday: Strength 1:00 SM
Tuesday: Swim 1:00 E(Speed), Run 0:45 E2
Wednesday: Strength 1:00 S5
Thursday: Swim 0:45 E2, Run 0:45 E2
Friday: Day off
Saturday: Brick Swim 1:15 M, Bike 2:00 (text), Run 1:00 (text)
Sunday: Bike 1:00 E2
Weekly Training Hours 10:30
Weekly Training Hours by Sport
Strength 1:00, Swim 3:00, Bike 4:00, Run 2:30
I’ve been training for nearly 7 months for Ironman USA, which as many of you know consists of 2.4 miles of swimming, 112 miles of biking and 26.2 miles of running. During the past 7 months I’ve experimented with many different types of ‘fuel’ to get me through and help me recover from the numerous daily workouts. After much deliberation I’ve decided on the following fueling stategy to get me to the finish line sometime on the evening of Sunday, July 25th.
My fuels of choice are as follows:
Monday 5th July 2004 – Sunday 11th July 2004
Monday: Strength 1:00 SM
Tuesday: Swim 1:15 E(Form), Run 1:00 S1
Wednesday: Bike 1:00 E2
Thursday: Swim 1:15 E2, Run 1:00 E2
Friday: Bike 1:00 S4
Saturday: Swim 1:30 E3, Bike 3:00 (text), Run 1:30 (text)
Sunday: Bike 1:00 E1
Weekly Training Hours 14:30
Weekly Training Hours by Sport
Strength 1:00, Swim 4:00, Bike 6:00, Run 3:30
Monday 28th June 2004 – Sunday 4th July 2004
Monday: Strength 1:00 SM
Tuesday: Swim 1:15 E(Speed), Run 1:00 E2
Wednesday: Bike 1:15 E2
Thursday: Swim 1:15 E2, Run 0:30 E1
Friday: Bike 1:30 S5
Saturday: Swim 1:30 E3, Run 3:00 E3
Sunday: Bike 6:00 E3
Weekly Training Hours 18:15
Weekly Training Hours by Sport
Strength 1:00, Swim 4:00, Bike 8:45, Run 4:30
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