Training time? - Page 2 - Triathlon Week

sfricks · 10-09-2006, 06:52 AM

Heather,
I'd be happy with a 4 hour Marathon. How about you?

hmullett · 10-09-2006, 09:27 AM

Absolutely! In fact, I might do a marathon in October next year, just to see.

Heather

chappy · 10-09-2006, 11:22 AM

What is y'alls marathon time or projected marathon time in the iron man?

sfricks · 10-09-2006, 11:53 AM

Terry,
I'd kill for 5:00. My head right now is:
S 01:15:00
T 1 00:07:30
B 06:30:00
T2 00:07:30
R 05:30:00
F 13:30:00 on the finish line

Considering my training or should I say lack there-of, that'd be a good race for me.

Heather, the only Marathon we have in the islands is on Jan 1 and I've always found running for 4 hours with a hang over to be a little tricky. Tequila is a forward progress inhibitor!

OK... A few off topic comments...

In Nov we have an Olympic on the 19th and a killer half marathon (extremely hilly/3000~' est elevation gain with grades to 20~%) on the 26th.

The rest of my year will consist of SCUBA diving. In Jan the Virgin Islands Cycling Federation kicks off their season and I plan to return to cycle racing heavily in '07. I won't drop my tri roots but the next VI race in in March '07.

I do want to tell you about a race they have every Feb in St Marteen. It's called a tripple-mini. Here's how it goes: S 200M, B 10K, R 2K, B 10K, R 2K, S 200M, R 2K, S 200M, B 10K. In other words, 3 short triathlons in mixed up orders, back-to-back-to-back. I've never done it but it sounds like an absolute blast. I've heard after the race it's a huge drunken beach fest!

Heather, see you in May

hmullett · 10-09-2006, 12:21 PM

Here's what I have in mind for the IM:

S: 1:20
T1: 7 min
B: 6:20
T2: 8-9 min
R: 5:10

This puts me just over 13, which is doable. I would love to do sub 13, and I know I can, so we'll have to see how it goes. This is my first IM, so I'm going into it unknowing how my body will cope.

Heather

sfricks · 10-10-2006, 04:38 AM

Great goals Heather. Seeing your training run times posted, I bet you're too conservative on the run goal. Just F_O_C_U_S on nutrition & hydration. Are you going to use a timer to remind you to eat?