Thread: Training time?

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

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

Heather

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

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

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

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?