Iron-Voodoo
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@voodoo said in Iron-Voodoo:
@Dodge thanks mate. Was a long day, but stoked to tick the box.
And I’m embarrassed to say I’ve basically given all the training benefits back since the race 🙈
glad to heat that. I've picked up a new nickname following a cycling weekend earlier in the year FLAB (Fat Lad At the Back)
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Been a few months...
Happy to confirm that I haven't swum a single stroke of freestyle since the race, and I have taken the bike outside only once. Think I have ventured onto my trainer maybe 2-3 times.
Have been keeping up the running though, mixing longer stuff (only 10-12kms) with some tempo (5-7kms) and a weekly interval session with a great squad that my daughter also goes to. Really enjoying this.
Am 5kgs heavier than race day, which doesn't help the running, so I really should sort that.
Diet starts in Feb...
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@voodoo after about 5 years, I’m back in the pool. What a shock to the system! It’s a 50m outdoor pool; swimming on the weekend it was a balmy 3 degrees outside here in London. Luckily the water temp is 21 degrees. Finding it all v therapeutic and can see why I used to enjoy it so much. Got talking to a guy in my lane who had swum Lake Taupo (40 odd km) and Lake Geneva (70km). Insane but quite inspiring!
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@scribe said in Iron-Voodoo:
@voodoo after about 5 years, I’m back in the pool. What a shock to the system! It’s a 50m outdoor pool; swimming on the weekend it was a balmy 3 degrees outside here in London. Luckily the water temp is 21 degrees. Finding it all v therapeutic and can see why I used to enjoy it so much. Got talking to a guy in my lane who had swum Lake Taupo (40 odd km) and Lake Geneva (70km). Insane but quite inspiring!
Swimming in 3 degrees sounds horrific! Good work though!
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Alright you horrible cnts - I’m back, and I’ve signed up for another round of this torture.
Port Mac again, 12 weeks to get into shape - and I’m coming off a low base.
On the positive side, I guess I know what the day holds.
On the negative, I won’t have that innate need to finish, since I’ve done one of these before…
It’s going to be an effort to train for this - I started a new job in October, and it’s bloody busy with a fair amount of travel. I’m hoping that with a disciplined diet (😂), and some muscle memory, I can get through this.
Wish me luck fellas!
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@voodoo said in Iron-Voodoo:
Alright you horrible cnts - I’m back, and I’ve signed up for another round of this torture.
Port Mac again, 12 weeks to get into shape - and I’m coming off a low base.
On the positive side, I guess I know what the day holds.
On the negative, I won’t have that innate need to finish, since I’ve done one of these before…
It’s going to be an effort to train for this - I started a new job in October, and it’s bloody busy with a fair amount of travel. I’m hoping that with a disciplined diet (😂), and some muscle memory, I can get through this.
Wish me luck fellas!
Here we go!
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@voodoo said in Iron-Voodoo:
Port Mac again, 12 weeks to get into shape - and I’m coming off a low base.
Take me three months to build up to a low base.
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Week 1 down. Not spectacular, but I'm underway!
- Tuesday CBD run at lunch - 6kms @ 4:50/km
- Thursday run club intervals - 8 x 3mins, 1 min rest, total 5.5km @ 4:21/km
- Sat back on the trainer - fuck me I did not miss that thing - 52min doing some cunty workout thing, was rooted
- Sunday - 10km cruise at 5:19/km
Have decided that I'll largely ignore swimming as I'm a lost cause. Training is going to be all about the bike, and to a lesser extent the running.
Oh, and the diet...
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@voodoo I ran more than 1km for the first time in fucking years yesterday, 30mins for 5km (on a treadmill)...so your time is spectacular
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@taniwharugby said in Iron-Voodoo:
@voodoo I ran more than 1km for the first time in fucking years yesterday, 30mins for 5km (on a treadmill)...so your time is spectacular
Ha, welcome back!
You’re a runner again now mate
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Well, it's not been a great week.
I have a training plan that involves the bare minimum to get to the start line - c. 12hrs per week.
This week I managed about 3.5 hours. If I wanted to be generous and count the trainer as 2x being on the road (which I think is fair), we get to about 5 hours.
In short, I'm fcked
- Monday - 30mins on the trainer
- Thursday - run club intervals, 12 x 75s @ 3:49/km pace
- Saturday - brick: 50 mins trainer into 4km run at 4:34/km
- Sunday - 40mins on the trainer
10 weeks to go
