Need help before SATURDAY!
I posted this on my micro thread 3 days ago and haven't heard back yet....any if you WSMs or veterans have thoughts? And... How long should it take to hear back on micro questions..isn't that for short term stuff? I don't ask very many questions, but when I do, I really need help.
I have Big Training Day on Saturday for 25 Oct Beach 2 Battleship IM. Turns out the only pool I have access to doesn't open until 1100. I can't start my day that late!
Options- cut swim and only do bike/run, do swim after run, forget swim altogether and add more bike/and/or run, do a run/bike/run to get the extra fatigue.... or something else.
What do you recommend??? Thanks!
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A Big Training Day doesn't really give you 'special magic fitness' — it is just to get you used to fatigue, positional fitness on the bike and nutrition, and the run when tired.
Coaches will get back to you. P is probably catching up due to racing and I think R is at a camp.
The thing about EN is the community that is perhaps smarter than the coaches in some ways and it keeps our cost down.
You will like B to B especially the swim I'm a MOP swimmer and finished the B to B swim in 56 min.
Good Luck !
+2 Peter's comments. Swim Friday. Its really just a volume pop and nutrition/pace test. Doing the bike and run on Sat will be sufficient. Practice the nutrition regime and pacing for the bike as you would use on race day. You don't have to transition like a race, change if you like, and then focus on that run pacing, especially for the first 30' ! Have fun! Those days seem daunting at first, but end up being my favorite training days!
The whole thing went well and I realize I am going to have to adjust expectations for race day. My endurance is coming along, but in Z2, I'm not getting much faster in the bike. I felt like I was running slow as possible, but still ended up going out too fast. And that was with a running partner who knew what pace I wanted and kept telling me to slow down. Everything was awesome until the last run mile...that one was hard! But I managed to negative split like the plan said. I had a great day.
Doing it today might not have been super smart though... Still a bit sore from a Combat Dining In last night. That involves lot of water balloon throwing, super soaker shooting, get hit by fire hoses and water canon from the fire truck, running around, obstacle course, and other shenanigans. It took four men to subdue me and haul me to the dunk
tank. My goal was no hangover, no injuries, and early to bed. Sore, but goals accomplished and had a great training day! Rest and massage tomorrow.
Leslie,
Sounds like a very successful training day. You learned a lot about the right pace for you, the need to be very mindful of going too fast at the start of the run, and that you can "do the whole thing". And a negative split on the run is super...well done. Since you didn't mention any stomach problems, I assume your nutrition & hydration worked well. Make sure you write down what, how much and when you consumed stuff & replicate that on race day. Good luck...You're training sounds it is right on track for a solid race. Oh, and Combat Dining In sounds like a blast!!
I've been doing pretty much the same thing for nutrition as every long ride and run. I ate an extra gel on the ride because I was hungry...what what?! I weigh before and after every run, ride and swim and have a good idea how much I am losing and try to make sure i replace that. I didn't have any GI issues. I usually don't now that I learned in my last race and 3 weeks of training that Heed is devil drink. I went back to my beloved Roctane and life is good again. It tastes good weak or strong, warm or cold. And doesn't give me gas or upset me in any way.
Thanks again for the help. I'm going to ask a question about Camp Weekend, because I can't do it the scheduled week....I'll start a new thread for that one later.
Thanks Team!