At least as it sits today. Plans could change of course, as long as the overall goal remains the same, and that of course is to finally complete Ironman Mont Tremblant.
In the past, when I would enter races I would usually have 3 different times in mind. The first would be the dream time, where everything miraculous came together. The second would be a more reasonable time that I believed was tough but do-able. And the third would be the outside time I could live with, if just barely.
So here's what I have come up with. The dream would be a personal best of 11:36:53, and the outside time would be 17:05:59.
In between there's a number that for now I'm putting at 14 hours. It would be comprised of 2 hours swimming, (including all transition times), 7 hours riding, and 5 hours walking/running.
One of the reasons I believe it's important to have a plan with some specifics is so that you can train accordingly. It makes it much less stressful. For example, if I accept that I'm okay with running 7 min kilometres on race day, then it's also acceptable to do so in training. I think based on my current struggles, this makes sense.
So there you have it. The plan as of today! Stay tuned for change. :)
I still took it pretty easy today, and tomorrow will be long swim day in my wetsuit. I will probably shoot for 3500 metres. I'm gonna go late morning/early afternoon, in the hope that it's not too busy at the pool. Pretty soon the 50 meter outdoor pool will be open in London and that will eliminate a bit of stress as well.
And thanks for all the good career suggestions. And here I thought I was gonna have to live with being the village idiot for the rest of my life. I do believe that one day I will become an accomplished writer. I'm also afraid it will be in my next life. :)
ride 34 kms easy, walk/jog 5 kms
....and a few random thoughts from some other "writers"
I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat."---Edgar Allen Poe
"Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."---Bill Shakespeare
"At the far end of town where the grickle grass grows, and the wind smells slow and sour when it blows, and no birds ever sing, excepting old crows, is the street of the lifted Lorax."---Theodor "Seuss" Geisel
...yup! In my next life...
Love
Peter
In the past, when I would enter races I would usually have 3 different times in mind. The first would be the dream time, where everything miraculous came together. The second would be a more reasonable time that I believed was tough but do-able. And the third would be the outside time I could live with, if just barely.
So here's what I have come up with. The dream would be a personal best of 11:36:53, and the outside time would be 17:05:59.
In between there's a number that for now I'm putting at 14 hours. It would be comprised of 2 hours swimming, (including all transition times), 7 hours riding, and 5 hours walking/running.
One of the reasons I believe it's important to have a plan with some specifics is so that you can train accordingly. It makes it much less stressful. For example, if I accept that I'm okay with running 7 min kilometres on race day, then it's also acceptable to do so in training. I think based on my current struggles, this makes sense.
So there you have it. The plan as of today! Stay tuned for change. :)
I still took it pretty easy today, and tomorrow will be long swim day in my wetsuit. I will probably shoot for 3500 metres. I'm gonna go late morning/early afternoon, in the hope that it's not too busy at the pool. Pretty soon the 50 meter outdoor pool will be open in London and that will eliminate a bit of stress as well.
And thanks for all the good career suggestions. And here I thought I was gonna have to live with being the village idiot for the rest of my life. I do believe that one day I will become an accomplished writer. I'm also afraid it will be in my next life. :)
ride 34 kms easy, walk/jog 5 kms
....and a few random thoughts from some other "writers"
I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat."---Edgar Allen Poe
"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade."---Charles Dickens
"Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."---Bill Shakespeare
"At the far end of town where the grickle grass grows, and the wind smells slow and sour when it blows, and no birds ever sing, excepting old crows, is the street of the lifted Lorax."---Theodor "Seuss" Geisel
...yup! In my next life...
Love
Peter
Very nice! Also, I forgot spokesperson/coach for the cancer society
ReplyDeleteLoving all of Aunt Elly's ideas.
ReplyDeleteI like the current plan!
Love,
Michael
'Tis a good sounding plan.
ReplyDeleteHow about a career as Roo's agent when she's ready to publish the bird photos.
Love, gail