IronMan ~ In casual mode
"Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved." ~ D.H.Lawrence
So after a week after my 50 mile ultra, I'm trying to get back into 100% IM training mode.
But this year is a different year, I'm a different person, (maybe a little bit more endurance crazy?, maybe just a tad)
All last year I was 100% focused on Iron-Man. I ate, scheduled my life, and even dreamt about Iron-Man.
But this year I'm a little more relaxed about the IronMan Wisconsin race. Maybe since I finished last year in one of the worst conditions ever on race day (in my humble opinion). Or maybe because I've ran an Ultra in -20 below snowy weather and have also ran in mud for 12+ hours already. Maybe I'm ready for what mother nature will bring us this year. What else is left, shall I dare say?
So this week I only had a grand total of a 2 mile brick run along with some swimming and cycling during the week.
Hm-mm, I thought I had a solid IronMan training plan this year after my Ultra Races? I've come to the conclusion that my Iron-Man plan I was going to use is pretty much out the window now.
So from now on I'm just going to go for simplicity: swim, bike, and run at least 3x's a week (long, medium, short) and then repeat. Throw in some core and strength training and try to hopefully be 1 second faster than last years IronMan time.
Sounds like a simple plan? Maybe sometimes I think they do work the best?
I have a Half IronMan race coming up in 3 weeks now, my 1st TRI of the year, I've pimped out my ride, pimped up thyself with a AERO helmet. Not sure yet what this Ultra Bubba can do, but I think I better go fast if I'm going to look like an egghead with this thing on my noggin.
But for me, honestly at the end of the day, I'm in it for the t-shirt. I just wish they wouldn't come in white all the time.
Plus at IronMan they don't give you your t-shirt until you finish. So save me another X-large would you please, because I'm coming to get it now.
"Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved." ~ D.H.Lawrence
So after a week after my 50 mile ultra, I'm trying to get back into 100% IM training mode.
But this year is a different year, I'm a different person, (maybe a little bit more endurance crazy?, maybe just a tad)
All last year I was 100% focused on Iron-Man. I ate, scheduled my life, and even dreamt about Iron-Man.
But this year I'm a little more relaxed about the IronMan Wisconsin race. Maybe since I finished last year in one of the worst conditions ever on race day (in my humble opinion). Or maybe because I've ran an Ultra in -20 below snowy weather and have also ran in mud for 12+ hours already. Maybe I'm ready for what mother nature will bring us this year. What else is left, shall I dare say?
So this week I only had a grand total of a 2 mile brick run along with some swimming and cycling during the week.
Hm-mm, I thought I had a solid IronMan training plan this year after my Ultra Races? I've come to the conclusion that my Iron-Man plan I was going to use is pretty much out the window now.
So from now on I'm just going to go for simplicity: swim, bike, and run at least 3x's a week (long, medium, short) and then repeat. Throw in some core and strength training and try to hopefully be 1 second faster than last years IronMan time.
Sounds like a simple plan? Maybe sometimes I think they do work the best?
I have a Half IronMan race coming up in 3 weeks now, my 1st TRI of the year, I've pimped out my ride, pimped up thyself with a AERO helmet. Not sure yet what this Ultra Bubba can do, but I think I better go fast if I'm going to look like an egghead with this thing on my noggin.
But for me, honestly at the end of the day, I'm in it for the t-shirt. I just wish they wouldn't come in white all the time.
Plus at IronMan they don't give you your t-shirt until you finish. So save me another X-large would you please, because I'm coming to get it now.
posted by RunBubbaRun at 6:01 PM
9 Comments:
casual mode is sounding really good right about now!
I am doing Rock HIM, good luck.
I wish I had an egg helmet.
IM-MOO officials get ready - Egg head Ultra Bubba is comin' to get his t-shirt...in casual mode. :)
casual sounds smooth, and smooth sounds fast... i like it.
I hope that some day I can casually approach IM. I guess after 50 milers an IM is nothing. :-)
I never really had any plan when I prepared for the marathon. I just ran, with the simple background idea to run this week more than the last, and maybe also faster. I advanced by trial and error, and relied almost exclusively on common sense.
You know, the casual approach may surprisingly wield more impressive results. Have you read "Be Iron Fit?" His entire premise is that a more relaxed approach to training yields faster times.
Can't wait to hear how it works for you! :)
Just keep up your base.
Cool helment, I always think I need to be a little faster to justify one...but how fast is fast enough?
Hey, neither of my Ironman t-shirts are white! ;)
And nice new picture on the front...how'd you do that??
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