A lot of water under the bridge since the Etape, groin injury to one side, training has gone well.
Swimming was a bit strange this morning as I seemed to swim a lot slower over 4km then I have previously, I put this down to the fact i just switched off and swam the distance whilst merrily day dreaming. I hope I can get back to the Marshman performance with a little effort and a wetsuit on race day. That's assuming currents off the coast of pembroke don't decide otherwise.
The rest is even more of an unknown. I still cannot run yet, so i have been putting in the mileage on the bike and this is improving significantly. I have lost count of the number of 120km rides, 6 rides at 160km+ and 2 over distance at 196km and 188km. I havn't felt too bad getting off any of them. Wattage is climbing for the same level of effort. Really important for ironman as I can't let my heart rate go above the 140 to 150 zone for any length of time, otherwise i risk running out of energy during the race.
The run will be a lottery - I havn't run for 5 weeks now due to the groin injury.
Just started Aqua running in the pool to ease back in. This is where you put on a dodgy old floatation belt and then hop in the water and run (out of your depth so there is no impact with pavements etc) whilst bobbing up and down like a weeble. I have done about 6 of these sessions now and will graduate at the end of this week to the cross trainer in the gym. It seems to be exercising the right muscles, although heart rate is lifting much. Hence not a massive aerobic benefit but guess I am getting that on the bike mileage.
I need to get back in the sea now for a few swims during the next 4 weeks before race day and get used to being pushed around by waves and currents again.
Training volume is getting to me a little, getting to the point where I just want to get out there and do it now - then eat pizza and drink beer for the whole week afterwards!!!!
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