Rookie goes for 5 in a row @ Ironman UK Week 18/26
Areet?
Making my way round 2 laps of the Ironman Bolton bike circuit Friday in icy gale force headwinds, also known as ‘summer’ round these parts, I was reminded of a dark truth…..
Here is that truth…..
It will take you between 15-20 minutes to get from the top of Horwich to Queens park, where T2 is situated. (remember, you will be absolutely fucked by this point on race day)
This is very significant…..
It means you need to add 15-20 minutes to your projected bike time….
You can’t just say swim (1:30) + flash to howrich (1hr) + 3 laps of the circuit (7.5 hours) = 10 hour to T2 versus a cut of 10:30 …..
You need to add the time it takes to get to T2 once you have completed your 3rd lap….
This was already going to go to the wire for me…..
I reckon i’m going to be right on the minutes once again this year……
In terms of Friday’s result, after a 10 mile ‘warm up’ I did Lap 1 in 2:15 with lap 2 being abandoned towards the back end of the loop by a bust derailleur…..
I was probably on for a 2:25 second before taking the walk of shame…..
Plenty of work still to do but in the meantime, can someone please have a word with the big fella and tell him it’s meant be summer, as it still feels like the middle of winter round here?….
Global warming????
Global fookin freezin more like……
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