Oh My god I'm in and I'm also doing a 2 week Ecuador challenge

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I was elated when i got my acceptence to the FLM and also very nervous as have done this before, so i know the pain etc that is in front of me!! Cant wait!!!! I am also taking part in March, 2 weeks of cycling in Ecuador to raise money for The National Asthma Campaign. Mad i know - what i am worried about is can i fit both trainning schedules into one, and how. I need to do 480kms (on a bike) in 7 day's and also now train for London so any help would be really appreciated.

Many thanks and well done all that got through and sorry to any one who didnt get in ( i know how i felt last year)

Iron SwissBobby

You can do it Lou, don't worry, just think of it as cross training

WildWill

The bike ride is not a race just a 'get round' event (at about 42 miles / day), so keep this in mind during training and do all cycling training at a lower HR – long slow – stuff and keep all your harder efforts for the running also use easy spinning sessions for active recovery sessions. Every other week try to get 2 back-to-back longish bike rides in

I would suggest 3 rides / week and 4 runs per week should do the trick plus if possible try and get some circuit training in once per week

Good luck

Will

[Deleted User]

Thanks Will have you done the Ecuador challenge?

WildWill

Lou

No but I've don 4-5 day rides of up to 50-miles per day - Great fun as there is no preasure and normally good crack

[Deleted User]

Brill - I cant wait to do it and now i'm doing the london i am a very excited girlie!! Are you doing the London?

WildWill

No - rejected - but hoping to get club place - fingers crossed

[Deleted User]

Good luck let us know how you get on.

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I don't know if this will be any of any use to you but one year my FLM training consisted of two weeks winter mountaineering in the cairngorms. I also managed one fifteen mile run prior to the race,I still managed to finish in 3:15,which goes to show that any form of prolonged cardio vascular exertion can be of benefit.

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Are the rejections in the post then? I haven't heard anything yet. This will be the 4th time I've applied. 4th time unlucky if I get rejected this time. Boo-hoo!