Hi guys Just looking for some advice.im 23 and i want to do IM Wales 2014 but I don't know is it possible to do in 10 months as of reviews says its 1 of the hardest if not the hardest in the world.i no a IM isn't easy but can it be done!i have quite a good base fitness as I've played sport all my life,my strongest discipline is prob my run as I've worked on it over the 6 month.going from doing 10k in 1h 7min to 45min,I've done a few half marathons and 100k bike and I'm really enjoying training I want something to aim for!!!my swim is poor but improving,I only learned to swim at the start of the summer.is this to unrealistic or should I go for it!! Any advice would be great,thanks in advance
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James , I am planning tha same thing although I think you have a better fitness base than nme as my PB for a 10k is 54 mins
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Buy or download Don Finks Be Iron Fit, 3 x 30 week plans, you choose the 1 you think will work for you based on lifestyle and all the other factors. Personally for IMW I'd avoid the 'just finish' plan, I just dont think the volumes or intensity is there in that plan for Wales. The competitive plan peaked around 22 hours a week I think it was, with the majority of time on the bike, longest day was an 8 hour day if I remember right, 6 hour ride + a long run of 2 hours. That said it's do-able and manageable, I missed 1 session in 30 weeks and I have a wife, 2 kids and a full time job.
Get to love the hills, embrace them, ride up them, a lot and then ride up them some more and then do it again and when you're done ride up another one. Oh and run up hills a lot as well, Wales is many things, fantastically supported, awesome scenery, epic course but flat it is not. Go for it, but hurry up down to 150 places now.