yeah dave good point. i've done that when working solidly for 2 or 3 nights... but i was thinking that it might be different if you're doing ironmans in between!
interesting.
i wonder if the 'slow' people (the ones making use of the full 14 days) ever follow the collier plan and sleep every night? maybe rosey can find out when tony gets back.
I guess you go into a deeper sleep after an hour, so it makes sense to keep it either under an hour or have at least four hours, to stop you feeling so terrible when you wake up.
It would be amusing to settle down every night for a cup of cocoa and 8 hours sleep.
i think the collier plan is the way to go. obviously you need a year of sprint and a year of olympic before you do a deca though, and you should NEVER try something new on race day
it would be funny coming down in a smoking jacket and a fez with a plate of toast every morning, and waving to the athletes cycling with their eyes closed. and then still beating cut off by a day!
Yea I always get these mad ideas but never follow them through, think the decca and channel swim are a bit over my commitment threshold? who knows. I do fancy a harder challenge than an Ironman though, maybe a double? or maybe just try and train properly for one race to see what im capable of?
no candy, and i wasn't suggesting anyone stay up all night either, but there is a big difference between getting your head down for a power nap (say 45 minutes) and having a full on nights sleep.
would be good to see the different approaches... i think that if you're going to take the full 14 days, then faster pace but proper sleeps is just the more logical way to do it than trudging along in a permanent daze.
maybe my way's just stupid and you'd wake up in bed unable to move a muscle though!
but like an ultra bloke just said to me 'different racers, different strategies'
yes, agreed, i'm not sure how i would approach it as i know from my army days that power napping works for me for 5 or 6 days but then i really need proper "bathed, fed and watered" type proper sleep.
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We should get a pirate team together and enter the redbull whacky flying challenge.
Being trying to find a link but cant.
http://www.redbullflugtag.co.uk/
Right you build me a flying machine and im happy to leap off in it )
Should prove im no pansy to.
eek hang on I didnt know it was from so high up!
interesting.
i wonder if the 'slow' people (the ones making use of the full 14 days) ever follow the collier plan and sleep every night? maybe rosey can find out when tony gets back.
It would be amusing to settle down every night for a cup of cocoa and 8 hours sleep.
I'm not sure what happend to pants mate who tried this?
And Barley, 10-12 days ?? I think you overestimate your ability dude.
Seriously !
its like the FLM but planning on stopping half way round for a massage and lunch.
the IUATA must agree, or the cut off wouldn't be 14 days
but then again.... a year of sprint and a year of olympic!
maybe my way's just stupid and you'd wake up in bed unable to move a muscle though!
but like an ultra bloke just said to me 'different racers, different strategies'