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Ironman Wales 2014! 10 months training?
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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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Yes it is possible
You need time
You need to want to do it
You need to get an entry in fairly soon
get hold of a good training plan from somewhere like beginnertriathlete.com
See how they set out the weeks (usually 20 weeks plan)
Look at the big weeks and see how they fit your lifestyle
Wales is tough but manageable
oi Meldy - this is for runners
and you can feck off!
I was just about to offer another piece of advice to the young man that he will find various pieces of information in the Tri section ... leave the long runners to it
Hi James. You would probably be better off posting this in the Triathlete World forums here....
http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/forum/triathlon/12.html
but, while your here, I'd say, yes, it is possible. Whether its possible for you is a totally different matter. That depends on so many different factors it would really be hard to say. if you put the time and effort in, then it is completely possible to be ready in 10 months. Don't worry too much about the swim at the mo. concentrate on getting a good base in the cycling and running so that you build up to 4-5 hour rides and 2.5-3 hour long ruAs loan long as you can manage the swim in under 1.5 hours, that'll give you 9 hours for t1 and the bike to beat its cut off. The bike is the bitch of IM Wales with a few hills in it,so get used to hills. Once that's done, it's 6 hours to get through t2 and the marathon. Easy, right?
good luck, you'll get plenty of advice from the pirates.
If its the swim that is scary then I would start the swim training now, get used to it and get comfortable with it ... you dont want your race to end with a free ride to T1 in a boat
youre a student for 3 days a week - how do you think we get by - working 5/6 days a week, you should be on the podium