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ironman france.
halfanironman
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hi guys, nice to find a site closer to home, i have been on bt for a year now,but since i am going to france,nice for the ironman, im swicthing camps to this forum.i am looking for answers to questions like,
has any one done nice b4?
whats the big hill on the bike {30 k or so} really like?
is the long down hill b4 the mary good for recovery?
is cardaic drift due to the heat a big problem?
fitness for me and my friend are not a problem, but we ireland so the heat is a big worrying factor for us.
should we do all our long runs on the treadmill to stimulate the dead heat?
thanks for your time...
has any one done nice b4?
whats the big hill on the bike {30 k or so} really like?
is the long down hill b4 the mary good for recovery?
is cardaic drift due to the heat a big problem?
fitness for me and my friend are not a problem, but we ireland so the heat is a big worrying factor for us.
should we do all our long runs on the treadmill to stimulate the dead heat?
thanks for your time...
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There's an ironman france thread already started, you might have to go back to early January to find it but there are a few of us from this forum going in June. I have also been trying to find some info on the bike leg and will post a couple of race reports here soon. Where are you based in Ireland?
I did IMUK last year. I notice from the swim style thread that you did aswell, looking for a new challenge in france?
pacman, i think the heat will be the challange. as far as i can see the bike has a major climb of 30k or so followed by one of 12k. then its flats and downhills for the rest........this might be ok dont you think?? fuck yourself up in the first climbs, and freewheel to the mary.....
corkman living in clare here. will yee be doing any half IM in preparation for nice ?
Also - do yee know any big climbs in munster that would be good prep for nice bike course ?
I'm not too worried about the heat, particularly if the weather here is into the mid twenties for May June. If you get out for long bikes on any of the warm / hot days I think that'll be fine.
125 miles or so with a good 5 k solid climb in "the vee" through the mountains.
this is my main im training route. as long as i hit it 3 or 4 times in the 3mounths b4 an iron man , i know i can hack it.
in the off season its 1x2hours of "killamonjaro" on the life fitness bike at level 12 and a 50 k bike on the weekend. i never bother with the long ones until a few months out.