TIMES
geoff mitchell
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Hi all
Ist Tri event ever is olympic London this august.
I have it in my head that I would love to do it in 3 hrs.
At the moment I swim at 30 -35 mins bike at 1hr 40 run at run at about 55mins.
I am determined to reduce the bike and run times and hopefully on race day adrenalin will have a big part to play.
Can anybody tell me what their 1st times were or what they are aiming for now?
Am i being completely unrealistic?
Here's hoping
Geoff
Ist Tri event ever is olympic London this august.
I have it in my head that I would love to do it in 3 hrs.
At the moment I swim at 30 -35 mins bike at 1hr 40 run at run at about 55mins.
I am determined to reduce the bike and run times and hopefully on race day adrenalin will have a big part to play.
Can anybody tell me what their 1st times were or what they are aiming for now?
Am i being completely unrealistic?
Here's hoping
Geoff
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The first was Norwich Tri. However I had just got back from Glastonbury a few days earlier, and it just about killed me.
Cant remember break downs but it was something like 32mins swim, 1:30 bike, and 1:10 run. I know this doesnt add up, but my overall time was 3:17
London Tri was a lot better. Maybe because of no Glastonbury, the gorgeous weather, the atmosphere, and an easier course.
My overall was 2:49. Not sure break down times.
So for you to go under 3hours is a good realistic time. However if you were not able to do this. It is your first time.
for Norwich Tri I am going for 2:45, and london under 2:40 this year.
Pinched off time in every race, little by little, so my last one last year was 2.31 hours.
Had a good base on the bike this year(which is my weakest discipline) and am getting faster on that a lot now. So now I'm aiming at 2.20-2.25 hours[8D]. Hope I get it.
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Raced it again last year and hit 2:27, hoping to hit sub 2:20 this year but going to be very tight!
Set yourself a target, but alter it as you race. I find it works great for me. If I have a good swim, then take a couple off. If my bike is flying or dropping off, then adjust my finish time. Breaking it down into 3 small battles, can help to achieve that big time goal.