Coming off the back of a successful first attempt at an Ironman was a huge relief. At the same time I felt at a bit of a loss. Training had been my 'religion' for over 6 months. Saying that, it's amazing how quickly you fill the training time and enjoy the lie ins. Paddy was considerably less grumpy too!
So what next? There's been some chat about the improvement in times required to qualify for Kona. Ho ho ho, I say. Instead, I was very lucky to be invited by Morrow Lorraine http://www.morrowlorraine.com/ on their "Velo a Paris" trip from London to Paris. The trip included some Cycle to Cannes http://www.cycle2cannes.org/ veterans, some superb cyclists and some less experienced but nevertheless keen participants. It really was an epic trip with slick organisation, a stunning route and, most importantly, a quality line up in the peleton with some excellent banter. We even had some photographers with us which meant less danger for me not having to take photos as I was cycling along. See ML's photos link below to Flickr and watch this space as to whether I'm persuaded to participate in Cycle to Cannes. The second day of six is a cool 320km in early March. Eeeek.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/morrowlorraine/sets/72157631589589369/
And after all this excitement what more happens than I hit the big 3-0. I won't lie, I have had the heeby geeby's a bit over the last couple of months but the successes of the last 5 weeks have been pretty uplifting as I find myself staring down the barrel of my 4th decade (thanks Mum, and yes, I am still applying the anti-wrinkle cream!). I am assured that life begins at 30 but that is a further concern given that my liver is already pickled from my twenties. I look forward to finding out...
Wednesday 26 September 2012
Tuesday 11 September 2012
Big Woody - The Results & Newsflash
From MW: In the standard Cowman format, BW results breakdown below – my analysis has led me to the conclusion that Pughey is a bit of a T2 specialist.
I also looked at what I did to prepare for it since 1 Jan 2012:
I did a total of 149 sessions split at follows:
Swimming
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37 sessions (25%)
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Running
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66 sessions (44%)
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Cycling
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46 sessions (31%)
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On a time basis I did 208 hours split as follows:
Swimming
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32 hours (15%)
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Running
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61 hours (30%)
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Cycling
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115 hours (55%)
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Separate to this I did:
- 166 cycle commutes (94 hours)
- Gym 43 sessions (40 hours)
- Other (rugby, touch etc) 10 sessions (11 hours)
[As you can see, MW has a lot of time on his hands. My total training - not divvied up - was 320 hours and just under 5,000km's since mid-March]
Big Woody 2012 Times
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Swim
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Name
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Time
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Gap
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Kirwan
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01:16:54
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03:53
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Durden H
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01:20:47
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00:33
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Williams
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01:21:20
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01:05
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Durden W
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01:22:25
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04:18
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Pugh
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01:26:43
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T1
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Name
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Time
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Gap
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Durden H
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00:05:05
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00:28
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Kirwan
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00:05:33
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00:00
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Williams
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00:05:33
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01:09
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Pugh
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00:06:42
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01:11
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Durden W
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00:07:53
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Bike
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Name
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Time
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Gap
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Williams
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05:54:42
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03:19
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Durden W
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05:58:01
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00:51
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Kirwan
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05:58:52
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07:11
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Pugh
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06:06:03
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25:19
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Durden H
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06:31:22
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T2
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Name
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Time
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Gap
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Pugh
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00:02:11
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01:30
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Williams
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00:03:41
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00:37
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Durden W
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00:04:18
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00:46
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Durden H 00:05:04 00:06
Kirwan 00:05:10
Run
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Name
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Time
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Gap
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Williams
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03:23:42
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05:54
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Durden W
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03:29:36
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16:23
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Kirwan 03:45:59 13:57
Pugh 03:59:56 12:35
Durden H 04:12:31
Total
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Name
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Time
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Gap
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Williams
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10:48:59
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13:15
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Durden W
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11:02:14
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10:16
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Kirwan 11:12:30 29:06
Pugh 11:41:36 33:14
Durden H 12:14:50
***NEWSFLASH***
MW received the results of his MRI scan today which confirmed that he has two ruptured discs at the base of his spine. Prognosis TBC but my recommendation off the back of this is not to do an Ironman when you have agonizing back pain. Sounds like he was blo*dy lucky not to do more damage.
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