I hear people say in Ironman, don’t worry about the minor details, you’re out there all day and a few seconds or minutes won’t make a difference… But what if you were to finish in 10:00:01…? Or worse, what if you came across the line in 17:00:10…? Or what if the guy or gal that is crossing the line as you enter the finish shoot gets a spot to Kona and they’re in your age-group, and you don’t get to go… Every second could count, and to ignore seconds or minutes, particularly seconds or minutes that you can gain for minimal cost in either energy, time or money, is a mistake. You put in the time and effort; you want the best possible result! This regular section will be about how to go faster for free (or near to free). I’ll discuss tips and strategies to shave potentially valuable seconds and minutes off your Ironman finish time without burning any extra energy or spending a stack of cash… Two types of free that I appreciate!
Jimmy’s Update # 2 (Still overcoming inertia)
Update # 2 huh! Things are getting off to a wobbly start with the blog…. but I am letting it take its own course, letting it happen naturally. I have tried to force things in the past and my natural obsessive tendencies get me part of the way, then I get over it… This will grow as it chooses too. Here’s an update on where I’m at mentally, where I’m at with my training and recovery and my progress in figuring out how I can make it all count for something…
More Efficient Ironman Training: $12 per week
Spending less! Ironman training is a money pit. Even the most frugal Ironman triathlete will spend a significant chunk of change on their sport. In the past I’ve spent a lot of money on new training gear, shiny bits for my bike and nutrition. A lot of it was un-necessary. More recently we have been in some financial trouble and it got to a point where money for food was hard to find let alone money for Ironman. It was at that point that I did some soul searching
More Efficient Ironman Training: 12 Hours Per Week
Cutting back the hours and ramping up the quality. I’ve done blocks of big week training in the past and I could do it again. I could string together 20+ hours training weeks and it would probably work. I would probably get faster and see PBs in training and racing. But is that the answer….? The real question is: What is the goal
Jimmy’s update #1 (a start)
I did it. I made a start. I started training, I started gathering data, I started thinking about how to better integrate the changes (some of them) I feel need to happen, into my lifestyle. So I’ll update you on where I’m at mentally, where I’m at with my training and recovery and my progress in figuring out how I can make it all count for something…
Waiting for Monday to start something is stupid… But, on Monday I’m going to start something..
Everyone likes a starting point. Generally it’s a recognised point that symbolises a start… It’s dumb when you think about it, but you often think “I’ll start on Monday” or “next week I’ll kick it off” or “my New Year resolution is…” Silly as it is I have decided tomorrow, Monday, will be the beginning…