Did you know that Rapperswil and Jona were twinned at the beginning of 2007?

[skean]

No? Well, I do, because that was the bit of the Rapperswil-Jona Ironman 70.3 pre-race briefing I remember. For which I was of course late. But before getting into the event itself, let’s begin at some point we'll call the beginning, and how did I ended up coming to be there

Comments

[alacerus]

Mate, thats nothing short of impressive. Very, very well done. Your transitions are hot(19th, yeh baby!) as was your last run lap! The thought "Read it and weep" springs to mind...

[andygates]

Nicely done that man. How did it compare to the marathon?

[skean]

Harder. Of course, I may be biaised being so close to it at the moment

[andygates]

Yikes, I think you need to take it easy for a bit.....
What was your training regime like? Reckon you'd be ready for an Ironman if you kept it up?

Nick S

[skean]

Training regime...unstructured I think would cover it. I've got the spreadsheet with the log if you're interested. I started majoring on bike in December/January, with the idea that'd I'd sort out a proper plan after Christmas. Feburary, running seemed to take over as I was training a lot with a friend who was prepping for a marathon in April. But by March, I still didn't have a plan and suddenly I had no time as I was working longs hours and away, and everything went to pot. The last 2 months have been a steady downhill.

So, no way would it do for an Ironman. I was lucky on this that I had the base of endurance to get me through. My biggest weakness is the bike. I've only been cycling properly for a year. My muscles are still adapting to it. Whereas my run muscles have by now been hardened for nearly 5 years. I need to go out for long rides to acclimatise my muscles to biking. Another couple of years of regular cycling before I consider the Ironman I reckon.