Ironman in 2016

[Stephenite]

Fantastic, @Tin Pot. Very respectable time indeed.

 

[Booyaa]

Great effort pal, congratulations!

 

[fimm]

Well done.
Best wishes for Bolton! Enjoy it.

 

[Tin Pot]

Hi all, all set for tomorrow, tracker here:

Im bib 1409 and hoping to be out of the water by 07:05.

http://tracking.ironmanlive.com/mob...ce=uk&y=2016&athlete=1409&sex=m#axzz4Ea16vbvC

And if you think it's worth a few pennies to Scope and Bloodwise:

http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/JosephMulhall

It's only taken 3 years of training, so no pressure eh?

Cheers all,

TP

 

[steve292]

nice swim.....

 

[Milkfloat]

Been following you today whilst playing with the kids, watching the tour and generally not doing a huge amount. Kudos to you for spending the whole time working your butt off. Glad to see you completed.

 

[Stephenite]

Well done. Great effort.

 

[Tin Pot]

Thanks guys, wow that was an experience. Too many things to say, but you lot would appreciate the street where TDF style you're cycling through a screaming crowd inches away.

Blew my mind (and my legs).

I was always fearing the run, and Id like to say I fell apart half way through but the truth is that I got off the bike and there was nothing to give... I wasn't alone though

Great atmosphere, the people of Bolton and surrounds were amazing.

 

[LocalLad]

Congratulations! Your run time tells me you did better than you're suggesting!

 

[steve292]

Well done !!!

 

[jay clock]

I have done three of these buggers and any race you finish inside the cut off is a result. Serious respect. 14:30 is a very creditable result

SIgned up for Weymouth half in Sept, Mallorca Half in May and Austria IM (2nd time) in July.Had better lose some weight!

 

[fimm]

Thanks guys, wow that was an experience. Too many things to say, but you lot would appreciate the street where TDF style you're cycling through a screaming crowd inches away.

Blew my mind (and my legs)..

This.
This is what I remember most from my Ironman - I had not expected it at all. And you have your name on your race number, so people shout your name!

I was always fearing the run, and Id like to say I fell apart half way through but the truth is that I got off the bike and there was nothing to give... I wasn't alone though

Seen your run time. Ouch. Well done for grinding that out and finishing

 

[jay clock]

I was always fearing the run, and Id like to say I fell apart half way through but the truth is that I got off the bike and there was nothing to give... I wasn't alone though
.

it is a walk not a run isn't it? my three races have been between 5;21 and 5:45!

 

[User33236]

Well done!

Mrs SG completed her first IRONMAN yesterday. A problem with her cycle shoes meant her feet were already painfull and bistered prior to the run, which became more of a (painful) walk as a result.

She's signing up for next year to try and better her time

 

[Tin Pot]

it is a walk not a run isn't it? my three races have been between 5;21 and 5:45!

And @fimm

I'm not a great runner but with a half Mara time of 2:04, and half iron run of 2:14(?) I was thinking call it 2:20, double it, 4:40 and add a bit...5hrs.

So I dismount in front of dozens of people and my knees nearly gave way but found them to get into T2. Coming out you go straight into a hill, so walking already, then as it flattened out I started getting spotty vision so time to back off already. Eventually got around the first loop of 9 or 10 miles...There were hundreds of people walking past me, behind me, ahead of me - it was quite funny really.

If you're thinking of doing it, think long and hard. And if you decide to commit to it, make sure that recovery, nutrition and training are the most important things in you life. It's worth it.