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18 posts tagged wales
Ironman Wales 2011 - Gathering courage
Groningen - Sometimes there are sets on the plan that just make me scared… Sets like last Friday. Two sets of 120 minutes on race pace, and in between 10 minutes to recover and get a refill. I must admit that 2*120 minutes comes down to 4 hours, which is not even the total of what I would do on race day. Nonetheless, it got me scared on both Wednesday and Thursday. But I made it and here is the story.
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Ironman Wales 2011 - Change of plan
Ronse (Belgium) - There are days, and there are days, and there are two of these days in a row… Days on which everything turns into a challenge. Challenges you don’t want to have on that day, or actually not at all. And two of those days in a row is just too much to handle. I am broken. My legs hurt, my head feels like it is going to explode, my forehead feels stuffed with something that is common in winter, and las but least there is a little mental setback.
A lot can happen in two days as I found out. It all looked promising! Two days in Belgium to get some hills in on both the bike and run. An early morning swim was planned and at 10:00 I was in the car heading to Ronse. Easy to find! First exit after Gent and follow the signs… Google maps told me it was roughly a 4 hour ride and without traffice and my phone showing me the way that was a piece of cookie?! Wrong!
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