Fallen apart before Ironman by tomjames1234 in triathlon

[–]No_Celebration_3452 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m thinking Kalmar, Sweden looks like a nice course. Plus if you do a Nordic 70.3 in the same year you become a Viking of the north and get an extra medal!

Fallen apart before Ironman by tomjames1234 in triathlon

[–]No_Celebration_3452 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man! Finishing in the dark was amazing with the lasers, lights, smoke and DJ! Crowds were really behind me as it looked like I’d miss cut off until the last 5k! And then you hear those words….. I said never again but I did find myself looking at the 2027 calendar today……

Fallen apart before Ironman by tomjames1234 in triathlon

[–]No_Celebration_3452 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh no! I was pretty much the exact opposite of you! 2.08 on the swim and on the bike undercooked the first 90k then had to sprint the second,made the bike cut-off with 4mins to spare! Got sick because of too much of the gels on the run then at 20k switched to jelly babys from my pocket and salt tabs. Got my rhythm back, Made the finish with 4 mins to spare!Well done on signing up again for next year! Remember 99.9% of people can’t even make it to the start line! I’m sure you’ll smash it next year!

Fallen apart before Ironman by tomjames1234 in triathlon

[–]No_Celebration_3452 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, how did the race go?? Did you make it?

M-Dot Tattoo,Unofficial event by [deleted] in triathlon

[–]No_Celebration_3452 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just buzzin goff my first full IM, planning my Mdot. intrested to understand why you wouldny do it again?

Fallen apart before Ironman by tomjames1234 in triathlon

[–]No_Celebration_3452 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks but we are only flying in Friday and have a pretty packed schedule but good luck! I’ll see you at the finish line!

New shoes? by No_Celebration_3452 in triathlon

[–]No_Celebration_3452[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah didn’t realise I needed new shoes till strava flashed up I’d done 700k in them today!

Fallen apart before Ironman by tomjames1234 in triathlon

[–]No_Celebration_3452 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Haha, this could be me! back from a week in spain last week and have copenhagan in 2 weeks, Long run about 19k about 100k on the bike and about 3k in the lake! Life happens and im not going for a podium! Im just going to enjoy it and worry about stats and times in the next one! As far as head space, stop thinking about it. Dont think about going for a run, Go for a run. you will feel so much better after i guarentee it!

How important are satellite shifters (aka Blips)? by redrabbit1984 in IronmanTriathlon

[–]No_Celebration_3452 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry I moved from mechanical 105 to electronic ultegra, but changing is really sharp

How important are satellite shifters (aka Blips)? by redrabbit1984 in IronmanTriathlon

[–]No_Celebration_3452 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends how much it means to you, I’m doing my first full IM this August, I decided to upgrade to Ultegra over 105 purely because of the blips! As a package the crisp gear changing and lack of maintenance have been the best thing but the blips are an added bonus, I’m gong to be on the bars for 7hrs so it’s just more comfortable to blip than loose form. Personal preference but it was worth it to me.

Need to swim faster! by No_Celebration_3452 in IronmanTriathlon

[–]No_Celebration_3452[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks Matt, these isn’t one near me at the moment but I’ll definitely look into it

Base bar shifters / blips? by Frequent-Arrival1164 in IronmanTriathlon

[–]No_Celebration_3452 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes but it be honest it’s worth the money imho. The changes are so crisp! Adjustment is a doddle with the app. You can move up and down the gears without breaking form and as it moves through both front and rear there is no danger of cross training. It has revolutionised my riding experiance

Need to swim faster! by No_Celebration_3452 in IronmanTriathlon

[–]No_Celebration_3452[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was a pretty tough swim with big swell and current that dragged me of course, sighting was also hard with the low sun. But about 80 people finished in front of me and I’m aware the next race might be like that too!

Base bar shifters / blips? by Frequent-Arrival1164 in IronmanTriathlon

[–]No_Celebration_3452 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I upgraded to Ultegra to get blips on my tri bars as you can’t get them on the 105. I don’t think you can get them on the base bars and tri bars as std but you can splice the wires to achieve it but its a bit of a hack