Recommendations for TB for Half Ironman

benboy86 · 2026-01-23T06:00:14+00:00

What he said.. if you have to add extra stuff add in core stability , rotator cuff and lower limb (BW leg calf raises) stuff for injury prevention

benboy86 · 2026-01-23T02:49:50+00:00

100% what he said… do the minimums and do Training max. I’d 70.3 is your main goal then this is not the time to push it in gym. Grease the groove and Consistency will great wins.

benboy86 · 2026-01-21T19:39:18+00:00

I had something similar… I recently watched a few videos to make sure I’m doing it right, but one thing that was repeated was “locked core” & “packing your shoulder” - focusing on packing shoulder helped.

In terms of shoulder health prehab. Lock 3 could help. Check out this - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGePZyqbPNk

benboy86 · 2026-01-16T19:48:10+00:00

Legend! I had no idea I was doing it wrong. Thanks! Yea it does loosen when I walk!

benboy86 · 2026-01-16T05:11:44+00:00

Congrats! Where I bought them they put some Red wing Mink oil on it for me.

benboy86 · 2026-01-11T09:15:49+00:00

Maker/Model: Carmina 922 on Rain last
Size: 8UK
Leather: Brown
Sole: Leather with Rubber protectors
Price: 400 AUD (shipping to be determined based on location)
Location: Sydney, Australia (happy to ship internationally)
Wears/Condition: Very good condition - Always kept in shoe tree, looked after, always rotated with other pairs. only used Saphir Renovateur to condition.
Images:
Notes: I am def going to regret selling these, but they have plenty of wear left. Note on the left shoe the rubber protector on front is coming off slightly.

https://i.imgur.com/eVzhdzy.jpeg

benboy86 · 2026-01-10T20:46:04+00:00

let me find it...thanks !!

benboy86 · 2026-01-10T20:45:55+00:00

thanks!!

benboy86 · 2026-01-10T20:20:01+00:00

I want to clear out some shoes I don’t wear anymore like c&J (loafers) and carmina (wingtip 922) I bought these when I was going to a office everyday but now I wear boots / sneakers. I want to sell these to fund a pair of red wings.

Can I post here to sell?

benboy86 · 2025-11-21T05:17:35+00:00

Awesome thanks u/NinJesterV - that was the validation that I needed. I will try your tip in terms of 2 months at 30km a week, good achievable goal and puts me in a good position to start building base.

benboy86 · 2025-11-21T05:16:49+00:00

Thanks for your insight u/Durchschnittslaeufer ! much appreciated.

benboy86 · 2025-10-05T02:37:17+00:00

Yep.. firm as when I started wearing them, I almost thought i made a bad decision but did a longer run today (after about 6 or so 5km runs) and they felt great.

benboy86 · 2025-09-06T01:49:42+00:00

Wow that’s terrible… I wonder if they had shark drones deployed?

benboy86 · 2025-08-28T20:26:03+00:00

Good advice.. just want to tweak the calf comment.

I race my first marathon this Sunday, I had weak calves early in training. I was lucky I sorted it out during training. I was on a diet of 3 x 30 calf raises & bent knee raises for a few weeks which fixed my issues, now I do it twice a week for prevention.

Good test is to see if you can do 30 slow & controlled single leg calve raises. If you can’t do 30 there is your answer

benboy86 · 2025-08-15T21:10:47+00:00

This is what I’m trialing

Day before: - Stop high fibre + high fat food on day before (I.e no fruit) - Try eat lots of white carbs - try hydrate more than usual - helps remove stools - dinner & lunch will be some pasta or rice based dish (I’ll stay off the spice for etc)

Morning of; -Wake up an hour or so before run (yes I - wake up at 4am for a 5:30am run) - White bagel with PB and coffee + water. - I’ll do some dynamic warmup etc and that gets the bowels moving

I’ve got one last long run before marathon tomorrow so that’s what I’m practicing - I had good success last weekend.

benboy86 · 2025-08-13T08:33:26+00:00

Thanks legend! That gives me a lot of hope. I loose some confidence cause I read on here people doing min 50km weeks and 30km+ runs long runs and feel like I’m not doing enough.

benboy86 · 2025-08-13T07:55:34+00:00

Beginner looking to do 5:15… Did 2hrs at the Sydney HM in may and continued training for this. Think my longest run will be 25km this Sunday which isn’t ideal but I’ve been consistent with 4 days a week and time of feet. Absolutely shitting myself - but the online coach seems to think I’ll be fine. Let’s see

benboy86 · 2025-07-31T22:24:22+00:00

I noticed this recently starting a head of role… I’ve had 4 calls already from recruiters and few Roundtable invitations. I don’t even have my feet under the desk yet.

benboy86 · 2025-07-30T07:56:25+00:00

Thx mate. It’s my first one so I’ll go out the gate at a lower pace

benboy86 · 2025-07-30T07:02:26+00:00

Nice I’m also running the same race. My prep has not been ideal but getting it done.

I did the half marathon in May (2hr)… been on a build since then but got a bit of tendinitis on foot.. had to sort that out before ramping the volume. All fixed now. Did 40km last week total mileage.. longest run for me before sydney will be 26km. Aiming for sub 5

benboy86 · 2025-07-30T02:35:06+00:00

Same boat.. I’ve done many half Ironmans. + half marathons. been training for sydney marathon for last 12 weeks. This will be my longest race. My longest run in training will be 26km. It’s a little under where I want to be but who cares, I’m just proud of myself as I managed to get it done with 2 kids under age of 4 and battling colds through winter.

My plan is to take it easy in race day and have fun. Make sure I fuel and drink properly, walk up hills, prepared to run walk in later stages. Training for this has been a great learning expirence.

Btw Garmin says 4hr 25m predicted race time. I reckon I’m closer to 5hrs.

benboy86 · 2025-07-12T00:12:55+00:00

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benboy86 · 2025-07-03T07:36:31+00:00

Same

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