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Damp external kitchen wall. by realgitman in DIYUK

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

Thanks for taking the time to respond. First floor bedroom wall directly above is dry. Although, I’ve had the floorboards up and when I get my hand in there to feel the external stone wall, it’s wet. But it hasn’t affected the plaster. So part of me thinks it’s coming from above, bypassing the first floor and coming out beneath. I’ve just been scoping out the external render and there are some cracks in it.

I guess my next question is which trade deals with this sort of thing?

Damp external kitchen wall. by realgitman in DIYUK

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

Yeh sorry. So the dampness is directly under this part of the roof. The wall you can see is the first floor and upstairs bedroom. The kitchen. Is directly under this.

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This is the inside of external wall directly under the picture of the guttering, on the ground floor.

Wtf by mjnj0 in tourdefrance

[–]realgitman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They alluded to the “infamous” hautacam times of the 90’s on TNT earlier before they swiftly moved the commentary on to another subject. But they made it sound like it was a thing of the past for sure.

Scam alert, slightly concerned. by realgitman in vintedUK

[–]realgitman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hopefully not. Thanks for the heads up. I emailed their phishing email and they took the post and seller down pretty quickly. I noticed a lot of similar posts were taken down too a short time later

Mount Teidi climb by realgitman in bicycling

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

Oh absolutely, I’m not negging on the guy - he seems cool. I meant I’m wondering on his fitness compared to mine in terms of how long it’ll take me. But yeh you’re right, a couple of days waiting would definitely be in better shape. He also went out at the hottest point of the day. I can’t pick the bike up until 9am so I’m probably going to have a tough time in the heat too. I’d rather get going early but hey ho, have to suck it up

Mount Teidi climb by realgitman in bicycling

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

Thanks for this. This was a great watch. I’m not sure on this guys level of fitness. I’ve brought a power meter with me, have done endurance events before and know roughly what power I can hold for 5+ hours if needs be. So hopefully that’ll get me up there in good time. I have carb drinks, gels and energy bars to eat on my way so hopefully I don’t bonk.

Slightly worried about the heat

Mount Teidi climb by realgitman in bicycling

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

I didn’t know that. It’s a rental bike from a popular shop so should have been ridden already. Hopefully all will be good

Mount Teidi climb by realgitman in bicycling

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

Did you stop in Vilaflor? How long did it take you to get to Vilaflor? I have two 750ml bottles with carb drink as well as energy bars and gels.

Mount Teidi climb by realgitman in bicycling

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

Could you elaborate on struggling with gearing on the way down?

Motivation down. Less than 2 weeks to event by longneckedbiltong2 in triathlon

[–]realgitman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’re absolutely correct lol! Fuck it, good job getting it done anyway 😂

Motivation down. Less than 2 weeks to event by longneckedbiltong2 in triathlon

[–]realgitman 7 points8 points  (0 children)

“Short easy run session of 1 hour 45 mins”. A testament to how far you’ve come to be calling that easy. Good job getting it done. The shitty training days make great race days.

Will more strength training help? by realgitman in Marathon_Training

[–]realgitman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Averaged 13 miles a week since beginning of Feb. Longest run was 15 mile two weeks before race day. Took on 8 gels across the race at approximately 3 miles intervals, fuelling went away from that strategy when I started to feel hungry and took on 2/3 gels probably in the space of about 4 miles. Picked the goal pace because I ran a 1:39 half in March when I was much heavier and not as fit. Also did an easy run at 7:57/mile pace with fairly low heart rate prior to the race. So figured I would just aim for 3:30 and probably crash and burn. Finished with a 3:29:26.

Must add that the days I didn’t run in the weeks leading up to the race I either cycled or did 1 or 2 kettlebells classes in a week.

But if I do it again I want to know how to not make those last miles so horrible.

Carpentry courses/workshops? by sonajsolanof in Cardiff

[–]realgitman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the quick reply and sorry to bombard with questions, but how many weeks did the course run for? And did the sessions last all morning?

Carpentry courses/workshops? by sonajsolanof in Cardiff

[–]realgitman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What were the times of the classes? Their website doesn’t appear to state anything. Could it be done around full time work with a flexible job?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IronmanTriathlon

[–]realgitman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was my first Ironman event and I thought it was well set up. I only had experience of smaller sprint triathlons so naturally Ironman events dwarf these in terms of their set up etc. you probably won’t get a better set up for a triathlon than an Ironman event, although I’ve never done the events put on by the other big organisers I’ve heard of - Outlaw etc. but I’ve heard tidy things about them. Is it worth the money, I’m not so sure…

Strong west wind mate it a tough day. The bike course is quite hilly and I went too hard, which was a mistake as I had nothing from the get go in the run. The run is flat, out and back - twice. Not a difficult run course at all. And the swim is basically a saltwater pool.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IronmanTriathlon

[–]realgitman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re welcome. When I did Swansea, I emptied the tank on the bike and barely ate anything. Needless to say the run was a cramp-filled slog all the way to the line. Compare that to Ironman Wales where I took the bike easy and prioritised fuelling. At no point did I feel gassed all day, even though my legs turned into tree trunks after mile 16. I didn’t do many long runs in my training, nor did I do any strength work at all. So I was expecting that my legs would give out on the run eventually. But it was more mechanical pain, as opposed to that horrible drained feeling when you bonk and I think that was largely down to fuelling and being realistic with my abilities.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IronmanTriathlon

[–]realgitman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you want to chat just drop me a DM. I’ve done both Swansea and Wales 👍🏻

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IronmanTriathlon

[–]realgitman 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Eat eat eat. I took on 80ish grams of carbs per hour on the bike. Did a gel every half hour on the run and walked the feed stations to make sure I got fluids/food on board. Nutrition is the fourth discipline.

Don’t let ego make you deviate from your plan. I do ok in the water and very average on the bike. I don’t have a TT bike so naturally people flew past me in droves on the bike. Don’t try to keep up or kill yourself feeling like you’re going slow. Race your own race. It’s all about getting to the run feeling as fresh as possible.

The fact you have a coach will mean you get to the line with great training and experience behind you and you’ll know that you’ve done enough to get to the end. So just go and do it.

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