tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33757785.post115880253019589462..comments2023-07-16T08:56:12.213-07:00Comments on Life After Ironmans, Ultras.. next?: My First 1/2..The Stretch Dochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07053384651158777748noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33757785.post-1158843867346775942006-09-21T06:04:00.000-07:002006-09-21T06:04:00.000-07:00I'm 80% sure that I'm going to do that race. I wa...I'm 80% sure that I'm going to do that race. I was just thinking about it yesterday and I am also a bit worried about the overall 8.5 cutoff -- it'll be close for me also. If I have a really bad day, I'll likely miss it.<BR/><BR/>For me, a slightly conservative estimate is 50 minutes for the swim, 4 hours for the bike, 3 hours for the run. That leaves me 40 minutes for transitions and unforseen events.<BR/><BR/>Swimming isn't my problem -- I can already do 1.2 miles pretty easily. It's the running and biking that I need to improve. I'm currently training for the Houston Half in January, and should have time to maintain my current level of biking (~30 miles). I figure if I do that, it leaves me 2.5 months post-Half to ramp up my biking for Lone Star, and to get a few >13.1 mile long runs in.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, that's a lot of info about me, not really advice for you! Haha. My thought though -- if you just maintain your level of biking through the fall, 2.5 months is enough time to ramp it up if your goal is just to finish (which is what mine is). That's my plan.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05871245844498806529noreply@blogger.com