Iron-Voodoo

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You’ll no doubt train smarter this time, remembering all those little mistakes you made first time around both with training and the race. That previous experience will be invaluable. Good luck!

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@voodoo said in Iron-Voodoo:

Alright you horrible cnts - I’m back, and I’ve signed up for another round of this torture.

Port Mac again, 12 weeks to get into shape - and I’m coming off a low base.

On the positive side, I guess I know what the day holds.

On the negative, I won’t have that innate need to finish, since I’ve done one of these before…

It’s going to be an effort to train for this - I started a new job in October, and it’s bloody busy with a fair amount of travel. I’m hoping that with a disciplined diet (), and some muscle memory, I can get through this.

Wish me luck fellas!

Here we go!

[gt12]

You crazy MF

Ok, I’m going to get my fat ass off the sofa.

[antipodean]

@voodoo said in Iron-Voodoo:

Port Mac again, 12 weeks to get into shape - and I’m coming off a low base.

Take me three months to build up to a low base.

[voodoo]

Day 1 Update

Stuck at work late. Did not exercise.

Off to a good start!

[voodoo]

Week 1 down. Not spectacular, but I'm underway!

• Tuesday CBD run at lunch - 6kms @ 4:50/km
• Thursday run club intervals - 8 x 3mins, 1 min rest, total 5.5km @ 4:21/km
• Sat back on the trainer - fuck me I did not miss that thing - 52min doing some cunty workout thing, was rooted
• Sunday - 10km cruise at 5:19/km

Have decided that I'll largely ignore swimming as I'm a lost cause. Training is going to be all about the bike, and to a lesser extent the running.

Oh, and the diet...

[taniwharugby]

@voodoo I ran more than 1km for the first time in fucking years yesterday, 30mins for 5km (on a treadmill)...so your time is spectacular

[voodoo]

@taniwharugby said in Iron-Voodoo:

@voodoo I ran more than 1km for the first time in fucking years yesterday, 30mins for 5km (on a treadmill)...so your time is spectacular

Ha, welcome back!

You’re a runner again now mate

[voodoo]

Well, it's not been a great week.

I have a training plan that involves the bare minimum to get to the start line - c. 12hrs per week.

This week I managed about 3.5 hours. If I wanted to be generous and count the trainer as 2x being on the road (which I think is fair), we get to about 5 hours.

In short, I'm fcked

• Monday - 30mins on the trainer
• Thursday - run club intervals, 12 x 75s @ 3:49/km pace
• Saturday - brick: 50 mins trainer into 4km run at 4:34/km
• Sunday - 40mins on the trainer

10 weeks to go