tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668492646895424721.post6175678561793464838..comments2023-07-14T05:05:47.936-07:00Comments on John's Ironman Adventure: I found smooth!skierzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478289863038699061noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668492646895424721.post-71406703592816797562010-05-04T13:49:30.067-07:002010-05-04T13:49:30.067-07:00funny you mention the workouts are the same, but d...funny you mention the workouts are the same, but different. they surely change a little bit and the fact that you wont feel it is a good sign!, good luck!valenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683054963550064344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668492646895424721.post-33321502861576546642010-05-04T13:00:14.710-07:002010-05-04T13:00:14.710-07:00Well they do say that an Ironman can't be won ...Well they do say that an Ironman can't be won on the swim, but can be lost on it.<br /><br />I am not an Ironman, but I think that your approach makes sense, conserve energy, and kick butt later.<br /><br />To me 3500m is not easy, it sounds amazing!<br /><br />Oh, and those hills around me...the Tour de France used them 3 years back, passed my back door in fact. My weird mindset is if it is good enough for the Tour, riding on them hills should be good training for me. Though I wish I had their speed, it was awesome.JudyMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04442868795287209622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668492646895424721.post-26901538241672803562010-05-04T05:35:01.447-07:002010-05-04T05:35:01.447-07:00Good luck with the base training. You're going...Good luck with the base training. You're going to kill it.Bryan https://www.blogger.com/profile/03248841413916879196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668492646895424721.post-66342786754059955632010-05-03T18:24:42.716-07:002010-05-03T18:24:42.716-07:00thanks for sharing. so true...practice does make p...thanks for sharing. so true...practice does make perfect and with the swim, efficiency is the name of the game. Good job!KC (my 140 point 6 mile journey)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05183039121953689933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668492646895424721.post-34104379830777511212010-05-03T17:54:03.341-07:002010-05-03T17:54:03.341-07:00Yes, savor these moments that you're still in ...Yes, savor these moments that you're still in love with the sport. You will have those days when you will want to bag ironman all together...but it's totally worth it. The race IS the prize.Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15398496906384738920noreply@blogger.com