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Blagging Burnham
May. 30th, 2011 12:21 pmThis year's go at Burnham Triathlon in two weeks' time is going to be a spectacular ass-pull. I haven't run since winter, haven't swum all year, and all my cycling has been of an entirely different character (super low effort, super long duration); my high-effort cardio fitness is somewhere back with the autumn leaves, I think. The Auld Knee is another factor: it hates torque, and TT riding is torquey spin.
So, some tests before actually racing:
Swim: Can I actually remember how to swim crawl at all? If I can, can I get back to the required 20 lengths without puking up a lung? Get in the pool and JFDI.
Bike: Does riding hard hurt? And more importantly, does the hurt matter? Through LEJOG there was plenty of hurt, but ample ibuprofen meant it shut up an went away; also the first ten miles hurt worst, so a warmup may be indicated. Torque hurts more but if it's just a rubbish signal from complaining gristle, I can pill and tune it out to a degree. Get the road bike fettled and hammer some commutes. Do Science on it.
Run: Can I actually run? Apparently yes I can -- if I can do 20 minutes now, I can do the 30-35 that Burhnam's sandy 5k offers, on race-day when the gumption is high. Cardio effort is extreme though, and my feet and calves are like "wat?". Test passed, though it's going to be ugly.
So, some tests before actually racing:
Swim: Can I actually remember how to swim crawl at all? If I can, can I get back to the required 20 lengths without puking up a lung? Get in the pool and JFDI.
Bike: Does riding hard hurt? And more importantly, does the hurt matter? Through LEJOG there was plenty of hurt, but ample ibuprofen meant it shut up an went away; also the first ten miles hurt worst, so a warmup may be indicated. Torque hurts more but if it's just a rubbish signal from complaining gristle, I can pill and tune it out to a degree. Get the road bike fettled and hammer some commutes. Do Science on it.
Run: Can I actually run? Apparently yes I can -- if I can do 20 minutes now, I can do the 30-35 that Burhnam's sandy 5k offers, on race-day when the gumption is high. Cardio effort is extreme though, and my feet and calves are like "wat?". Test passed, though it's going to be ugly.
