So although it carries a higher risk, it may be worth thinking about going slightly harder up the climbs than you would like to, and then using the descents to recover while concentrating on carrying speed. It helped on the tricky sections such as Summerhill, the tight bends descending into Narberth and the rough single track lanes off the ridgeway. Despite this, I had a race I am very proud of, the 7th fastest AG run of the day and a group of family and friends whose support and generosity never ceases to amaze me. Missing out by under 5 minutes hurt, especially as I predicted it would come down to the swim time. How hard can one push? Anything that will help me to hold my position and give me speed for nothing is worth investigating in my eyes. Otherwise it may be a very miserable, long, experience... IM Wales Run Course is hilly so dont leave it all out there on the bike... How to Ride the Ironman Wales bike course (possibly...). My plan for the run was simple. Those who know me will concur that I’m pretty obsessive when it comes to all things ‘aerodynamic’. This is what I told my friend who was attempting his 3rd Ironman after the previous two hadn't gone to plan. This is a highlight of the ride for me, and some good news; you do this climb twice! Saturday My wife was racing the triathlon in Saundersfoot so I had the house to myself so I could pack my bags with all kit I needed. The new Bolton bike course trends slower than either the Wales or Lanzarote courses. Pembrokeshire plays host annually to one of the most difficult triathlons in Wales – the Long Course Weekend. I trusted my training and my run legs. Ironman Wales 2016 Race Report. However If there is favourable wind forecast, and your disc is a fancy lightweight one, it may be worthwhile picking a disc over a shallow or deep section wheel. Given the size of the shift and the much slower bike median I thought I’d compare distributions with a couple of other races at the slow end of the Ironman Calendar. (as it is in the second loop of the course). I was very proud and very emotional. If riding it isn't possible, then driving the course is a good substitute, although if doing this really try and take in what the course would be like if you were riding it. Run easy up the hills, hard on the downhill and steady on the flats. What a nice surprise to see my support crew at the bottom of the hill ready to give me some splits and encouragement. Possibly write them on a mini stickey note and sellotape to your top tube. Be sure you are confident doing technical descents if you choose a TT rig. 1246 members and 1242 others Features; Sign Up for Free. Nothing more complex than that. The third lap in was a blur. 112.552 miles. I entered this race to decide for myself which was harder Ironman Lanzarote or Ironman Wales. I finished in a time of 10:17:27 passing 4 people in the last 5k. According to my Garmin, it has ~400m of elevation gain over 4 laps. Also, as with any Ironman ride, make sure you know where the feeds stops are located. Last Week's Leaders. The Flatter Bit: Despite my legs feeling pretty good in the early miles out to Angle I was repeatedly getting overtaken. I was so deep in the hurt zone that I just missed my watch beep and it came back to bite me later on. I had a race plan and stuck to it, are those extra watts you push to save you 20 seconds up Narberth worth it? It was a real boost and it refocused my mind to the task at hand, I needed an Ironman run PB to stand any chance of a Kona slot. I knew I was moving well but I still had another lap to go. I remember seeing people I recognised but I was in a bad place, often only managing a small hand gesture in exchange for some support. 2. I refused to play cat and mouse and also stubbornly refused to get out of my saddle on the climbs. Knowing the difficulty and technicality of the course I set my power target slightly lower than I would normally but I needed to run well if I was going to have any chance of competing so I taped my power targets to my top tube to keep me focused throughout the early parts of the race. Again this probably comes down to personal preference and whether you like to spin or grind out big gears. 1,622 views. In terms of gearing, I have previously used a compact 50/34 and standard 53/39, but always with an 11-28 cassette. I was flying. This copy should match the race card. he advice here would probably be stick to your race plan and avoid going too much in to the red (i.e high heart rate). Lanzarote is faster at the front of the race which may reflect the field that it draws. Track your training, Challenges, and IRONMAN® VR™ races via your wearable device and sync your activity to your IRONMAN VIRTUAL CLUB profile upon completion. There is no doubt THIS incarnation of wales was much harder than Lanzarote, but Gale force winds are not the norm in wales (though admittadly not rare). Follow my Training & Racing on Strava ... Back to Ironman Training & Ironman Wales Course Recce TriathlonDan. As a weaker swimmer this was my chance - don't F&@K it up Craig! I would recommend riding the course (or key parts of the course) before race day so you know exactly what to expect. It’s the fastest section of the course and I really focused on holding my bike position as often as I could. It is not a fast course, but it is not unbelievably hard either. I also took a video and timed it, I needed it to be second nature. Ironman Wales 2016 is just around the corner, so I thought I would share some thoughts (I'll refrain from calling them 'tips' in case it turns out to be terrible advice...) about how to nail/smash/rip up/destroy/just ride the bike course. this terrain is so varied that it will average out. 5th should do it, 6th would have a strong chance, 7th onward would be slim. The bike a bullet course. I wasn’t a slave to pace, I barely looked at my watch. The run flat and fast if you run. Please submit your updated sponsors, titles, and dates to them.. I was slowly sipping my way through 500ml of Beta Fuel an hour which contains a whopping 320 calories and 80g carbs. Coming off the back of an unexpected 6th place at Long Course Weekend Wales, I began the summer training block on a bit of a high. My focus for 2016 was time trialling and I hadn't done any t James (Grandfield) informed me that I was 10th in my AG but was running ‘significantly faster than all but 2 of them’. Overview Bike Course Closure Map 2020. I sat down with coach, Mark (Whittle), back in September 2018 to discuss goals and I asked him if he thought I could ‘compete’ for a Kona slot at Ironman Wales in 2019? It was going to be a big year of work. If you have done the training and paced the bike well then you will grow into the run. The reason being that because of the technical descents, you end up freewheeling more than usual. The “Jurassic beast” in Dorset is a much tougher cycle course in my opinion. (On the other hand, riding a course such as Lanzarote which has a similar amount of climbing, but with much longer, straight descents, you can still lay the power down descending and so keep power variability low). Rate this route (0) ROUTE METRICS. It’s at Lamphey on the second loop that things usually start to unravel, but today I felt strong. I did this (well, tried to) and the reaction from the spectators was worth it. Edit: I also competed at Ironman Wales 2016 where I got a new bike course pb of 4:58:06sec, which was the fastest bike split of the day [strava link]. In my opinion, this doesn't work so well on the Wales course. 50:37, 3 minutes slower. I placed myself in the 1:00/1:05 swim pen with the hope that I could somehow catch a draft and squeeze out a few underserved minutes. All the time you spend freewheeling, you are doing exactly no watts. December’s ‘Tis The Season To Tri’ virtual program from IRONMAN provides great incentives and iconic triathlon courses to ride on ROUVY. Mobile; Features; Subscription; ... Ironman Wales Tenby, Wales, United Kingdom Group for people competing or training for Ironman Wales. I had no idea of time but that didn’t matter, I felt fresh so it was onwards and upwards. It can also be windy in Wales so this should influence selection. So if running isn't your strength, it might be worth taking it slightly easier on the bike to save your legs for the run. So if you then ride up the hills conservatively, you'll end up just riding the whole course under powered and a bit slow. Login to your existing IRONMAN® account or create your profile to sync your wearable device app with your IRONMAN Virtual Club Dashboard. I began at a comfortable pace and grew into the swim, a stark contrast to my usual ‘escaping a school of piranhas’ pace that I often adopt. I was running my 6th fastest marathon, my fastest Ironman marathon and racing for a Kona spot, this was supposed to hurt. I collected my third band and made my way back down into town. Both an ambitious and ambiguous goal I agree. DISTANCE 8379 ft | 8359 ft. ... Less than 24 hours remain to complete your run/bike/run for IRONMAN VR16! Entering it seemed like a good idea at the time. So he signed up, as did I, without really thinking about it. I have used both, and would pick the TT rig every time. However, today my legs felt heavy. Basically, If I wasn’t climbing, I was locked in position. Last Week; This Week; This Week's Leaderboard. It's like a scene from a mountain stage in the TdF. Fine margins, but we knew it would be. I sprinted through town as fast as I could. I stayed aero when I could, 15mph or less then I sat up, apart from that I was down. I walk the aid stations and ONLY the aid stations. Edit: I also competed at Ironman Wales 2016 [blog post] where I got a new bike course pb of 4:58:06sec, which was the fastest bike split of the day [strava link]. I recced the run from my bag to my bike. I still had no idea of swim time as I left T1 but there were still lots of bikes in their racks so I thought I had done ok. A false sense of security maybe but it relaxed me. Good brakes are essential, not just for safety but to maximise speed in the technical sections. Practice your nutrition and practice it again. I mean, define compete. I was beginning to find my running legs but my head was still in the sea, I don’t remember much of lap two apart from telling Mark that I felt like crap (a statement I would now like to retract and use for the third lap instead) The second lap concluded and in ‘47:31’. I was all sorted by 11am leaving the rest of the day to eat, check into our B&B and drive some of the bike course. The event consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride finishing with a marathon into Bolton town centre. Catch all of the highlights from this weekend's IRONMAN Wales on IRONMAN now. If that was the case then my assumptions on the day were correct. The final lap hurts for everyone, not just me (but at that moment in time, in my head, I was the only one suffering in the world). My GPS data said I swam 4344m at a pace of 1:37 100/m. My first Ironman. I also joined a couple of IM Wales Strava clubs and tried to make sure I came in the top 10 for volume there too. As the Official Virtual Training Partner of IRONMAN, ROUVY will offer up to 35 IRONMAN® and IRONMAN® 70.3® bike courses on its platform, providing IRONMAN athletes from around the world a virtual riding experience based on existing event courses. My hamstrings and calves were cramping with every step and my energy was rapidly depleting, I needed a Mario Mushroom (or my forgotten gel) I was in a world of pain and looked like Casper the Ghost, I just didn’t want to run anymore. Game changer. The wheels were beginning to wobble, I missed a gel at this point, the eyes were beginning to close and the cramp was setting in. True to our assumptions and previous trends, the Kona slots in my AG rolled down to 5th but sadly not 6th. After a meander around Tenby it was penultimate done. ), where it always rains. 2014 Top 5 bike splits of the day (list sorted by bike … It was so long away that although it seemed like an impossibly big goal it was far enough away to be quite abstract. “For the whole year there had been a steady countdown towards the Ironman logo in my “Fran Training Calendar” for 10th September – Ironman Wales. So if you are using carbon wheels maybe make sure the brake blocks work well in the wet. Both are managed by Webmasters. Jun 10, 2015 - Things that are needed for the bike. I was very close to missing transition cut off, I almost had a wetsuit malfunction and I very nearly forgot to put my pink bag on the hook. Despite the marathon and bike split doing a good job of masking the swim time, I was hopeful that the 12-month investment into a Masters Swim squad would translate to a good Ironman Wales swim come September 15th. I don’t feel I have an answer to this question. It wouldn’t be worth it without them. Despite the pain and suffering I wanted that emotion to last forever. In light of that, no cycling stone had been left unturned; ceramic bearings, waxed chains, aero gloves, trip strips, aero chainring, ergo pads and high extensions.... you name it, I have investigated it, so why not do it all justice and hold the position? The course is 'only' 110.6miles long according to my garmin. It’s almost like the crowd volume doubles for your final push. After being deprived of Heartbreak Hill last year I was super excited heading into Saundersfoot. I broke down at the finish line when I found out I had finished 6th in my AG. Took the swim easy(ish). One less stress to think about. TERRAIN CALORIES CONFIGURE. I did my best to keep the effort down but that atmosphere does funny things to you, a truly humbling and emotional experience. The emotion you experience here is like no other I have experienced in sport, even Maggie Thatcher would have cracked a smile on this climb. I was out of the water and onto my bike in under 8 minutes. Menu. Run - total elevation on my garmin was 550m. 2019 started off with a wedding and ended with an Ironman. This unique event lasts three days in mid-July, accomodating some of the best triathlon talen in the UK and the world, including a number of IRONMAN UK athletes, serving as the perfect preperation and build up to the IRONMAN Wales event in September. TRIATHLETES gearing up for this year’s Ironman UK event will face a new cycling route. I told Loz on numerous occasions in the weeks leading into the race that if I swim 65min then I think I will qualify for Kona but if I swim 70min then it would be game over. See more ideas about bike, bike repair stand, bicycle. This was it, I had 10k left to get to the big dance. You can expect more spectators on the bike course than any other event and a historic finish line. When things got dark I reminded myself of why I was there. #IMWales #AnythingIsPossible. I made up a lot of time on these sections. It makes deciding whether to stop at a particular feed station during the race easier if you know when the next one will be. Heartbreak hill didn’t disappoint, the support was immense and I was welling up. We round up the hardest Strava segments that the world's tarmacked roads have to offer, including 100km Peruvian ascents, and 100m, 34% American streets. Fingers crossed. This was relatively stress-free and I've made lists prior to the day. The Hilly Bits: My Strava history tells me I’ve ridden the IM Wales course 37 times in the last 4 years. Due to the challenging elevation profile of the course, a lot of people seem to debate whether to use a full on TT rig or a road bike with clip on aerobars. Strava. I was deep in the well at this point, with pain as the only metric not pace. I collected my first band and headed back into Tenby town to complete my first lap of 47:28’, too fast, I thought. This would definitely depend on how comfortable you are on a TT bike though - you need to be confident descending the technical downhill sections whilst on the TT extensions and feel comfortable climbing the short, steep hills, probably out of the saddle (I try and stay in aero position for as many climbs as possible). Missing out this year has only added fuel to the fire and I'm sure I’ll sit down with Mark again soon and plan Ironman (insert name here) for 2020. I climbed out of Tenby for the first time and it was here that I was greeted by a wave of support - everyone who had made the trip West to watch me was gathered here. A shambles of a human, I needed an Ironman miracle…...or a Valium. The Ratings can be used to compare times from different courses. If you have any questions, please contact uk@ironmanroadaccess.com or call 03330116600 providing the following details: Name Telephone number Leaving from postcode Journey to post code Time of departure Details of enquiry . IRONMAN Australia is the latest bike course in the series created for you to train with an immersive augmented ROUVY experience or recon the route for your future race. For example, an 8:37 in Barcelona (course rating of 23 minutes) is a similar performance to a 9:28 in Wales (course rating of -28 minutes). Always Aim High Events The Events Hub, Pen yr Orsedd, Llangefni, North Wales, LL77 7AW +44(0)1248 723 553 info@alwaysaimhighevents.com Opening Hours Mon-Fri: 9:00-17:00 ASCENT / DESCENT Road . In the past there have been huge crowds here, all goading you to light the fuse and go ballistic up the climb. Another thing to agonise over is whether to use a disc or a deep section rim on the rear. I usually feel awesome on the first lap, having to hold myself back. I knew I couldn’t hang around on this 1k run up to my bike, I needed to claw back some time. Ironman Wales Bike Route Cycle route mapped by Simon Crowther 4 years ago Starts near Tenby, GB SEARCH NEARBY. 2014 Top 5 bike splits of the day (list sorted by bike split time). I turned off all data on my watch, this stopped me panicking if I glanced at it. No faff, no aid stations, no gut problems. This first section from Tenby to Carew was all about position. The early pacing decisions were starting to pay off as were the nutritional ones. My watch lapped for the final time in 50:36, with only a sprint down the red carpet to go. Half marathon done in 1:36. Tri-Suit around my waist to limit the restricted feeling I usually get. It’s been an epic year all round largely due to the support from Loz who postponed a 2019 honeymoon in the hope of one in Hawaii in 2020, sadly she will have to settle for fish and chips in Porthcawl now. This self-inflicted pressure was probably why my anxiety increased exponentially on the morning of the race. The Ratings are based on a 9-hour Ironman (consisting of a 55 minute swim, a 4:50 bike and a 3:10 run plus five minutes for T1 and T2). The Hilly Bits: My Strava history tells me I’ve ridden the IM Wales course 37 times in the last 4 years. I was in and out of T2 in little over 3min. Kona slots available: 75 Average peak temperature: 24° C Previously, I have used 65mm deep sections on the front and rear, opting for lightness over the aerodynamics of a disc. In fact, the bike equipment probably deserves a blog post in it’s own right. Welcome to the Grind! Almost all of my long runs over the summer were on the course and all done to feel not pace. Radde’s course ratings include the fastest swim, bike and run courses. Bike - total elevation in my wahoo was circa 2500m. I’m not sure which one was more stressful but I know which one I'll be doing again soon. It worked. IM Wales bike course elevation profile (2500m total gain). … The conventional wisdom of the ironman triathlete is to ride smoothly, keeping the variability index as low as possible, to minimise fatigue on the legs. Heartbreak hill - the crowds make this climb spectacular. The conditions were perfect, no chop, no wall of waves and no wind. The IRONMAN UK 2019 bike course was seen as a new challenge to those athletes who raced it. I wanted to compete with the best in my AG and I had done exactly that. IRONMAN Frankfurt, Germany – 9 July 2017 – *SOLD OUT* Frankfurt hosts the Ironman European Championships and as such is a popular event, luring the very best triathletes from across Europe. Basically, If I wasn’t climbing, I was locked in position. 1. 0 comments. I arrived back at T2 with a bike time I was very happy with and ready to run. Text Block Subtitle (Centered): IRONMAN 70.3 Sponsored by [Title Sponsor Name Here] Don't worry you won't feel like you got it easy, as it also takes in 2500m of total elevation gain along the way, with short and (very) sharp climbs (some >15%) together with technical descents with some fairly sharp corners making it difficult to carry speed. Go too hard on the climb out of Tenby and you won’t pull it back. Earn points for your activities. I suppose it depends on how much you want something. There will be a 'tipping point' speed where it would become detrimental to pick a disc wheel over a lighter non disc option, so you need to be honest with yourself and pick appropriately. You need to remember that the run course is not flat either. I’m not a super strong rider but I am pretty small and aero and this is where I hoped to gain some free time. This is the equivalent of 2 bottles and 2 gels of most other products. But I found it wasn’t “epically hard climbs” more “constantly rolling”. A tactic of mine is to break the course into smaller segments with a focus for each. Join Club. IRONMAN UK has introduced an updated bike course, giving athletes an exciting new challenge at the iconic Bolton-based race taking place 12 July 2020.. Ironman Wales is a spectacular race and you should definitely do it. See how everyone is getting on and track progress. In fact, the bike equipment probably deserves a blog post in it’s own right. We knew there would be 4 slots and the likelihood of all slots being taken by thetop 4 would be unlucky. I exited the water knowing that I swam off course more often than I was on it, but I felt like I swam well (technically, at least). I mean, don’t get me wrong, it was getting harder but nothing like the sudden wall of doom I am accustomed to. Hero Text Instructions. 3. I was on autopilot. Also bare in mind that this is Ironman Wales, in Wales(! Firstly, thank you to all on r/triathlon. I would definitely recommend having an 'easy' gear option though to save your legs when those sharp steep climbs keep coming at you. I swam ok, I just can’t sight for toffee. Each lap of the run is 6.63 miles (10k-ish) and I set my watch up to lap at this point instead of each mile to ensure I didn’t push a climb. Point being, I know this course like the back of my hand. I carried my bike shoes to my bike, I run faster in socks than cleats. The Bike course itself gave me nothing to fear. I’m convinced it’s more than that but maybe it’s just so hilly that it feels more than that. I didn’t eat solid food this year, just the Beta Fuel. I have ridden it quite a few times now (both in practice and racing at 2012 and 2014 events) with the fastest being 5hr 22mins 31sec, which was the 5th fastest bike split of the day. Descending back into the crowd laden streets of Tenby for the final time felt so good. I talked myself through the last 10K. Course records and beautiful scenery! 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