tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789638596807243388.post1145763909624677640..comments2010-07-30T03:39:24.193-07:00Comments on Endurance Nation: EN: Four Keys to Ironman ExecutionRich Strausshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02371301053548641245noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789638596807243388.post-7746443642724916112010-07-30T00:30:43.433-07:002010-07-30T00:30:43.433-07:00The best advice I came across in my frantic trawli...The best advice I came across in my frantic trawling of the net. Put it into practice during IM Switzerland this year (2010) to finish in 12 hrs. Holding back on the bike is hard, but I kept repeating my mantra 'Don't eat the paste'. Big pay-off in the run, as I was passing people for fun, particularly on the last laps. My lap splits actually fell as I went through the marathon.<br /><br />An excellent post guys, and a few key phrases that kept ringing in my head, even in soggy, sugar-addled mode. It led me to a finish time 1:30 ahead of my predicted finish.Marconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789638596807243388.post-41635907179996888132007-12-12T18:17:00.000-08:002007-12-12T18:17:00.000-08:00Hi guys I followed this principal, from other stuf...Hi guys <BR/><BR/>I followed this principal, from other stuff I have read from your web site, emails etc. I am 39 years old and have been in the triathlon gig for nearly four years. <BR/><BR/>I just completed my first IM (IMWA - Busselton, Western Australia on Dec 2nd) and was very pleased with the way I raced and basically followed my plan, which was very similar to what you just outlined in the Four Keys article. <BR/><BR/>It worked like a charm. I had a nice solid swim (66min), a conservative bike leg - so many people passed me in the first 120km (!), (5:58hrs incl T1/T2) and a great run (3:58hrs), which was my first marathon. I passed so many people in the run. I think only people who were a full lap in front of me (8 and 9hour finishers) passed me. I finished in the top 25% of runners. Each of the 3 run laps was no more than 1 minutes difference in time. It was awesome. I ended up with 11:03 hours and finished in the top 3rd of the field overall. <BR/><BR/>Your tips and advice were awesome & I kept telling myself to swim & ride as a warm-up for the run.<BR/><BR/>Thanks heaps <BR/><BR/>Cheers <BR/>Darin <BR/><BR/>Scarborough, WA. <BR/>Australia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com