Oh dear, training went a little out the window last week (after Tuesday). After arriving back in Vienna things seemed to go down hill. Everyone at work had a cold last week and I thought I had missed it. When I was back in the UK I was also exposed to the first good cold virus of the year. Again I thought I had escaped... but sadly not.
After dosing up on the great "Hohes C" a vitamin C drink in Austria (other drinks are available!) I managed to get back out yesterday for 8km and then this morning again for another 8km at the Prater. Vienna was cold this morning but the bright blue skies made it worth going out. Todays run was even under 37mins. Not too shaby.
I suddenly find myself a little sad as my friend at work is not going to wolfgangsee now. Which reults in me not going either :( I was kind of hoping he would change his mind. But I think he wants to concentrate on his triathlon training for next year in the Austria Ironman. It does however spark the though of completing an Ironman..... It's quite odd though, last year I was thinking about the Vienna marathon and now I'm thinking about an Ironman.
For those who don't know and Ironman consists of three sports: swimming, cycling and running. Most importantly it's the distances which are a little shocking: 3.8 km (2.4 mile), 180 km (112 mile) and 42 km(26.2 mile) repsectfully. Having to do a marathon after all of that swimming and cycling sounds a bit of a challenge.
What makes it a bit more of a challenge is that there is a cut off point of 17 hours. Now I would hope to finish in under that... but you never know. Everyone seems to have a goal of under 12 hours.
It is tempting though. I did a small questionaire which gave you a score to show if you are suitable. Because I did quite a bit of swimming training before, a bit of cycling and finally I have run a marathon (ok just one!) but other than that slight embelishment I scored quite well. To be honest it's not the swimming or the running which scares me its the long cycle - oh and the combination of all three!
Of couse there are other options. There are shorter distances: sprint, olympic and half triathlons. Which sound a little more easy on those training hours!
Perhaps just a pipedream, but you never know. If I make it to Munich I can also try and train there a little and see how it goes.
Right lets hope this week sees an improvement in fitness.
