O.rangeCannon's pirate journey!!!!!!!

So I'm now a pirate, (ie normal people who are inspired by the runners world forumites doing IMs)..... This involves drinking beer, buying lots of yellow kit, oh, and a race or 2 a year to give it an objective.

I bumped into the pirates via the runners world magazine / forum, and they gave me the confidence to dare enter an IM.

Bastards!

History
2010 IMDE - flat, Outlaw - flat
2011 IM Regensburg 2011 - flat, IMWales - hilly, oh so windy
2012 Lanza - hilly and windy
2013 - IM Lanza - the return :-)

Recovering from knee issues, (too many rugby injuries) so now the plan is to swim OK, be an Uber Biker, and just let the run take care of itself. Oh Well

IM Lanza 2013 - Here we go again!

by orangecannon Sep 10th 2012

so I resumed basic week training.

My basic week looks like:-

Mon	Bike commute 30 min functional leg session at lunch part run home Swim
Tue	part run in 30 min core Bike commute
Wed	Extended bike commute inc intervals Optional spin bike intervals, (If i miss morning session) part run home Swim
Thu	part run in Optional general weights session Bike commute
Fri	Rest yoga at lunch
Sat	Swim optional run
Sun	Long bike

Weekly Summary

wk					total	comments
1	1.5	10	3.5	0.5	15.5	Aim - re-establish my basic week. Get swimming, start bike/run commuting again. get ready for 30 runs of 30 minutes in 30 days of September. 30 minute runs were an absolute killer after no running for 3 months. runs #1. #2 done
2	1.5	12.5	3.5	1	15.5	Southern Sportive. Great 3 hours, then I was rubbish. I have lost lots over the last 3 months. Oh well. 190k in 6.55. Critical Power up to 265w from 240w measured 4 weeks ago :-) runs #3-8 done of 30 of 30 mins in 30 days.

Tags: base training, ironman, lanzarote

« Post knee surgery - rehab / resuming stuff

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by member: sarahleonard, Sep 11th 2012 08:20

Great to hear that you've resumed training again, here's to a successful build towards Lanza 2013!

Post knee surgery - rehab / resuming stuff

by orangecannon Sep 10th 2012

So I had 6 weeks total rest. Then started rehab with a Physio. He said his main aim was to stop me doing too much too soon. It worked, and did a slow reintroduction to cycling over the next 4 weeks. I then started regular bike commuting, slowly...

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knee surgery

by orangecannon Jun 22nd 2012

So post Lanza, the scans got reviewed, and yes i did have a issue..... Had an arthroscopy this week, and had the meniscal cartilage tear trimmed and tidied. Also had the plica removed/ scraped Also have a torn cruciate ligament, ( old) Fi...

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IM Lanza - Race Report

by orangecannon May 25th 2012

Pre race The race briefing was a bit different to the IM briefings I have been to before. It was done by the race director - he's about 60+, with his white hair in a pony tail - bit of an aged hippy. Credit where its due though, he has been runni...

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IM Lanza 2012 - training week by week

by orangecannon Jan 1st 2012

*sigh* Left knee is buggered giving me pain on running at my normal speed..... Slower running means I get calf cramp as I end up running subcounsiously on tiptoes - running around the injury. Wheels fell of but I have now got my head around ...

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