Argie and his misson

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Battlecat Aug 2015 1:12pm, 3 Aug 2015 4,592 posts	0 Battlecat I feel sad that I can't stalk him down the A127 anymore
TRO Saracen Aug 2015 4:06pm, 3 Aug 2015 11,088 posts	0 TRO Saracen Going back a page the IM Wales course is a brute. It would be very easy to ride it at 200w NP, ave 160w (VI 1.2) and get a pretty shit average speed. It is possible to ride it at VI 1.05 (so 200w NP would give an average of 190w), this would give a pretty decent average speed. Dave Rowe managed this VI last year. I've never got close, 1.12 ish I think. I've never got off the bike on that course feeling I've ridden it well. I drop speed all over the show, and need to work out what do different this year. Club mate of mine, the well known 'serial offender' Charlie (does every UK IM and 70.3 going back to the start) has never made it to T2 at IMW within the cut off in 4 attempts. You need IM bike fitness, IM bike smarts and course specific smarts/set up to do well on that course. It's brilliant....:-)
GregP Aug 2015 5:34pm, 3 Aug 2015 76,882 posts	0 GregP Said clubmate is still there, and has just posted 'even the sea is hilly' which made me chuckle.
Gobi Aug 2015 6:06pm, 3 Aug 2015 56,852 posts	0 Gobi Sounds right . I have ridden and run some of the course and paddled uphill in the sea
Dai Bank Aug 2015 6:44pm, 3 Aug 2015 4,224 posts	0 Dai Bank Hmm, might have to go and watch this, son of DB and I could ride out from his home and cheer Argie. How is progress going
Nellers Aug 2015 9:08pm, 3 Aug 2015 29,925 posts	0 Nellers Said clubmate is a neighbour and mate of mine and he's a fucking animal when it comes to this stuff. I don't know what his target is at IM Wales but I'd ot bet against him smoking it.
Dai Bank Aug 2015 4:05pm, 30 Aug 2015 4,226 posts	0 Dai Bank Been away, back, any progress to report?
Gobi Sep 2015 3:15pm, 4 Sep 2015 57,118 posts	0 Gobi Sadly due to work and moving Argie has not managed to train as we had hoped. He will however be completing IMW
lammo Sep 2015 4:22pm, 4 Sep 2015 6,194 posts	0 lammo oh well thats good Not quite been the training inspiration thread i had hoped for though
Bazoaxe Sep 2015 4:25pm, 4 Sep 2015 8,902 posts	0 Bazoaxe Has Argie ever actually contributed (to this thread ;-))