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Jul 2021
5:50pm, 25 Jul 2021
48,659 posts
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LindsD
((Pix)) that sounds like you were nails.
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Jul 2021
9:38pm, 25 Jul 2021
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JustCommando!
Oh no Pix! Can't imagine how you are feeling.
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Jul 2021
6:16am, 26 Jul 2021
128,258 posts
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GregP
Oh Pickles. What Rae said last page sums it up nicely.
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Jul 2021
6:39am, 26 Jul 2021
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TROSaracen
Yes gutted for Pix😢
Mixed day for me, solid swim, solid controlled bike and running by about 6 hrs 30 mins.
Running pretty well, even though slowing up and looked on for 10:15-10:20. 4 miles to go and the lights went out.
Crawled to the finish from there, with overall time sliding to a bit over 10:30. I was clocked for needing medical attention at the finish, and measured chronically low blood sugar and blood pressure hence the dizzy spells in that last 4 miles.
I will need to try and guess the culprit, going a fraction hard early in the run and run fuelling the most likely. I was definitely carrying some fatigue some 70.3 Staffs as well. Training wise I am probably light on those long runs while fatigued that are key in Iron distance prep. Original plan was to use this as a sighter/training day to plot the last 8 week block into Kona. So I only decided to full gas it after Staffs and the defer Kona decision.
Good to meet up with Frag, sadly missed the special pirate cheer arranged with 3 miles to. I was in that tunnel of pain where I wouldn’t have noticed Concorde taking off in front of me 😂
But I loved it out there. Iron distance racing on the limit takes you to dark places and exposes any weakness. It’s a magnificent challenge.
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Jul 2021
7:21am, 26 Jul 2021
128,261 posts
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GregP
Blimey
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Jul 2021
7:24am, 26 Jul 2021
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The Great Raemondo
What Gerp said.
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Jul 2021
7:38am, 26 Jul 2021
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LazyDaisy
Not going to lie, TRO, you haven't sold it to me there 
But look after yourself on the recovery and massive well done on the result!
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Jul 2021
7:38am, 26 Jul 2021
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Irontubs
Yep what they ^^ said.
I've never been able to race on the limit at any distance, always too cautious.
HUGE hugs for Pixar, chin up you're still awesome
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Jul 2021
7:46am, 26 Jul 2021
23,639 posts
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TROSaracen
My first two IM’s were controlled, paced efforts: Frankfurt (to get sub 12) and Wales (to get sub 12 on THAT course).
After that, I’d have got bored just ticking off completions, so it was time to race them……
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Jul 2021
8:03am, 26 Jul 2021
48,672 posts
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LindsD
*is in awe*
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