Jonas and I had a short discussion regarding the tactics for this competition. The questions we need to straight out is:
- Flippers?
- Paddles for your hands?
- How long should the wetsuit be?
- Running pace – 7 min/km?
- How much should we drink and eat?
- ….
Everything has its Pros and Cons of course the question is what’s the best. You need to save your legs for the running but to swim open-water there is a big advantage to use flippers. To be able to keep the pace the biggest challenge will be to start slow and keep that pace and not run off and hit the wall after 6 hours. Should we during the training keep a slow tempo, today I run between 4:30 and 5 minutes per km is that too fast?
What do you think?
//Pontus
Hi Pontus!
ReplyDeleteI think the best way is to train as usual; ,long distance running and long intervals of swimming and short hard running and swimming. In the summer you do special training as a team using your equipment and in the right environment. Find a sea and decide for how long you will train. Try 4-5 hours, then you will know your pace.
I think the most important thing is to have a good day and a good race and enjoy the epic race and the wonderful archipelago!
//cashewtuggarn, Island to Island 2009
Yes, you are probably right, time is more important than pace. I have just tried to run in slow pace and it felt strange in a strange way. :-)
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