A few Training Stats

Since injury will force me to miss this years Marmotte, I’m planning on winding down this blog over the next few weeks or so.  As per my previous post, I’m still intending to travel to the event if anything to use the time as a little R&R with Mrs T who has been so good with me over the past few months. 

The half finished Journey

Perhaps unwisely, I made the 2012 edition of La Marmotte my primary and only real event for the year which means I’ve nothing race wise to fall back on.  While I originally stated I was looking to achieve a gold time, I was secretly hoping for something far faster and to finish towards the pointy end of the field.  Something perhaps in the 7.15 – 7.30  hours sort of a time frame. 

While a tad arrogant, given my numbers and power to weight ratio I think this sort of time would have been doable were everything to have gone well on the day. 

Of course.  I’ll never know.  Or not at least this year.  I may return to the event in 2013 although it wont be my A1 all eggs in one basket sort of a thing.  I’m certainly planning on doing a few other things and will definitely look at some of the ultra endurance distance events within the Tri or Running world.  Perhaps I’ll make a few decisions while sitting in a café at the top of the Alpe on 7^th July.

Tale of the Tape

For anyone interested, here’s a rundown of the cumulative times and distances I’ve ridden during the course of this blog:

Oct ’11 – 14hrs 26mins – 480kms

Nov ’11 – 24hrs 15mins – 830kms

Dec ’11 – 26hrs 12mins – 855kms

Jan ’12 – 27hrs 9mins – 965kms

Feb ’12 – 23hrs 12mins – 743kms

Mar ’12 – 31hrs 10mins – 985kms

Apr ’12 – 41hrs 31mins – 1378kms

May ’12 – 44hrs 16mins – 1329kms

Jun ’12 – 5hrs 12 mins – 115kms

Totals – 237hrs 23mins – 6,930kms (4,306 miles)