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Oof, yeah losing weight and training at the same time is a recipe for disaster!
It's not a problem for me, I need to be doing the training in order to help the weight loss, but I had hoped to be starting my marathon training having already got to near my target weight. I've got 15 months until London 2019 to get sorted, so 11 months of that will be losing the 20kg before the usual 4 month plan kicks in (and I'll be entering that phase already doing monthly half marathon commutes and 40km/week average).
Strong mental effort to keep going for 6 hours!
6 hours is short compared to Audax cycling. I get my high boredom threshold from years of swimming. 90 minutes of staring at the bottom of a pool does not fill me with dread.
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For me the poor performance was just shocking preparation; got no sleep, woke up too late, ate breakfast too late, was too full to drink water or eat gels, had no support so had to get the bus everywhere. I felt sick from eating/drinking too much and dehydrated at the same time. All round disaster.
@Greenbank Oof, yeah losing weight and training at the same time is a recipe for disaster! Seems sensible to defer. Strong mental effort to keep going for 6 hours!
@kl quintuple ironman?! I think any time is justified regardless of fitness or conditions!