Changes in the start

Because of few things I need to fix before I start the record I will start week later than expected or saturday 10 february. Nothing else will change

First week running plan

1 february 10 miles

2 february 10 miles

3 february 10 miles 

4 february 10 miles 

5 february 10 miles

6 february 10 miles

7 february 10 miles

total 70 miles

My circle is 10 miles. I will find out if I can increase the distance after the 1 week. do 20 miles per day or 2 circles. I will find out during the first week. On my 2300 mile run 2006 I did 20 miles per day without problems so I could probably do it

pre record thoughts

In few days i will start. Will do the run first 810 miles Then doing the cycling 3220 miles

then a 120 mile swimming.

 

The running part will take 81 days max. 51 days min

The cycling part will  take 51 days

the swimming will take 40 days

So I will finish 26 july in Miami total of 4155 miles triathlon  and 3625 miles duathlon.

This day is not exact but this is close to this date

swimming

I will do the swimming leg in LA fitness or cutler ridge swimming pool. The problem with cutler ridge pool is it is outside and only open few hours per day. LA fitness pool is inside and open all day until late at night. The problem is they dont let people that want to visit me in without paying. I might talk to them and make exception because on the swimming leg after finishing the running and cycling I can expect media with camera crew and lot of staff following me.

About this record attempt

Existing record in triathlon is by Norma Basidas from 2014. She did 4983 km The existing world record in duathlon is empty. Nobody has done it yet. Swim/bike/run is in same proportions as triathlons. 3% swim. 77% bike and rest running. There is only one category and does not matter how old you are or if you are man or woman. You can do this as a point to point or you can do this as a circle like I am doing.

running and cycling routes

I will use the same route for both cycling and running. It is 9 mile route around cutler and palmetto bay. I will start doing 1 first week of the run per day and then do 2 the second week until the end. Then When I do the cycling part I need to ride 10 per day.

 

 

https://ridewithgps.com/trips/20241657

strategy

Record like this is different than most records. Instead of going as fast as you can you go as long distance as you can per day. If you do it slowly it is ok. The distance is everything. It is the distance you can do day after day for a long time without resting. Because one of the requirements is you ca not take a rest day. So doing a 30 mile running day and then rest the day after is not possible. My plan is to do 15 km per day first 7 days. Then increase to 30 km per day and stay there. That means I will finish the running part 3d week of march. Then I will start the cycling part. I am good in cycling so i plan to do first week 40 km per day Then increase to century per day for a month. My swimming part is to swim 5 km per day. My max is around 16 km or 10 miles per day. but 5 km is the swim I am planning

Training run 2

This run i tested my spot satelite system that I will use on the run and ride during the record. Will not use it on the swimming part. It worked great. Found out the right url it is https://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0glgWOjDqFpstyWDpdeFau8IUyEI9zYqY

I was studying running techniques. How to prevent blisters. Next week I will continue testing on my runs. I will get headband for my camera this week. I will start run with it. And training my body to run day after day for a long time. 

For people following me on strava I am now running now and not doing much cycling. And I will do the running training next 10 days until I start the run 1 february. Then i  will continue running. until I finish the running part of the record in middle of march.After that i will start the cycling part and do it for 2 months. Then swimming and running again. More about that later.

 

video testing

I did a video test yesterday. I used gopro hero 5 black with 128 GB sd card and included battery. The battery died after 2 hours and I did 16 Gb of video so the card works for 8 hour of activity. I have other 128 GB sd that I can put in the camera if i do longer activity. I will use external battery that will last for 9 hours next week and if i need I can get other batttery.

The video will be 64 GB of video per day. 143 days or 9203 GB, I  need 1 10 TB external storage.

First training run.

I did my first run yesterday since 2006 10 miles. The circle I am running is 10 miles. i Plan to do 2 circles max or 20 miles pr day when I do the record attempt. The day after I am little stiff in my calves but nothing to be scared about. I have blisters but the shoes are good so Next time I run I will use petroleum jelly and lot of it. That will prevent the blisters. Here is the running strategy. I will run 10 mile days first week. Then when my body is ready for longer distance I will move to 20 mile days.