“I did two back to back weeks of 100km of running which i did in 4 runs a week, one of 20km’s, another of 30km. Pretty easy to rack up 40+hr training weeks when your training like that. â€
“ Sure enough Tim the genius had got my running legs moving finally over the marathon distance just in time for kona where i was able to run a 2:52 marathon off a very hard bike ride.â€
“ Can’t thank the Monaco swim team enough for along me to steal one of there lanes and get another couple of weeks of consistent swimming in with one of the best swimming coaches in the world watching over me.â€
“While i wont reveal what we’ve got install for kona as really all i can tell you is nobody outside that tunnel has seen what we’ll use… I can reveal i have a CDA value of 0.214 or whatever that means.â€
“Geraint Thomas got added to our Ironman Training group chat! Sure enough i was asked to bring along some swim trunks and googles for the Tour de France champ and pool buoy and band! He turned up full of beans which is very unusual for G at 9am in the morning and was in his new trunks and chasing after me up and down the beach. I have to say when i turned around at the end of the 200m stretch of water we use at Larvotto Beach for our supervised open water sessions I couldn’t believe how close he was. He can definitely swim!!! He made it very clear he’d like to transition to Ironman in the next 3-5 years and like the champion he is he’s laying the foundations.“
I am all for it. The race is always differenct in Kona with Starky and I am sure this one will be no different. In general the gap between Cameron’s wetsuit swim and non-wetsuit swims have been extreme. With Frodo out that changes things again on the swim but I suspect he is in the second main pack again. Regardless looking forward to a great show.
I love Cam, he and Starky really bring something to the sport and their banter is world class! "Just check out Lionels IG and Cam’s comments! My fav is prob the photo Lionel posted on his new torture device (https://www.instagram.com/p/BlnbWw1n-jK/?taken-by=lsanderstri) and Cam replied “Who needs a coach when we can just follow you, splendid suggestion right there”.
Also this is insane "Sure enough this never happened and by Challenge Salou i was able to win my first half Ironman and run 1:18 off a 360watt average 90km bike ride which was absolutely full gas for me.
I do think he can upset in Kona, would really help if he made front pack…
I wonder how his CdA compares to other pros…
Can he be a dark horse? Cause if so he is my dark horse. I say not only does he podium, he also gives the best interviews during Kona week. BRING ON WURF!!
If he has a unbelievable race, he could really give Ryf a run for her money
As a retired tdf rider anything is possible… I hope he doesn’t team up with vino this year… That would be an eye sore on the media coverage
Can he be a dark horse? Cause if so he is my dark horse. I say not only does he podium, he also gives the best interviews during Kona week. BRING ON WURF!!
I think that statement was part of a post on a race he’d just completed. He was referring to that run and how his coach has him ready to do the same again in Kona.
Gerraint Thomas wants to transition to IM at 37? Good luck with that…
Would be awesome to see the Big G come over to IM’s, but I am certain it would be a bucket list age grouper thing. Would be awesome to see regardless. Maybe he can smack Vino properly.
Can he be a dark horse? Cause if so he is my dark horse. I say not only does he podium, he also gives the best interviews during Kona week. BRING ON WURF!!
Yes, Cam is Lionel’s antithesis; groomed for sport from an early age and surrounded by world class advisors and athletes.
I’m sure his relationship with Tim Kerrison is controversial to some, but is also intriguing in terms of their history and current experiment to convert a cyclist to Multisport.
I’m sure his relationship with Tim Kerrison is controversial to some, but is also intriguing in terms of their history and current experiment to convert a cyclist to Multisport.
Intriguing, are we to see Team Sky take on Hawaii with a five year plan of utter domination, along with major marginal gains
If he has a unbelievable race, he could really give Ryf a run for her money
Wouldn’t put it past him to put that out there as a goal.
From IM Zurich:
“I had modest goals for this race as has been the case all summer. It’s a little tuff to set your expectations to high when your simply training up to and through all these events but i always try and have some small goals to strive for regardless. In Zurich my goal was not to get caught by any of the women in the swim as they started only 3 minutes behind us. Secondly was i wanted to break the womens run course record on 3:00.24 seconds.”
If he has a unbelievable race, he could really give Ryf a run for her money
Wouldn’t put it past him to put that out there as a goal.
From IM Zurich:
"I had modest goals for this race as has been the case all summer. It’s a little tuff to set your expectations to high when your simply training up to and through all these events but i always try and have some small goals to strive for regardless. In Zurich my goal was not to get caught by any of the women in the swim as they started only 3 minutes behind us. Secondly was i wanted to break the womens run course record on 3:00.24 seconds."
And this is why he is hilarious!!! Well played Cam, well played!
