I know it’s basically impossible to compare times between two different races let alone extrapolate times from a 1/2 to a full, but when has that stopped us before?
I have heard for a full take your half time, double it and add an hour. In 07 I did Vineman in 5:27 and IMFL in 11:17. That’s double + 23 minutes.
My A races this year are WF 1/2 as a prep to peak for Silverman Full in November. Has anyone done both in the same year? Any idea what kind of time I would be looking at wrt my WF time if I am able to put down a good race in each?
Silverman is a bit of a different beast. I am a lot slower than you IMCDA 13:33 but Silverman kicked me hard; 17:42 both this last year.
You never know what will happen on the swim in Lake Mead…it has been tough the last two years with waves. 37 min going out 60 min coming back. The bike was 2 hours slower than CDA … but mt HR was 14 beats a minute higher for the 8:30 ride… and the run I was done and it was just getting to the finish any way possible.
If I had raced the same level of fitness and with my body feeling the same as CDA earlier in the summer I figure the Silverman course is 1.5 - 2 hours slower for a non-climber, Ie Clydes.
Training
BIKE: Long sustained hills for 30 - 45 minutes then repeat and repeat and repeat.
RUN: Hills, Hills and more Hills.
Silverman is an amazing race…can’t wait to get back and have a much shorter day.
Yeah, Silverman is a REALLY different beast. The year I did it, I swam just under 2 hours (I went 1:18 at LP) and then biked to a dismal time as well and DNF’d. I believe I made it just under the bike cutoff (30-45 mins). And I was in much better shape for that race than I was for LP. Lots of excuses, but I honestly wouldn’t go into that race again with any type of time goal.
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I went out and watched Silverman Full this past year. HUGE respect to everyone that even started, let alone finished that day. I feel like if I don’t get hit with a monsoon I’ll be missing the experience this year haha.
Thanks for the feedback.
This is what I have been hearing and thought. It’s a completely different animal that you can’t really put a time on. I’ve got a time in mind but I’ll re-evaluate after WF 1/2