For the ladies who have trained for and completed an Ironman

[JmcG]

Oh, one more comment I forgot in the last reply....

If you're getting slower, take rest days!!! Take an entire week off training if you need to. It won't hurt your progress, it can only make it better. You'll come back refreshed and stronger. If your coach is pushing as much as I'm understanding, and you're feeling fatigued, overwhelmed, and slow - take a rest!!!! Seriously, I've learned the hard way, and with injuries. 2 years ago while training for a marathon I completely overdid it. I started marathon training the week after my HIM, with no rest, breaks, etc. Plus I kept biking a lot. I injured my hamstrings so bad that I couldn't run until Christmas that year (I injured them in early Sept).