Ironman Training
A Simple Ironman Training Week’s Plan
A final product from the recent sub 10 Ironman discussion. Taking what I’ve learnt reviewing my 2007 training diary along with conversation on Tritalk I’ve produced a simple Ironman training week plan. Not a guaranteed route to sub 10 or sub any other time for that matter. I hope they provide an example of and […]
Sub 10 Hour Ironman Training and Racing Pace
I had a moment of inspiration out on my long ride yesterday. Following further discussion of what’s required to go sub 10 at Ironman I was considering issues of pacing. What are the paces needed to manage sub 10 and how they relate to training paces. The apparent disconnect between pace during training and those […]
Sub 10 Hour Ironman Training
Ten hours seems to be the Ironman equivalent of the three hour marathon. Just as my first major goal in distance running was to break three hours (Taunton 2005) when I moved on to Ironman ten hours was there in my mind. As barriers they represent an attainable point of performance for the dedicated athlete. […]
Run Plans for Kona
I may not be able to run, but I can still write about it. Improving my run is a key part of my plans for an improved Kona performance this year. Now I’m in the last six weeks of Kona preparation I want to consider my race goals, how close I am currently and what […]
Dealing with an Injury
I wasn’t planning to write about this, but unfortunately it’s relevant at the moment. I’ve mentioned in my weekly analysis the soreness I’m experiencing in my left leg. I’m upgrading it from soreness to an injury. Whilst the pain is manageable it affects my run gait so the potential for further problems is there. I […]
Swim Development – Periods of Progress
For a while I’ve been intending to write about swimming, but always held back for the simple reason I’m not a great swimmer! If you look at my splits from any of my successful races you’ll see the swim leg lets me down. Last year my 9:47 in Kona was particularly satisfying given I started […]
Road to Kona 2010 Week Eight: Extreme Rest and Recovery!
Slightly different format this week there was so little training last week it’s not worth posting the figures. I trained more most days in the run up to the ITU Worlds than the whole of last week. I planned to rest and recover it just ended up going further than intended. I did warn that […]
Ironman Recovery
The final part of a good Ironman race plan is the recovery. I’ll admit that I don’t always practiced what I’m about to preach. Strategies have ranged from weeks of inactivity and heavy eating to daily cycling and careful dieting. I’d recommend finding a middle ground as a far more sensible and reliable approach. Race […]
Road to Kona 2010 Week Seven: Resting and Racing (26/7/2010 – 1/8/2010)
This week’s analysis is a little bit different. There’s not much training to discuss and there’s a good chance you’ve heard enough about the ITU Long Distance World Championship. I promise I’m moving on after this and today’s focus is the relevance of that race for Kona. Week seven began with plans for a hard […]
The quickie Immenstadt ITU Long Distance World Champs Report.
I just wanted to get something up quickly before I go to the hotel buffet, a full race report will follow tomorrow I promise. In numbers the race went well 7:27 on a very tough course. More importantly the placings were 27th overall, 6th in my age groups and 2nd Brit home. There was some […]
