Ironman Training
Kona Training Week Four (5/7/2010 – 11/7/2010)
Very much a week of two halves. The first a storming finish to my big week in Lanzarote and the second crashing down to some much needed recovery. I often say how easy it is to plan to keep pushing, but sometimes the body tells you otherwise. Getting back home on Friday was definitely a […]
The La Santa Training Camp By Numbers
Falling across two weeks of my Kona build I think it’s worth giving my time in Lanzarote its own analysis. Hopefully my last post showed what a big week I’ve had, but what does that mean in numbers and more importantly impact on fitness? We’ll start with some top level numbers, but dig a little […]
Lanzarote Training Camp (Number 2!)
It’s been a big week at Club La Santa. When my friend Roger Canham emailed me inviting me to stay with him out there I jumped at the chance. When he told me there’d also be his teenage daughter and several of her friends I made sure I packed ear plugs! I’ve been on Lanzarote […]
Rebuilding my Run
Today has been tough finishing with a 10km run over a hilly route out of La Santa. I could just about hold a 4:45 minute per kilometre pace. Whilst this is hardly PB territory and might make you wonder why I’d be writing about rebuilding my run when I was struggling to keep my friend […]
Kona Training Week Three (28/6/2010 – 4/7/2010)
A training week of two halves. The first in sunny England with great weather, but relatively easy training as I tried to freshen up for the second half in overcast Lanzarote with plenty of hard work. A travel day in the middle cut into my training time, but I still managed to push out the […]
Aerodynamic
That lump sticking out in the wind is me on my race bike taken at Ironman Western Australia. Sure I’m about to have a snack (race photographers always seem to catch me eating or sticking my tongue out), but I’m not going to win prizes for aerodynamics. I’ve not let this bother me over the […]
Yet Another Training Camp!
I admit I’m pretty lucky to be sitting here in La Santa reception once again. As I crossed the island by taxi I realised that the coming week means I’ve spent 10% of the year on Lanzarote! Not the most exciting fact, but I enjoy working out how long I spend away from home. Don’t […]
Kona Training Week Two (21/6/2010 – 27/6/2010)
Second week of training stats and I topped the numbers from week one. Whether big numbers along are a good thing is another matter altogether. Still it was a solid week with some progress made, particularly towards race weight. I’m pretty happy with how things are going with the odd caveat of course, but mainly […]
Kona Training Week One (13/6/2010 – 20/6/2010)
Did I say I wouldn’t post weekly analysis of my training this time round? I lied. Kind of. I’d guess that for most people who read this blog what I do in training is of interest. I don’t want to get bogged down in numbers or end up writing long posts about every detail. Just […]
Eighteen Weeks till Kona!
It’s closer than I thought. Though to put it in perspective I’ve not had eighteen weeks to prepare for a race in a long,long time. Admittedly I do have one other major race in the middle of this period. My place on the GB age group team for the ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championship […]
