Into the final two big weeks of training before tapering slightly into a tune-up race on 20th June at Cholmondeley Castle Triathlon then two weeks proper taper into Ironman UK on July 4th. As mentioned in my IRONMAN – SEASON 4 PART 6 post, I will split these last two weeks out into one blog then the taper weeks on another. In week twenty one … Continue reading IRONMAN – SEASON 4 PART 7
For the first 3 months of this training journey initially towards Challenge Roth but now Ironman UK, the focus had been on bike strength and endurance. I knew from the offset that swimming wasn’t going to happen for a good few months and running was massively hampered by the knee tendonitis recovery. In the second half of my IRONMAN – SEASON 4 PART 5 update, … Continue reading IRONMAN – SEASON 4 PART 6
The Daffodils sportive was the third of four Velo29 sportives I signed up for this April and May, to use as part of my bike training for the upcoming Cholmondeley Castle Triathlon in June and more so for Ironman UK in July. In April I completed the 102 mile Manchester-Sheffield-Manchester sportive and 104 mile Tour of Lancashire sportive. I signed up for the long route … Continue reading VELO29 DAFFODILS SPORTIVE 2021 RECAP
After a mixed bag of training during my IRONMAN – SEASON 4 PART 4 update, let’s hope things settle down somewhat during this 4 week spell. The plan is to bring up the running again whilst not putting too much pressure on the knee and calf. The pools are due to reopen in April so I REALLY need to get back into the swing of … Continue reading IRONMAN – SEASON 4 PART 5
A quick recap from IRONMAN SEASON 4 PART 3….. No swimming again as the pools are still closed, the running went from 2 mile runs up to a 20 mile week and generally felt ok but the knee still is not 100% pain-free. The bike is continuing to progress, building power and strength whilst extending out some longer endurance rides. The biggest improvement was seen … Continue reading IRONMAN – SEASON 4 PART 4
A quick recap from IRONMAN – SEASON 4 PART 2 first off. I had just started back running after a 104 day injury lay off, I “cycled” my biggest ever month in terms of miles (all on Zwift) passing the 1,000 mile mark for the first time and I had another solid month of stretching and strength training. This four week block has been a … Continue reading IRONMAN – SEASON 4 PART 3
In IRONMAN – SEASON 4 PART 1 I was getting over COVID and building up the bike training to build an aerobic base to build from. I found in the first few weeks that my heart rate was high, most likely after-effects of COVID and that early season lack of fitness. By week 5 it has been 13 weeks since my last run which has … Continue reading IRONMAN – SEASON 4 PART 2
Welcome to season 4 of my Ironman journey. I would love to be able to say that I have successfully completed Ironman or other branded triathlons in each of the previous three seasons but let’s say it has been a very up and down journey. Probably more down than up. I will start off with an apology. If you followed along with the season 2 … Continue reading IRONMAN – SEASON 4 PART 1
Last week, in my IRONMAN – SEASON 3 PART 5 post, I missed the long endurance ride after a mechanical. I have now ordered a new chain for the Boardman bike but will be using the race bike (Giant Propel) for the time being. As mentioned last week, I need to get on top of the bike training, it has fallen away in recent weeks. … Continue reading IRONMAN – SEASON 3 PART 6
Big week this one, well kind of, it’s the first of the big weeks on the plan so it’s not massive but bigger than the previous three so I guess that counts. In my IRONMAN – SEASON 3 PART 4 update, I was struggling with the early morning starts towards the end of the week. Sadly, they weren’t really that early, I have just fallen … Continue reading IRONMAN – SEASON 3 PART 5
The Cheshire Runner. 