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
So here we go, week 3 already. Last week in my IRONMAN – SEASON 3 PART 3 post, I went through my rough plan of training in four week blocks. This week is the second of the medium weeks and meant to build on the previous week. As I mentioned last week, I am on a training course learning some new work skills. Virtually, as … Continue reading IRONMAN – SEASON 3 PART 4
As mentioned in last weeks IRONMAN – SEASON 3 PART 2 post, this week I will be including some speed work into the run plan and increasing the time on the bike. Last week was easy week, this week things get a little more challenging and pushing the pace more. The good news this week seems to be a slight relaxation of the UK lockdown … Continue reading IRONMAN – SEASON 3 PART 3
Up until March I had been training for the Boston Marathon in April. Once Boston was postponed along with all other races before Ironman Wales, I decided to have 4 – 6 weeks off training with any specific goal in mind. I spent that time just running and biking on Zwift for fun. I still kept some structure to the fun. Running one speed session … Continue reading IRONMAN – SEASON 3 PART 2
So, currently, the next race is Ironman Wales on 6th September 18 weeks off. This was originally meant to be my 3rd Ironman and 5th Ironman event of 2020 but as Ironman 70.3 Mallorca has been postponed to 31st October and Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire, Ironman Ireland and Ironman UK have all been rescheduled to 2021. Wales is now my only Ironman race this year. Whether … Continue reading IRONMAN – SEASON 3 PART 1
The Cheshire Runner. 