Ironman training is not really a one year thing. I’m talking about the kind of training that it takes to do Ironman as a race. The vast majority of people out there are not doing Ironman as a race, they’re doing Ironman as a stunt. This isn’t necessarily good or bad, but it’s a stunt, […]
Continue ReadingRecovery is over. I’m training hard enough as of this week to make my quads sore which should be a sign that I’m no longer holding anything back. In case there was any uncertainty, for me that’s a good thing. Some pretty tough intervals on Monday, a 750m swim TT with fins on Tuesday morning, […]
Continue ReadingThis post is in three parts. The Swim (here) The Bike (here) and The Run (here). We woke up at 4:10 and I ate a breakfast of 4 fried eggs, 4 pieces of bread, some olive oil on top to make things slimey, and a full tub of yogurt. I also had a few pieces […]
Continue ReadingThe race report is in three parts. The Swim (here) The Bike (here) and The Run (here). Results are below. Thanks to Reuben Krabbe for shooting this photo in pouring rain and what my Edge500 recorded as 12oC. Official results are here… detailed splits of the run showing my pacing are in the appropriate portion […]
Continue ReadingThere’ll be more than 3000 people starting the race at 7am… a world record for an IM swim start. That’s bigger than the record set last year which looks pretty amazing:
Continue ReadingIt’s true, this isn’t a big swim. It’s actually a smaller than average swim. So why mention it? This is the last swim set that I felt like I mentally prepared for as part of my IM training for 2010. And so like the last focused run and last focused ride I’ll mark its passing […]
Continue Reading65:10 for 4000yds. This is pace for a 68:49 IM swim. This leaves a sizeable gap between here and my PR over 4000yards of 61:47 set back in April when I put together a really good swim that I was super proud of, a real personal best. I got in the pool and was not […]
Continue ReadingI booked a week off work at the lab last week with the sole purpose of giving myself an opportunity to give my body a massive aerobic overload while at the same time removing all of the rest of life’s stress to give myself the best chance of absorbing as much of the training effect […]
Continue ReadingToday’s post in three acts. There was also a prequel to this blog entry available here, which has all the graphy goodness so you don’t want to miss it. Act 1 – A Story Bring a steak knife to the carbo-dinner for Great White North 2011! The steak was great, but the flimsy knife given […]
Continue ReadingRace Report 2010 No HRM… I’m stupid and left it at home No spare tubular… I’m stupid and left it at home Swim. COLD! Bike. No fun Run. Totally incredible There’s basically all you need to know… but I’ll record the day for posterity sake, I’m sure one day someone will want to remember it […]
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