This week let’s say the weather definitely wasn’t on my side, during the beginning of the week the sun was out and shining and then in one day there is flooding, constant rain and thunderstorms.
View More Monday’s with Jessica [Ep 5]: Rain, Rain, Go Away
Preparing your body for the intensity that will be replicated and sustained during an event is an important part of training. This session is great for triathletes, road cyclists, and can also be beneficial for mountain bikers, especially for events that are about an hour in duration such as a 40km Time Trial or the bike leg of an Olympic Distance Triathlon.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Tempo Session #2
Build your ability to maintain a high threshold pace by sets of 100m with short rests. This session is good for triathletes, as well as open water swimmers.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Hundreds for Success
Your VO2 max is a measure of the maximum amount of oxygen your body can utilise during exercise. If you increase your VO2 max, any run below that level is therefore easier (in theory). Spending time training at VO2 Max intensity will generate performance enhancements for runners of all distances but runners and triathlete running distances up to 10km will benefit the most.
View More Friday Fartlek Run – Matt Fitzgerald’s VO2 Progression B
Update on the kittens that I found last week. They are very happy with full belly’s, they are already getting bigger and more playful which is a good sign.
This week in my training it was my first week back into full swing with no interruptions other than the kittens pushing back my Sunday training to Monday.
Preparing your body for the intensity that will be replicated and sustained during an event is an important part of training. This session is great for triathletes, road cyclists, and can also be beneficial for mountain bikers, especially for events that are about an hour in duration such as a 40km Time Trial or the bike leg of an Olympic Distance Triathlon.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Tempo Session #1
To maximise your swim performance for an Ironman you need to be doing a set of long intervals with a relatively short recovery. This session is good for Ironman triathletes, as well as open water swimmers.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Paul Huddle & Roch Frey’s Secret Ironman Swim Session for World Domination #1
Although there is no better way than testing your 800m speed than participating in an actual race over 800m, this is the next best option for getting an indication of your ability. This workout will suit track athletes and triathletes competing in super-sprint style triathlons.
View More Friday Fartlek Run – Nick Symmonds’ 800m Simulator
Pasta is a great source of fuel to assist with replacing expended energy from a hard or long workout.
View More Chef Ray – Pasta with Broccoli, Peas, and Chicken
Over the past few weeks my training hasn’t been it’s usual structure.
Over the New Year I had a Venture camp which is a group of 14-18 year olds who are older Scouts.