Category: Ironman Training

Articles that are of interest and benefit for people training for Ironman and half ironmans

Ironman 70.3 Brick

Monday Brick: Mike Ricci’s Ultimate Full-Distance Triathlon Brick Workout

Brick sessions develop your ability to complete multiple disciplines in a single event. Transitioning from one discipline to another requires a number of different things to occur in the body but a key transition is in the blood flow from the cycling muscles to the running muscles. For a swim to bike transition, you also go from a horizontal position to a vertical position with a corresponding increase in blood pressure to ensure the blood can easily get to the brain. This workout is a great race simulation that is perfectly aligned for Ironman 70.3 and Ironman athletes preparing for a key race.

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Ironman Swim Personal Best

Thursday Training Plan: SwimStrong Ironman Blueprint – 24 week Ironman Swim PB Training Plan

As you triumphantly emerge from the waters of your Ironman Swim, the exhilaration of surpassing your previous records will propel you across the finish line.…

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Ironman Swim Training Plan

Tuesday Training Plan: 12 week Ironman Swim PB 25m/50m swims per week

As you triumphantly emerge from the waters of your Ironman Swim, the exhilaration of surpassing your previous records will propel you across the finish line.…

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Sam Laidlow

Monday Brick: Sam Laidlow’s Hardest Brick Workout

A brick session is a great way to develop your body for transitioning from one discipline to the next. This workout is a great race-pace stimulus and is perfect for Ironman athletes in the final 4-8 weeks of their build up. Sam Laidlow used this session in the lead up to winning the Ironman world champs in Nice, last year.

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Lauren Brandon's Ironman Brick

Monday Brick: Lauren Brandon’s Ironman Brick

A brick session is a great way to develop your body for the rigours of transitioning from one discipline to the next. This version is designed for Ironman athletes and focus on both the intensity and duration of the event.

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Brick Workout Session

Monday’s Brick – Sue Latshaw’s Ironman Brick #2

A brick session is a great way to develop your body for the rigors of transitioning from one discipline to the next. This session comes from Sue Latshaw, a pro triathlete in the mid-90, and is great for Ironman triathletes.

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Brick Workout Session

Monday’s Brick – Sue Latshaw’s Ironman Brick #1

A brick session is a great way to develop your body for the rigors of transitioning from one discipline to the next. This session comes from Sue Latshaw, a pro triathlete in the mid-90, and is great for Ironman triathletes.

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Ironman Self Psych

Ironman Self Psych Form

The purpose of this form, is to assist with your final mental preparation for the Coast to Coast. It will guide you through developing your race plan, as well as assisting you to plan ahead to the what if scenarios that may (but hopefully don’t) unfold for you during the Coast to Coast.

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Ironman Hawaii

Who Is Going To Win Kona? – the Men

I’ll put my predictions out from the start of the article First Place: Gustav Iden, Second Place Kristian Blummenfelt, Third Place Braden Currie!!! That’s who I think, but what about the experts?

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Swim Session

Saturday Swim Session: Marc Evans’ Recreational Ironman Athlete Workout #8

Spending time focusing on your technique and enhancing specific aspects of your stroke will allow you to swim faster for the same energy expenditure, or swim at your normal pace for less energy expenditure. This will allow you to finish the swim fresher for the remaining legs of the triathlon. This is a great session for triathletes and open water swimmers to do to build their sustained speed.

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