Articles that are of interest and benefit for people training for Ironman and half ironmans
This is a great workout for developing threshold fitness and making you faster. This is ideal for roadies for a breakaway or in the chase. It is also great for triathletes right up to Ironman distance and also for mountain bikers.
View More Wednesday Windtrainer Workout: Over/Unders
This swim session will develop your swimming stamina which is important for triathlons and open water swimming. Swim stamina is the ability to maintain your effort…
View More Saturday Swim Session: Broken 400’s
Khalid Khannouchi used this session as he built up to setting the world marathon record. This session will be great to use as you prepare…
View More Friday Fartlek Run: World Record Kilometres
These sessions will develop your aerobic swimming endurance. This will assist with building a base that will make you fitter and more efficient.
View More Saturday Swim Session: 500’s, 400’s or 300’s
These sessions will develop your sustained threshold speed. Get good at these workouts and you will find yourself swimming faster in a few weeks’ time.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Threshold 100’s
I’m going to tell you a story about Mick* (not their real name). He is a hard working athlete preparing for an Ironman race. He…
View More What Mick Learned By Not Sticking To The Programme
Time Trials are a great way to gauge your performance and give the body and mind a training stimulus that replicates an event.
View More Saturday Swim Session: TTs
This session is a great way to develop your anaerobic capacity and top-end speed. It is perfect for road cyclists and mountain bikers as it develops your…
View More Wednesday Windtrainer Workout: 10x 15 secondsIronMaori triathlon competitor sheds 60kg Nicola Grace didn’t own a bike or even a pair of bike shorts when she first entered IronMaori. Three years…
View More IronMaori: Where it’s good to be a loser
Do you hate riding the windtrainer? It certainly isn’t as stimulating as riding on the road, but it is a great tool to develop your…
View More 5 Tactics to Make the Windtrainer Bearable