Category: Ironman Training

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

Friday Fartlek Run Session: McGregor and Fitzgerald’s Hill Reps

This is a great session that is effectively lactate intervals or speed intervals run uphill. As well as developing lactate tolerance, they also build run-specific strength.

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Cycling

Wednesday Windtrainer Workout: Over/Unders

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.

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Tri Trianing NZ

Saturday Swim Session: Broken 400’s

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…

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Tri Coach NZ

Saturday Swim Session: 500’s, 400’s or 300’s

These sessions will develop your aerobic swimming endurance. This will assist with building a base that will make you fitter and more efficient.

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Tri Training NZ

Saturday Swim Session: Threshold 100’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.

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Tri Training NZ

What Mick Learned By Not Sticking To The Programme

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…

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