This past week has felt the most ‘normal’ if that’s a word I can use to describe my times here in Dunedin. I’ve been able to keep up to date with my study and have also continued to complete my training as planned. With my new focus on my 10km race in Christchurch in only 4 weeks it’s allowing me to have a few weeks of pure uninterrupted training with extra races I seem to be picking up recently.
View More Monday’s with Jessica [Ep 89]: A Typical Week
Brick sessions are a great training session to help develop the your familiarity both mentally and physically of transitioning from bike to run. This session from a Ironman pro Joe Skipper is fantastic for building in fast biking and running off the bike in preparation for an Ironman (but also beneficial for Ironman 70.3 preparation).
View More Monday’s Brick: Joe Skipper’s Ironman Threshold Brick
Time under tension is a key determinant for strength development. With the low cadences used within this workout we load the cycling muscles with time under tension building their strength and ultimately their power. This workout is great for all cyclists, but especially athletes that ride longer durations with sustained power, such as Ironman 70.3 athletes and marathon mountain bikers.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Sam Warriner’s Strength Focus Bike Session
The opening leg of an Ironman 70.3 is an important part of the event. If you swim well you can set yourself up for a good bike and run. Being able to swim efficiently and smoothly will enable you to stay fresh and get onto the bike in a good position. This series of workouts will set you up for success.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Ironman 70.3 Swim Success – Week 5
Running in hills develops leg strength as well as the strength of the tendons and ligaments around the knee and ankle. Developing leg strength is important, as it makes for a more powerful contraction of the leg muscles to propel you forward faster. Including hills regularly, particularly early in your build up will see great dividends in the improvement of your running. This workout is great to include early in your build up to develop leg strength.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Phil Mosley’s Hill Rep Run A
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Are you ready to take on the ultimate challenge? The Ultimate Ironman Prep training plan is designed to guide you through 20 weeks of structured, progressive training to ensure you’re at your strongest when race day arrives. This plan is perfect for athletes with experience in triathlon, but new to the Ironman distance. You’ll need to be comfortable swimming 3,000m, cycling for 2 hours, and running for 60 minutes in a single session. From there, we’ll take you to the next level! 💥
Full of flavour and qwik to prepare, these quesadilla’s hit the spot on a Friday evening when I couldn’t be bothered preparing anything.
View More Chef Ray: Bean Quesadilla with Tomato Salsa
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This week I have started to find my feet. Through uni I have tried many new study techniques and ways to keep up to date and try to load the overload of information we are given into my head. Along with my uni I had a bit of different training on Thursday rather than what has seemed like a continuous streak of hill sessions. I was lucky enough to have the track and field nationals being held just down the road from my hall at the Caledonian track where I qualified to race the 5000m event.
View More Monday’s with Jessica [Ep 88]: 5,000m National Champs
Brick sessions are a great training session to help develop the your familiarity both mentally and physically of transitioning from bike to run. This session from a young Ironman pro Harry Palmer is fantastic for building in fast running off the bike in preparation for an Ironman 70.3 (but also beneficial for Ironman preparation).
View More Monday’s Brick: Harry Palmer’s Sweetspot Brick