Il be honest, I’m pretty lost for words this week and think writing about triathlon when the world is tackling the corona virus seems pretty…
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Tag: Ironman 70.3 Training
Mike’s Middle Distance Magic: Next week is test week!
As the title suggests next week is here!
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Gene’s Ironman Journey: From Zero to Hero
12 months ago I decide to do an Ironman, the problem was, I couldn’t swim and didn’t own a bike. How hard can it really be? Initially, I decide to train myself, I jumped on the internet and downloaded a plan…easy as!
About two weeks in to “coaching” myself I realised there was more to it than just swimming, biking and running a few times randomly throughout a week. It was time to consult a professional.
I contacted Ray who had been recommended to me by a friend, this is when things really started to take shape.
Week In Review – July 1st, 2019
The Week In Review is a collection of both what I’ve put on my websites and what I’ve enjoyed reading from other sites.
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How Mark Got Ironman Success
When I started to look for a coach for finishing an Ironman I looked Ray as I had already experienced his coaching and training style. We started with a phone consult where we discussed what my goals were how he ran his training for an event like this and what coaching package would best suit what I wanted to achieve so I went with the Team Qwik Kiwi. Ray understands the needs of life and can tailor your training around your individual needs, I work shift work on an 8 day week so training was written to suit this. As it is a long process to train for an Ironman Ray uploaded my training week by week and could tailor it to suit changes in my roster, fatigue levels, or if I had any injuries/or niggles. My intention was to do it once but I decided to carry on training for another year to complete Ironman twice along with a number of other events along the way including the Taupo 70.3 Half Ironman in 2017 and 2018.
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Mike’s Middle Distance Magic: Green, Green, Green
This week I’ve really been on a high, absolutely smashed this week and am really proud of myself how its gone! My long bike on the Sunday was great, it was the first bike ride I’ve done outside for about 5 months and I did the full 3 hour session. I completed this ride with a friend which always helps. The session was more a social ride for me rather than keeping to strict power/speed etc. To be honest my main goal for this session was to keep my bum on the saddle of a bike for 3 hours!
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Mikes Middle Distance Magic: Is It Test Week Already?
Its been a bit up and down this week! After spotting at the weekend Ray had put a couple of test sessions in I was like, “wow really” as I’ve been doing a lot of base building sessions in zone 2, so was a bit apprehensive how I’d do on these sessions. Well I had a mixed bag but I’m looking at the positives!
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Mikes Middle Distance Magic: Not everything goes to plan!
This week has been a bit hit and miss. I suppose every week is as an age group triathlete. Unfortunately we do this sport as…
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Mikes Middle Distance Magic: 12 Weeks to Tri!
The tri season is upon us here in the UK and it’s at this time of year that everyone is picking their 2019 events. I’ve…
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Mikes Middle Distance Magic: It’s Christmas!
Christmas Week Training hasn’t gone to plan this week. With three excited kids and all the Christmas planning I’ve been absolutely shattered. This week is…
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