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Category Archives: training plan
The sub 3 hour marathon training plan
With the 2014 Gold Coast Marathon fast approaching (13 weeks away), it’s time I mapped out a marathon training plan. The goal is simple: a sub 3 hour marathon. In theory, this is achievable based on last November’s 5km time … Continue reading
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Tagged marathon, running, sub 3 hour marathon, training plan
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The 100km running week
I am edging tantalisingly close to cracking the sub-18 for 5km, with an 18:05 PB at Main Beach parkrun a few weeks back. Surely, it’s mine? Any week now! Unfortunately, the desire to hit this goal has started to have … Continue reading
Building run speed, fast!
Only four weeks to the Gold Coast Half Marathon, and I’ve got some serious confidence issues. My PB is 1:28:10 set last year, and I want to go under that. Last year I was on track for 1:24ish (4min/km pace), … Continue reading
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Tagged peaking, running, speedwork
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Race withdrawal – Common-sense or fear?
Daily I struggle with a dilemma. Should I do the Tararua Mountain Race? Am I thinking about pulling out because I can’t get ready in time? Or am I scared? Fear (or the “fear of fear”) is a powerful motivator … Continue reading
Posted in mountain running, training plan
Tagged common-sense, fear, injury, mileage, mountain running, taper, training plan
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BASE 3 – What’s in Store?
I’ve just started the BASE 3 training block for Ironman New Zealand. BASE3 is a five week block that covers Week 8 through to Week 4; it delivers me three weeks out from the race. After this block it’s pretty … Continue reading
Posted in base training, imnz, training plan
Tagged base training, ctl, ironman, ironman nz, ironman training plan, long ride, long run, pmc
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How fit will the Beginner Ironman Training Plan get you?
I’m using Scott Herrick’s Beginner Ironman Training plan which you can grab from beginnertriathlete.com. I’ve entered all of the sessions into a spreadsheet (yes, that was painful!) and now I can see exactly what fitness his training plan will deliver. … Continue reading
Posted in ctl, training plan
Tagged ctl, fitness, ironman, ironman training plan, pmc, tsb
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Must. Bike. More.
Here’s a look at the training hours required for the vanilla version of my 20 week Ironman training plan. The first week is 8 hours – that is pretty much as easy as it gets. It builds up to a … Continue reading
Posted in ctl, ironman, training plan, tss
Tagged bike, ctl, ironman, predicting ctl, training targets, tss
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