More Bermuda Tri Camp Photos

This weekend we did a big group ride up to Parksville and back with Mike Neill and Human Powered Racing.  This is a yearly thing for HPR.  Two days back to back 180km in each direction.  Group ranges from all levels, some making it up in around 5 hours, other up to 7.5.  Pretty epic…

Getting back into shape can be fun or frustrating depending on your perspective.  I’ve been using the last three weeks to literally get my body used to moving every day.  I commit to one session and on the odd day I’m sneaking in another one.  I’m doing my best to be smart but on occassion…

People often wonder how we get so tough for Ironman.  I always say it’s no great secret, come and train with me for a week and you will see…..we bleed toughness from our eyeballs.  This is some footage from a recent training camp here in Victoria.  Some people think this type of training is irrelevant…

Wrapped things up in Bermuda- Ocean swimming in January- too good. Quote of the camp goes to Dave- “My wife has littered this island with turds”—Fantastic use of the English language I would say. Home at last!

Recovery week done and now we start the real threshold work……12 weeks of it to be precise and that will roll us into the race season hopefully fit and fast.  Our weekly hours in this stage typically drop to between 20-25 for most weeks compared with 25-40 in the base and Ironman specific phases.  As…

Surprisingly I find myself quite motivated after Ironman Canada.  But what do you do with only 6 weeks between ironman events.  In my estimation not much.  It’s a tricky time frame, barely enough time to recover, not really enough time to settle back into training.  In my estimation, i think it is a perfect amount…