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Getting back in shape
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…
Ughhh
Back home and heading into third week of first round of real speed/LT work. Body is tired for sure and last week we ended up right on the bubble of being real smashed. I will admit I feel quite wrecked today. Some good work though and we are cranking pretty good. A wise man once…
Running with the Gryphons
Ten years ago I had the great privilege of running with one of Canada’s top University running squads. I was pretty green back then and figured the best course of action was to jump full in with a bunch of runners for the year. I happened to land at a University and coach that has…
No pain no gain
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…
6 weeks- Still motivated
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…
Hour of power
Well it’s not actually an hour and i’m not sure how much power i have but it was quite delightful. I joined super Mel for a few hours of super fun mountain biking in the dump. I’ve heard of the hour of power but never experienced it first hand. It’s an 8-10 minute loop with…