WEEK 7 IRONMAN TRAINING

Hey Again.. Another week down & at last i’m into my REST week. Last week was a good one.. Rested up on Monday & Tuesday was out running again & thank god no reaction to my sore calf i had last week so did a very enjoyable 16k run in 1hr 30min at a very nice past & felt really good when finished. I’ve decided to invest in a pair of Compression socks to be used after my long runs as i seem to get quite sore calves. So anything that will help i’ll get…..!!!!

Wednesday i did what i felt was quite a good swim set i started off with 10x 100m at a fast pace followed by my main set of 5 x 500m sets & a warm down off 300m. 3800M do so i’m very happy with this. Went out running again on Thursday at a slow pace & it so hard trying to run slow but hopefully it will be of benefit in the long term. Short 1600m swim after my run. Friday did some core work & weights. Alas another Saturday was here & a long cycle. Saturday got out Rodder, John & Ray & did a fairy fast WIND ASSISTED 85k in 3 hours.. John came up with the idea of getting out training at 7 or 8 in the morning so i said why not & after a late night on Saturday i was very surprised to rise at 7am feeling not so bad.. Anyway we covered 90k in 4 hours. Another good day in the saddle.. So this week i did 5400m swimmimg, 23k Running (2hr’s 10mins) 7hr’s Cycling (175k). 11hr’s training done. I’m into my rest week now & i’m going to take advantage of it…. Sleep Sleep Sleep…..

WEEK 6 IRONMAN TRAINING

Another week down & i think i have 20 weeks left before the Biggie..  This week started of with my rest day which i look forward too. The weather was brilliant this week & thank God it seems to be improving by the week, but that’s not to say it was cold.. It was bloody cold. Tuesday is long run day & what a day weather wise so gear on & out on the road & 5 mins into the run my calf seized up & it felt like i was shot. So a had to walk back home & ICE straight away. Not sure what happened but got to take care of it now… Wednesday was feeling much better & luckly it’s my swim day. Good swim today with some drills & then into Aerobic workout & 3700m covered & felt good in doing so.. Thursday is a short run day but with my leg still sore i just did an hour on the Turbo trainer followed by a 1600m swim. Friday did some core work & a light weights session. Finally the weekend was here & my long cycles.

As some of the lads were on a training weekend & some on a rest week i had planned on doing my long cycle on my own so headed of early on Saturday morning & ended up getting 5hr’s 15min (approx 130k)in the saddle & my first venture into the mountains & the dreaded Sallygap.. Great day.. Sunday i had arranged to meet Eddie as he had found a new route for us to cover & how he found this route i’ll never know but what a great route & some amazing scenery over the Wicklow way & Laragh & then up into Sallygap again. This was a great workout with just under 100k covered but a hard 100k… So Sunday 4hr’s 40mins was spent in the saddle.. All in all a great weekend’s training with nearly 10hours cycling done & 14hr’s in all training. Hopefully i’ll be back running again this week & i’m starting to feel as if i can do this…. Until next time…. Also got 2 bloody punctures so now i’m the master of changing a quick puncture……

WEEK 5 IRONMAN TRAINING

Well training has up a tad… Got my new programme for the next 3 weeks & it’s looked very daunting but with one week into it, it went no bother.. Monday was again rest day thank God as i was still shattered from the rugby at the weekend. Tuesday is now my a long run day.. Went home from work on Tuesday & the weather was brilliant so i decided to sit down for a wee while & go out in about an hours time.. Well that hour went quickly as i fell asleep & when i woke up it was starting to piss rain.. So on with the gear & out ionto the rain & it was not so bad.. Got soaked but felt great & did 13k in 1hr 10mins so very happy with that.. Wednesday is now  swim day so met Mark in the pool for a late session & we did some drills & then 16 100’s of 1.20 & then a warm down so all in all we did 3100m.

Thursday is short run day & pool session. 8 k ran in  44 mins & then straight into the pool for 1500m. Friday was core work day & a small swim 800m overall done. On Saturday when i woke up the weather was fab & went on my long bike ride & did 103k in 4hr’s with Mark & keith & felt great after. Sunday was another long bike day & did the same 103k in 4 hr’s so overall a great weeks training done.. Rest day tomorrow Thank God… Ok off to watch the Rugby highlights… Eddie O’Sullivan what are you doing…..!!!!! 

END OF REST WEEK

Rest week over & now back at it today. The week went well & i actually got out for a run on Saturday morning before the Rugby. Trying very hard to keep my heart rate down while doing so. Went to the rugby on Saturday which was complete rubbish & had a few drinks after. So thank God yesterday was a washout with the weather. The wind & the rain were unreal so decided it was better to stay at home taking care of the sofa……..!!!!!!! Recovering from a few drinks is getting harder so it’s lucky i’m not going to be drinking much in the lead up to Germany… Back at it later & hope to go for a run & maybe a swim also.