3 Weeks Consistency

3 Weeks consistent training completed. Feeling fatigued as the lack of regular training takes its toll on the old bones. It's another long sweetspot intervals followed by a 7 - 8 mile alternating pace run at Rocester tomorrow. Let's see how a longer session feels after 3 weeks of short relatively hard training. Some reverse periodisation here may just put me in some sort of shape for the Darley Duathlon at the end of August. I'm confident of running aeound 6:20 mile pace off the bike. Just not feeling the speed on the bike yet. Maybe next year! As for today it's another turbo technique session.

Consistency for First Time in 2017

Well, a small victory but that's what it feels like to complete a full week of training. Included in that week was a brick session, a tt of 10 miles with an increase in ftp of 16W, a TRX conditioning session and a steady run. And now I'm tired! Just on the turbo doing a level 2 session prior to tomorrow's brick session which will be longer as 3 x 8 miles on the single speed at sweetspot followed by a 6 mile alternating hard/steady run. Whilst I know I could get into shape quickly in the past, it feels different this year. Too much down time and stress. The TT this week was an improvement and more controlled. If I crack 24 min by end of August I'll be happy.

A Race!

Well in terms of triathlon and all things multisport 2017 has been a massive write off. I am not in any type of physical shape to race. I have completed some weekend sessions and minimal tick over training during the week. The underlying problem is that I am just too tired from long work days. There are over afoot to change my work pattern and this should help with training and recovery. I have set a target to compete at the Darley Duathlon at the end of August. This is a local event and pretty low key. Not sure what shape I can get myself in but I will aim to gauge fitness with some key sessions and some local evening time trial events over 10 milew. In the past I have been able to get in reasonably decent shape quickly. However, the last 5. Have taken a huge toll on my physical well-being. Let's see what can be done and not aim for the world! The long game is the. Way to go and that means aiming for the Outlaw 2018 to get back in the game. Then, when I move to my next age group in 2019, I take a serious shot at getting as close as possible to 10:15 for the Outlaw. Training updates dates to follow.

Trying to Train

A month on from my last posting and I am not really any further ahead of where I was in terms of training structure or volume. The pace of work needs to ease before I manage my proper training. I have had a couple of decent bike sessions on the single speed fixed wheel, maintaining a 21mph average on the Rocester dragstrip. I use this 7 mile flat circuit to get the aero position dialled in. It worked well in 2014 for the Outlaw training. Best I get more of these sessions done! For extra motivation one of these machines I on the way.

Tick Over. . . . Just. . .

It's 15 May 2017. So much has happened in my job/domestic life since Dec 16, I don't know where to start really! In short, I applied to leave the RAF, returned from Saudi, looked for job, looked for UK home, found civilian job, left the RAF, rented house that was too small, started civilian job, tried to train to tick over, had various psoriatic arthritis flare-ups, tried harder to tick-over training, got frustrated at lack of racing. And that is where I am now. It is clear that 2017 will not see any racing. I may be able to squeeze some time trials on the bike later in the year but only maybe. I have a desire to get everything sorted and start training proerly for The Outlaw 2018. That will be my last year in my current agae group. So I will use 2018 as a consolidation year to het the 55 - 59 age group hard. The tick-over training should help me to stay fit(ish), though I really need to swim as I have not seen the H2O since Dec 2016. I'll be back. . . .

Another Year. . . . .2016

Another year ticks by. In triathlon terms, it has not been great. But the highlight was winning the Riyadh Tiathletes 2016 Race Series. I did not perform as I would expect but the races were extremely enjoyable. The club committe really do pull out all the stops to make events different and fun. Yet they also cater for the serious racer. I collected my series champ glassware in the car park as I was unable to make the presentation evening at the UK Embassy

The triathlon races were fun, in that they were short and hard on a small circuit; or longer on a long windy road circuit. There were a couple of multiple duathlon and swim/run races thrown in too. So thank you very much Riyadh Triathletes, the fantastic committee and helpers too. It s looking like I will be returning to the UK for 2017. Not sure of the racing plot. I think 2017 will be a transition year. Maybe I should keep my powder dry and rebuild for the next age group! Here is my triathlon year. . . . .