I can’t believe week 03 is already over! But what a week it has been. I went from „oh darn, I gotta do another boring 10k tonight“ to „I’ll quickly do my 20k long run after work“. Going in the right direction and I already hope that I don’t get sick or injured and that the weather holds up. But I am getting ahead of myself. Monday was another rest day with some light athletic training. It feels like strengthening…
Week two of my quest to finally run an acceptable marathon with no excuses. The started out okay with a day of mild strength training. Never been much of a strength training guy, since I train so little that any extra time available is better spent running. But this time around I figured I might try a different approach. And sinc eI am all in on the running but can’t run all that much anyway if I want to stay…
On Dec. 29th I went to a local jump hall with the kids and destroyed two middle toes on my right foot. At first I was convinced they were broken, but fortunately they only appeared severely bruised the next morning. Still, I couldn’t run for a few days and was doomed to my indoor bike trainer instead. Training Week Day Activity Duration Distance Pace / NP Monday VO2-Max Bike 60 Min 26km 184 Tuesday Endurance Bike 75 Min 34km 163…
Time to give up and modify goals? Obviously it is not. But now is the point where we take a good look at where we are, where we are going and assess whether we’re on track. So where was I initially headed? The goal was a sub10 Ironman in Copenhagen, possibly sub 9:30 and ideally as close as possible to 9 hrs. I figured that with my talents and weaknesses, my experience and the time I can realistically invest into…
Swim Distance: 5,4 km Time: 01h 55m Highs A few honest 1:25 100s LCM Bike Distance: 137 km Time: 04h 20m Highs 3 productive workouts Slight increase in weekly time on bike 2 hr sweet spot intervals, most of it in aero Run Distance: 41,11 km Time: 03h 21m Highs Another great interval run. Averaging 3:40 for the 1000s in good conditions Long run distance keeps progressing at reasonable pace Lows Way below weekly target volume, only 2 swims Lows…
Swim Distance: 8,5 km Time: 02h 45m Highs 3 sessions per week Even endurance sets like 5*500 are becoming easy to bear and take much mental effort than in previous years Bike Distance: 132 km Time: 04h 02m Highs 3 productive workouts All workouts felt productive, I wasn’t at my limit Fueling a 2 hr ride with self-made beta fuel without any issues Run Distance: 36,85 km Time: 02h 56m Highs First interval run in ages. 3:45 k pace is…
Swim Distance: 9,2 km Time: 03h 10m Highs Biggest week yet Honest 100m in 1:28 LCM Lows Not as much speed work as I was planning to do. Chickened out at 10×100 threshold and did tempo after 3 repeats Bike Distance: 25 km Time: 0h 45m Highs Knocked a Sprint workout TR level 9.2 out of the park on zero sprint training Lows Took the recovery a bit too far and only rode the turbo for less than an hour…
Swim Distance: 5,5 km Time: 02h 05m Highs Began to breathe bilaterally Lows Not reaching goals for weekly yardage, not a single session over 3k Bike Distance: 126 km Time: 04h 10m Highs Continued progress in Tempo and Endurance levels Solid 2 hr endurance ride in aero Lows Adapting to new position not complete yet Run Distance: 39,51 km Time: 03h 36m Highs 4 runs this week Long run pushed beyond 1:30h Continous progression of weekly mileage, nearing 40k Lows…
Swim Distance: 7,3 km Time: 02h 30m Highs Technique improvements after video feedback – improved breathing 10×100 on 2 in 1:33 average Lows Not reaching goals for weekly yardage, not a single session over 3k Bike Distance: 127 km Time: 04h 00m Highs Benchmark workout TR „Shortoff“ (2*(3*2 Min) VO2 max) NP 6 watts over and HR 6 beats average below last time Continued progress in VO2, threshold and Sweet Spot levels Solid 2 hr endurance ride in aero Lows…
In February I passed on the opportunity to take a slot for the Ironman 70.3 World Championships. Back then the pandemic had not yet stopped the world in its tracks and the race was scheduled for November 29th 2020 in New Zealand. A friend who traveled with me took his slot, I didn’t because the race would have coincided with my wives‘ birthday. No way, Jose! At the time it was the obvious and easy decision. The following days however…