Comments on: Five Weeks to Fitness http://www.trainstravels.co.uk/2009/08/26/five-weeks-to-fitness/ Endurance and triathlon training through the eyes of full-time athlete and coach Russell Cox Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:54:51 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Confession and Commitment | Trains, Travels http://www.trainstravels.co.uk/2009/08/26/five-weeks-to-fitness/comment-page-1/#comment-1134 Confession and Commitment | Trains, Travels Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:40:51 +0000 http://www.trainstravels.co.uk/?p=951#comment-1134 [...] year before the few weeks of training between Ironman UK and Hawaii I wrote about the need for commitment. That all applies again just for sixteen weeks not five. Easy to say, but after admitting how far [...] [...] year before the few weeks of training between Ironman UK and Hawaii I wrote about the need for commitment. That all applies again just for sixteen weeks not five. Easy to say, but after admitting how far [...]

]]> By: russ http://www.trainstravels.co.uk/2009/08/26/five-weeks-to-fitness/comment-page-1/#comment-535 russ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:52:40 +0000 http://www.trainstravels.co.uk/?p=951#comment-535 This will end up being the third time I've only had a relatively short gap between races this year! I'd definitely go along with the guideline that there's no real room to improve fitness much if at all. As you say worse to be overcooked on race day. Three weeks off was definitely the right thing to do and now I'm back training I'm watching things carefully. About to post about some of the data from my first week of training. Hopefully I can get the balance right. To be honest my main aim is to be in as good a shape as I was for IMUK at Kona. As for swimming, I hope it'll come together! This will end up being the third time I’ve only had a relatively short gap between races this year! I’d definitely go along with the guideline that there’s no real room to improve fitness much if at all. As you say worse to be overcooked on race day.

Three weeks off was definitely the right thing to do and now I’m back training I’m watching things carefully. About to post about some of the data from my first week of training. Hopefully I can get the balance right. To be honest my main aim is to be in as good a shape as I was for IMUK at Kona.

As for swimming, I hope it’ll come together!

]]> By: maryka http://www.trainstravels.co.uk/2009/08/26/five-weeks-to-fitness/comment-page-1/#comment-534 maryka Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:45:33 +0000 http://www.trainstravels.co.uk/?p=951#comment-534 I was told after IMLP that I should expect to be able to regain all the fitness I had again for Kona, but not improve much -- the time between the two races just isn't enough to recover, build back up again, improve, then taper. With IMUK, you have one week less than I do! Still, sounds like a good plan you have. Just be careful about sticking to rules and plans if you feel something's not right and you need more rest! Would suck to go into Kona unrecovered and/or overtrained. :( I too need to hit the pool more, as Kona is non-wetsuit, so no free speed there! My technique could use some brushing up as well. Luckily with the nights getting darker earlier, the motivation to swim rather than run/ride in the dark is getting stronger. I was told after IMLP that I should expect to be able to regain all the fitness I had again for Kona, but not improve much — the time between the two races just isn’t enough to recover, build back up again, improve, then taper. With IMUK, you have one week less than I do!

Still, sounds like a good plan you have. Just be careful about sticking to rules and plans if you feel something’s not right and you need more rest! Would suck to go into Kona unrecovered and/or overtrained. :(

I too need to hit the pool more, as Kona is non-wetsuit, so no free speed there! My technique could use some brushing up as well. Luckily with the nights getting darker earlier, the motivation to swim rather than run/ride in the dark is getting stronger.

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