KONA 2018 RACE REPORT

Just over a week has passed since the race and after an epic holiday in Kona and Maui Pre race I’ve finally found the time to pen a report of my race. It’s a long read, but the race and flight were equally long!!  Pre-race On race morning, I woke to my alarm at 3.30, after …

TRAINING FOR KONA – WEEK 7 OF 10

Weekly totals Monday  It was a great endurance focused swim set today consisting of 8 x 400m off of 6.30. The rest of the day was a recovery day after the weekend with no bike or run, although I went to the gym to do some light mobility work and stretching. Swim = 1 hour …

TRAINING FOR KONA – WEEK 6 OF 10

Weekly totals Monday Training was not a priority today as I had my PhD viva in Sheffield. It just happens that the pool is on my way to the motorway to Sheffield so I still went to the masters swim session on my way. My best intentions to get to the pool for the doors …

TRAINING FOR KONA – WEEK 5 OF 10

After the two BIG endurance sessions last week I was ready for a recovery week. But what what does a recover week look like in a build phase for Kona? Weekly totals Monday I can’t think back to what the swim set was today but the Monday morning masters sessions at JCC continue to be …

TRAINING FOR KONA – WEEK 4 OF 10

The updates are going to come thick and fast this week as I’ve got behind… again…. due to the commitments of work, study, life and training. Thinking back to two weeks ago to write out my executed plan is a real struggle, so much is going in my life right now that every day is …

TRAINING FOR KONA – WEEK 3 OF 10

Back into the regular routine this week after last weeks trip to Berlin. No key sessions this week, just maintaining consistency in my swim and bike whilst slowly building up my run distance. Ignore the bike distance in the Training Peaks chart below as distance is not measured when I'm riding on the turbo indoors. …

TRAINING FOR KONA – WEEK 2 OF 10

I’ve been a bit slow to post last week’s training as I had a hectic week preparing for my PhD viva, starting a new job and, well, training for an Ironman. This wasn’t going to be a typical week of training as I had a mini-break to Berlin planned for Friday – Monday. Instead of …

FIRST POST – TRAINING FOR KONA – WEEK 1 of 10

I'm going to try and post my sessions weekly from now until the race in Kona in 10 weeks time. My main focus for the next couple of weeks is get back into consistent swim/bike/run training and build strength on the bike whilst my running volume is still limited. Weekly totals Monday The week started with …

WELCOME!!!

This is a prelude to a platform for me to share my life in triathlon and document my journey to competing in Kona. I want this space to provide a platform to not only tell my story but promote growth in others. So, hopefully you will find something here of interest and value to you. …