The 'Prep' phase of a phased training program is arguably the most important - I would argue that if planned well, every phase is th

Racing Half Ironman or 70.3 distance is very much about the run. As opposed to the full Ironman where the focus needs to be on the bike (in

In order to build to 90km inside nine weeks (14-week program less 5 weeks) I was clearly not going to have the time to build weekly mileage

Poor swimmers or new swimmers will often make the wrong choice when it comes to their swim training options. These incorrect choices usually

2021 sounds so far away however age and lifestyle mean that I just don’t have time to cram in all the training at the end. I need to build u

On Saturdays run we had a great crew who have done some amazing running around the world including Kevin and Sheila both multiple finishers

Lucy Charles is a former Olympic swimmer and the current Hawaii Ironman swim course record holder. Her first observation when asked about sw

“My goal was just to finish because I didn’t have time to train – you know I only entered a month ago and had to stay in a caravan last nigh

Longer answer is you will need to pick a race that suits, build a long term plan that takes you to 18 weeks out, then have a two week break.

The fact that I have come back from a 95kg beer sloshing slob to 78kg Kona qualifying Ironman not once, but four times - in 1996-1997, 2005-