Ironman Build – The Shape of the Pear

I always thought that pears had quite a nice shape. But when applied to training ‘maybe…

Cycling Analytics – New Update To Software

Cyclinganalytics.com has announced an update to their cycling analytical software with a  new training load chart…

My Ironman Journey: A Mouthful of Humble Pie Might Have Been Good For Me

In previous posts I have scoffed a little about ‘Zone 2 training’  which, by now, I…

Sonia Samuels (Olympian) : 5 Tips for running a marathon

In case you need 6 tips, here are the first 5 for running a marathon. Sonia,…

Ironman Training – 200 Hours In The Wrong Zones? Not a good idea.

A lot of the Ironman plans I looked at rely on Training Zones. Either POWER zones…

Garmin Fenix 5 and Training Effect 2.0: What Firstbeat’s 2017 Announcement Meant for Xert and GoMore

Garmin’s Fenix 5 advertises the use of Training Effect 2.0 and will also include a new…

Cyber Monday: Save 15% off most Power Meters and PM-Accessories

  International buyers will need to consider import duties for their country. Just enter the COUPON…

Polar Rolls Out Complete Training Load/Recovery Status For Cycling Products

One of Polar’s stand-out features has got better…well at least more widely available. The previous implementation…

What are WKO4, Golden Cheetah, Garmin Connect, SportTracks, Training Peaks?

I’ve re-blogged, below, a description from trainingpeaks.com of the differences between their products (WKO4 and TRAINING PEAKS).…

Mo Farah’s Typical Weekly Training Schedule

Below is Mo’s apparent typical training week from ‘training a runner’ (Source, below). You can see…

A Good 5k session today and a sneaky 2.5k + ride last night.

I needed a feel-good session today, and for some bizarre reason, my plan has one-minute intervals…

5k parkruns – how good are you?

With 5k running (and especially at parkruns with a wide variation in ability) people seem to…

5k: How much mileage do I need to do, how much do I need to train.

I come from the ‘do as little mileage as possible’ school. Before you say I’m wrong…

5k: The Training Effect – Some Thoughts

Something to bear in mind. As you exercise you use the glycogen stored in your muscles…