I started leafing through coach Jim Vance’s book “Run with Power” a couple of months ago…
Tag: training
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 : What is Firstbeat Training Effect 2.0 and Training Status – impact on XERT or GoMore?
Garmin’s Fenix 5 advertises the use of Training Effect 2.0 and will also be including a…
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…
5k: Some thoughts on the benefits of swimming to 5k
Here’s my own personal take on whether or not swimming will help your efforts to a…
