Understanding how my fitness is improving is, I feel, critical to my preparation for the Ironman undertaking. There are a variety of tests involving pull-ups, planks and push-ups, which measure muscular strength, but those should come as a result of the triathlon training, so I’m not going to consider those. However, short of putting myself …
Category: Triathlon Training
Gearing up for a structured triathlon plan – from cyclocross to triathlon
How on earth do you prepare for a 70 mile triathlon when you’ve never done a half marathon or any open water swimming? In terms of structured training I’m going to base my training around the ‘time poor’ TriRadar training plan. I think that I’ll actually have more time available than they suggest, but given …