Training

My triathlon training plan commenced on the 7^th January 2013 for 14 weeks. It was supposed to be 13 weeks but I cocked up the dates so I just bolted on another weeks training.  I googled a load of plans and after much thought I decided to use a plan that a triathlete had devised for his mother who was 59 years old and starting from scratch, so I thought well I should be ok on this plan then as I am much younger and fitter, well, so I thought.

In short the plan consisted of 2 swims, cycles and runs a week with a progressive increase in distance and intensity. I can supply the whole plan as I have recorded my times and distances for all to see on request.  Before this plan I had already commenced a running plan and had taken part in various runs along with my training pals Tony, Marc, Martin, Paul and Rob. Here is a list of times and events that I have competed in since my debut :

Event	Distance	Time	Grading %	Image
11.8.2012 Bradford Park Run	5k	31.06	45.2% V02 max 29.5 ml/kg/min
19.8.2012 Birchwood	10k	01.11.16	41.1% V02 max 26.3 ml/kg/min
2.9.2012 Sheffield GYR	10k	01.06.52	43.8% V02 max 28.4 ml/kg/min
5.11.2012 Gunpowder York	5k	33.14	42.3% V02 max 27.2 ml/kg/min
18.11.2012 Leeds Abbey Dash	10k	01.02.41	46.7% V02 max 30.6 ml/kg/min
2.12.2012	10k	50.53 9k (A race marshall sent runners the wrong way) 55.53 10k est	51.9% 52.8% V02 max 35.1 ml/kg/min

Although I made steady progression as shown above, these are not fast times. There are run at more like a fast jog. I am a ‘big unit’, that’s a kind way of say you are a big fat lad. So beware if you hear that term. When I started the training I was just under 17st..which now I’m pretty much ashamed of. However, with changes to the diet and the upcoming hours of training that I would be doing I knew I would be loosing ‘timber’. So much so that I’m now down to a healthier 15st 12, that’s around 97kilos. At over 6 feet tall its made a big difference and all my times have increased. My target goal is around 14-15stone where I think I feel much sharper and fitter.