August 29th
Well done to over 100 athletes who took part in our Power to Weight Challenge at Dublin City Tri Registration yesterday!
The winners of the vouchers are:
FEMALE:
1st€130 Emma Kerr 11.14watts per kilo
2nd€70 Aisling Keane 11.00watts per kilo
3rd€50 Pauline Griffin 10.83watts per kilo
MALE:
1st€130 Edward Kearney 17.23watts per kilo
2nd€70 Fergal Gallagher 15.98watts per kilo
3rd€50 Scott Graham 15.90watts per kilo
We look forward to seeing you all in the training centre soon!
August 22nd
Well all the training that matters is done now and it's time to ease off and rest up before the big day! Just do one or two light training sessions this week to keep loosened up for Sunday, but no hard training. Save all the energy for going as hard as you can on Sunday!
August 5th
We're getting to the point now where you need to start putting some cycling and running together. From this weekend start to run immediately after you finish your training in the bike for just 5-10mins. This will seem very strange at first as the legs try to get used to the different motion when you jump off the bike, but over the next few weeks you will adapt better to it. And by race day it shouldn't feel too unusual for you and you'll find it much easier to run straight after the cycle.
July 29th
We're starting to get close now, but still a good month of training ahead. On the bike your handling should be improving now. It's important to gain confidence on the bike, get used to changing gears and drinking on the go. So keep up the practice, practice, practice!
July 19th
Hopefully the running is going well at this stage. You should be cutting down on the recovery gaps now and aiming to lengthen out the time you're continuously running for. It's fine if you still need to stop and walk at times, but try to begin to just slow the pace while keeping running, rather than stopping. So the aim is good pace run, slowing to jog as needed and then back up to a good pace again. Try once a week to do the 5km distance, even if you have to walk to finish, do the distance. What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing!
July 10th
Try to get out on the bike one day every weekend. Don't be too concerned about the distance for now, just get pedalling for one hour to start with. Keep the gears light and a high cadence. (In other words, don't be pushing a high gear slowly, lower the gear and work on pedalling faster)
July 1st
To build up to running 5K, start very steady, jogging for short stints and then walking to recover, then jogging again. Don't be concerned with the speed at this stage. The key is to start easy and run regularly .
June 25th
Well here we are 2months to go. If you haven't started already it's now time to get down to some specific training. Hopefully you've been keeping fit in the gym or doing some swimming, cycling or running. But if not it's time to get moving now, dust off the bike, pump up the tyres and get out on the road. Start with short cycles to get the feel of the bike and a bit of strength in the legs.
Lets get Started
During the build up to the Dublin City Triathlon I'm going to be giving you some encouragement and some tips to get you ready for the super sprint distance race. That's my part of the deal. Your part is to get training and get in shape so as when you line up on race day... You're Ready!
