2012 The Year Of Super Endurance

This is the year! I have trained consistently over the past 8 years to lay the foundations for DECAMAN. Racing "Beyond Exhaustion" will be a brand new and challenging experience that will see me race over distances where few dare venture. It is the final piece in the jigsaw and during 2012 I will prepare by swimming, riding and running distances beyond the imagination...........Follow my preparation here where it will start with the WYE Valley 50 mile run in March............This programme of training is not for the faint hearted........................Invite others to follow at their peril......................."Anything Is Possible"............................................................

Super Endurance Day

The aim of training through the tough winter months is to introduce an "Super Endurance Day" where one of the 3 disciplines of triathlon will selected and taken to the point of extreme! This will include upto 12 hour rides on the bike, ultra endurance runs beyond marathon and extended sessions in the pool!
Yesterdays bike route took in Sudbury-Braintree-Gt Dunmow-Haverhill-Bury (90 Miles). The first 100+ ride will take place over the next 2 weeks building towards 200 miles. Tomorrow I will run and run until I am suffering..........Less than 1 year to DECAMAN.........................Live it............................

Project 365 - A Year To Decaman

"Project 365" will start on Sunday 6th November 2011 that will mark 1 year to the 2012 Decaman Race! On 6th November I will run the "Rutland Marathon" 26.2 miles - at the end of Decaman I will run 10, 262 Miles, after swimming 24 miles and riding 1120 miles. Live The Dream.....................In 365 days I will cover distances that some people perceive as impossible...........Nothing is impossible!!! On 27th November 2011 I will run my 1st ultra - 38.4 miles cross country!!

A Good Solid Week..............

In near perfect weather conditions it has been a memorable week! High bike mileage culminating in a great ride from Harlow - Bury today through some beautiful villages. 50 Miles in 2.41.04 Average HR 137 BPM and an average speed of 18.5 mph it is a delightfully undulating route. Tomorrow is is a tempo 10 mile run early afternoon with a steady 1 hour swim in the evening! It is all coming together nicely................

Consistency Is The Key!!

A good run yesterday for an hour with an average Heart Rate of 149 Beats Per Minute. Quite windy but I have learnt to embrace it and to use it as an effective resistance tool. After all its free!! Today its time to hit the bike for a couple of hours at a nice controlled steady rate and it will round off a good weeks training. Rest day tomorrow before back to the bike on sunday for a double session!!

The Distance Of Truth!! Anything Is Possible.......................

You just have to make it! There are "No Limits" just the ones that we put in place and we are the only people who can remove them. This mornings ride was a nice steady outing in cooler conditions that were pretty much spot on. A gentle 1 hour ride back home with an average HR of only 118 BPM it goes to show that training does pay dividends. Feeling sharp at the moment with a new 12 month programme due to begin in 4 weeks time! DECA is coming...........................................

Tough Double Session!! Running Through The Night..

After a couple of days rest Sunday started with a nice casual ride to work in glorious sunshine designed to warm up for the run home later at midnight. It has to be said that both sessions were fantastic in warm summer like conditions. What a mix of training, ride in the sun, running through the night. The run was a delight, average HR of 143 beats per minute it was pure endurance................Love it..................the dream goes on.............................