Boxing Day Run.....................

Running through the night again! Sometimes it is nice to run in the dark when it is nice and peaceful with little traffic on the roads. Running from 10pm until midnight practising the ultra endurance method of long distance running lays the foundations for a good long year. Its not for everyone but it is for the dedicated. Each day lasts for 24 hours so use it to the max........................

Christmas Day Training

Christmas message from the race director of DECAMAN. The new venue is confirmed and the race is 95% on.............It may be christmas day but there is no time to rest. Tonight I will do a tough hill rep session on the bike where I will aim for maximum suffering. Its time to get serious. My heart rate will be pushed towards its maximum ceiling....................The aim of the session is OVERLOAD............

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!!