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Trains, Travels

http://www.trainstravels.co.uk/

Following my life as a full time triathlete training for Ironman races.

• Added on: Aug 13th, 2009
• Country: United Kingdom
• Language: English

• Author: Russell Cox
• Listed in: Cycling Running
• Tags: fitness training racing ironman triathlon athlete

Recent Posts

• Ironman Western Australia 2009 – Preparing and Planning

  Posted on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 at 02:00 in racing, Strategy, goals, australia, ironman, performance, preparation, plans, haircut, aims, 2009, mohawk

  So I’ve got a new haircut! It’s awesome! Just as race day preparation means putting the right tyres and tubes on your wheels it also means the right haircut. I’ve been meaning to try a mohawk for ages, but only just got the courage....

• More from the Magic Slice

  Posted on Sunday November 29th, 2009 at 17:43 in fitness, training, racing, coffee, recovery, australia, margaret river, cake, rest, form, fatigue, paleo diet

  I am officially, officially tapering! Really, honestly, truly. To prove it I’m doing absolutely nothing today. No time in the pool, no sitting on the bike (my arse is relieved about that one) and no putting on the runners. Just rest, even if my...

• We are Officially in Taper

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 05:02 in low carb, fitness, training, racing, energy, coffee, recovery, australia, charts, ironman, margaret river, rest

  I’m calling it today. After a shocking start to the long ride this morning rest is long over due. I knew it was coming. The early nights, plenty of sleep and then still feeling tired. The pain and struggle of running. Than pain and struggle of ...

• Roads to Nowhere

  Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 05:09 in training, australia, country, sugar, margaret river, triathlon, roads, magpie, south west, emus, busselton, dirt tracks

  It feels like I’ve been in Busselton much longer than three weeks. I’ve settled into life here – training, eating, shopping for more to eat, training, eating, sleeping… The usual routine. As my intermittent posts have hinted...

• Coming Together?

  Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 06:34 in fitness, training, recovery, chart, ironman, power, analysis, comparison, preparation, form, fatigue, graph

  Having got my act in order and picked up some momentum last time I’ve started to wonder how my fitness now compares with last year. Truth be told my running is still lacking much impetus, but the rest goes well. Another truth is this is a data ...

• Momentum

  Posted on Sunday November 15th, 2009 at 05:49 in training, goals, australia, ambition, routine, intensity, fatigue, bunbury, organisation, duration, justin daerr, tss

  Given I started writing first thing this morning and only got as far as a title perhaps it’s not the best choice? It balances out the last post though. I’ve gone from a sluggish struggle to get myself going to settling into a routine. Rou...

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