https://dubdub.co.uk/tags/triathlon/Recent content in Triathlon on The Warren's WebHugoen-usWed, 20 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://dubdub.co.uk/im-copenhagen-update/Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://dubdub.co.uk/im-copenhagen-update/<p>It’s been a little over 6 months since my last blog post. I tested positive for Covid a few days ago, so this enforced mini-period of rest seems like a good opportunity for a brief recap on how the journey is progressing.</p> <h2 id="training-plan">Training plan</h2> <p>One of the first tasks after booking my place was to research and find a training plan that would help get me from my current levels of fitness and ability to the point where I successfully finish an Ironman. After some searching, I came across TriDot (<a href="https://tridot.com">https://tridot.com</a>). It appeared to meet all of my needs in terms of scheduling sessions across each of the disciplines, appealed to my inner data-nerd as the platform takes in the data from each activity and then tailors future sessions to your current ability. Initially, I had some reservations, but the community feedback I saw at the time spoke of people using the platform experiencing significant performance improvements and &ldquo;race&rdquo; day successes. I&rsquo;m now 6 months into using TriDot and can safely say my experience has been amazing. Through periodic &ldquo;assessments&rdquo;, you can monitor performance progress over time. During these 6 months, I have seen my 5k run time improve from over 22minutes to 20:36, my swim CSS times go from 2:05m/100 to 1:55m/100 - I know 10seconds per 100metres may not sound a lot, but for me, this is solid progress in the weakest of the disciplines.</p>https://dubdub.co.uk/the-start-of-my-ironman-journey/Wed, 15 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://dubdub.co.uk/the-start-of-my-ironman-journey/<p>Yes, it&rsquo;s true - I have entered a full Iron-distance event: Ironman Copenhagen 2022.</p> <p>If you are new to the site, my name is Anthony and I&rsquo;m based in Maidstone, UK.</p> <p>I intend to document my journey along the way, to share my thoughts and experiences as my training progresses.</p> <p>But first, a little bit of back story to set the scene.</p> <p>My fitness journey started around January 2015 when I joined Beginners2Runners in Coxheath, near Maidstone. Up to this point, I hadn&rsquo;t really been doing any exercise and felt that I should be doing something to keep active and healthy.</p>