In September I started to change my running style from a heel strike (guy to right in the picture below) to a more front foot strike (guy to left in the picture below).
Category Archives: Training
Rykno’s Aquathlon
So yesterday I finally got off my but and swam a 1500m for time in the morning and attempted to run a fast 5km in the evening.
The swim went better than expected. after 3500m of the normal practice the last set was a 1500 or 15×100. I chose the 1500. I had two times in my head. anything over 22:30 would be bad and anything under 21:15 would be good. everything else in between would have been just ok. The first 200-300m I went after feeling. It felt great so I kept my head down and just kept swimming. Around 600m I was too curious so I looked up at the clock and it was just over 8min (8:04). The thought “way to fast” popped into my head, and I started to slow down. Had I been able to hold that pace I would have been down around 20min. NOT TODAY. At 1000m I checked my time again and it was 14:04. I had gone from 1:20/100m to 1:30/100m and I was not tired, and had no reason to hold back. I managed to swim the last 500m in 6:54 1:23/100m and was under 21min for the first time since late winter/early spring (20:58). Continue reading
Sept Summary – Recovery complete
After nearly 8 months of IM training it was time for me to take a break from planned workouts. Since the morning of my last race Aug 30th I can remember a day that I got out of bed before 6am on a weekday or 7am on the weekends. But my love for food and lack of self control was not a good combination with all this extra free time on my hands. I went up nearly 8kgs (17.6lbs) since July. Most of them coming after Kalmar Ironman (mid Aug). This week I started following a plan again, and it feels great! The following is a summary of my recovery month. Continue reading
Back to Basics – Pre-season Training Starts Today
After 4 weeks of sleeping in, and less than 6 hrs of training per week it is time to get into shape for the 2015 racing season. This morning I weighted in at 94.6 kg (208.5 lbs) so I have 10 kg (or 22 lbs) to drop before May.
October is going to be a form of detox for me. I have not gotten out of bed before 06:00 since Aug 30th so it will take some time getting use to waking up at 4:45. I have been eating all day, and eating what ever was available so it will also be a mental battle to start eating better. Continue reading
SwimRykno and Björn (Bear in Swedish)
Team Warriors Rykno and Björn coming up out of the water. Fun with Clip art and paint….
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Fall Planing
Now that school and the girls fall activities are in full swing can I plan my training through Christmas. Jeanette and I use Google calendar to make life easier. With three girls, work and our own workouts it seemed like the only option. Now we both have access to each others schedules on our phones and can easily see right away if there will be a conflict. Even if I know that there will be quit a few deviations from the plan from time to time, it feels better knowing we are both on the same page. Continue reading
Motivation 2015 – You’re not good enough!
To me Triathlon is like a Decathlon. You can not be good at one of the disciplines and still expect to do well in the event. Decathlon is basically a running, jumping and throwing event. Where as Triathlon is swimming, cycling and running.
Yesterday the Swedish Triathlon Organization announce Team Sweden for Worlds in Long Distance Triathlon in Motala in June next year. 20 of the spots were already taken at this years Swedish Nationals on the same course leaving only 10 spots left for the rest of the M40-44 to apply for based on results. Even before I submitted my application I knew that I only had an outside change to be chosen. In my age group I would like to think people consider me to be good swimmer, average cyclist and a bad (slow) runner. Continue reading
Bloging is fun….
During the past three years I have post nearly 100 blogs on Funbeat (a really great Swedish site for registering workouts, discussing training and as well races in the forum). I have even tried posting race reports on TriScore (a fun site that lets endurance athletes compare results from variouos types of races; OW, Triathlon, Running, Biking, Swimrun…)
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