Having not done any swimming since my last Ironman race 6 years prior, and battling a back injury in which I was facing surgery, I decided to take on the Lake Taupo Across Lake Swim to help with motivation to train and get in shape.
Ray has coached me through numerous endurance events, including two Ironman races, and so I approached him once again for help with this swim. In the 8 weeks Ray had to coach me, he programmed training that not only got me over the finish line, but also consistently took into consideration any difficulty I came across with my back injury.
Over the next few weeks, I’ll post a series of workouts to assist you to improve your swimming. These sessions are targeted toward beginners who…
View More Getting started with Swimming: Week 2
This session is similar to this workout from October but instead of being based on distance it is based on time. This session can be done instead…
View More Friday Fartlek: 6 by X
This session is a great way to enhance your technique as well as speed and efficiency. All runners can benefit from this session including ultrarunners and triathletes as it’s a perfect recovery run.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: 10x 100m Stride Outs
Email to Raymond Boardman: I am considering entering the Scorching Bay “Try” on 2 April 2006. I would like to participate in an open swim class (or classes) and would appreciate any information you are able to give on these. I am a young 50-year-old and competed in one triathlon last year (SHE women’s triathlon in Palmerston North) which had a pool swim of 300m.
View More Di Chesmar – 10 Years With Team Qwik Kiwi
The session is a great way to develop your ability to ride hard for 40km, as in an Olympic distance triathlon or a cycle Time Trial (TT).
View More Wednesday Windtrainer Workout: Descending Intervals“I joined Qwik Kiwi in August this year, I had in mind to do Ironman in March 2016 and I decided that I’d tried other forms of remote coaching. Then I really needed someone who had done it and had put other people through it and so that is why I ended up with Qwik Kiwi. Since then I’ve done a wee bunch of duathlons, triathlons, and the half ironman in Rotorua and I’m looking forward to doing Ironman in March.
View More Austin Powell’s Testimonial for Coach RayWhat do you need to do to achieve your goal? Are your goals SMART enough? What to do if you don’t achieve your goals. Lewis…
View More Sports Psychology: How to Set Goals and Achieve Them
It’s been easy to blame someone else. To blame a lifes challenge that came out of nowhere. To blame anyone or anything except the one…
View More Transforming Tash: Self-BlameHi team, Apologies for the delay in this blog as we head towards Ultraman Australia (14-16 May 16). Since my last blog I’ve competed in…
View More BLOG # 10 – Ironman 2016: Plan Your Race, Race Your Plan