by Kevin Coady | May 15, 2019 | Busy Athletes, Getting Faster
This is the third post in my series on my experiment in trying to qualify for Kona on 10ish hours per week Ironman training plan. It’s an example of how a busy athlete might approach Ironman training on a time budget. I wanted to use this build as a learning...
by Kevin Coady | May 13, 2019 | Team Update
Congrats to TriForcers who are off to a strong start in the spring! Tom Glynn was 3rd in his age group at Ironman Texas, qualifying for Kona! At Ironman Santa Rosa: Coach Coady (me) WON MY AGE GROUP (9:26) at Ironman Santa Rosa, qualifying for Kona! (woohoo!) The 10...
by Kevin Coady | Mar 1, 2019 | Getting Faster
I’m halfway through my 10 hours per week Ironman Training experiment! The goal is to qualify for Kona on a minimalist training plan. I’ll stick to 10 hours per week of training until 6 weeks out from the taper. Once I hit that point I’ll see...
by Kevin Coady | Feb 14, 2019 | Busy Athletes
This article is part of our recent series on training for busy athletes. It describes one of my favorite “no fluff”, high impact workouts from my Busy Athlete’s Toolbox. This was one of the staple workouts I used to qualify for Kona Ironman...
by Kevin Coady | Dec 19, 2018 | Getting Faster
I first published my original “sub 10 Ironman in 10 hours per week” article back in 2010. The article described the type of training I did to go 9:21 at IM Switzerland when I was working during the day and going to school at night. This is an...