by Kevin Coady | Dec 15, 2023 | Busy Athletes, Getting Faster
More time for friends, family, life? (While still being fit and fast!?) Sign me up! It’s Time for Minimalism Again! I’m embracing minimalist triathlon training again and I can’t wait. I look forward to just doing my one solid fun workout in the...
by Kevin Coady | May 30, 2019 | Busy Athletes, Getting Faster
This post highlights a way I approach coaching busy triathletes, including Ironman racers. This “minimum effective dose” approach was the foundation of my 10 hours per week Ironman training experiment. However, it’s a good way for ANY triathlete...
by Kevin Coady | May 15, 2019 | Busy Athletes, Getting Faster
It actually worked! Back in November, I came up with the idea that I wanted to try to qualify for Kona on a 10 hours per week training plan. Fast forward to May… and I won my age group at Ironman Santa Rosa with a time of 9:26 and qualified for Kona. The goal...
by Kevin Coady | May 15, 2019 | Busy Athletes, Getting Faster
Holy cow– it worked! I followed a 10 hours per week training plan to get ready for IMSR. I did it as an experiment and a learning experience to make me a better coach. The goal wasn’t to PR, but I was hoping to be almost as fast as if I had done a...
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 | 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...
