by Kevin Coady | Jul 15, 2019 | Getting Faster
Picture above: me swimming from one of Richard Branson’s private islands to his other one, with a person greeting from Sir Richard himself. I highly recommend that “vacation workout” next time you are in the British Virgin Islands 🙂...
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 | 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 | 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...
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 | 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...
