Ironman Training

Ironman^® Swim Training

As above in order to prepare for the Ironman^® distances on the Ironman^® weekend at the beginning of April it is important to increase the distance of your long swims every few weeks. Friday swim sessions at Farnham Sports Centre are geared towards long, steady front crawl swim sets with the Ironman^® and other long distance races in mind.

Ironman^® Cycle Training

As above in order to prepare for the Ironman^® distances on the Ironman^® weekend at the beginning of April it is important to increase the distance of your cycle rides every few weeks. The following is a suggested route for an 80km which you should achieve before mid February.

Route summary: Farnham - Fleet - Hartley Witney - Basingstoke - Winslade - Herriard - Alton - Farnham

Distance: 50 miles approx.

Ride time: 3 hours (16-17mph)

Start/Finish : Bus stop by Farnham Sports Centre.

Go right to the A325 roundabout (Six Bells PH). Turn left onto the A287 at the traffic lights by the church towards Odiham. At the top of Beacon Hill at the roundabout turn right to Fleet on the B3013. Follow the road through Fleet to Hartley Witney. Turn Left onto A30 towards Basingstoke. On arrival in Basingstoke turn left onto the A339 to Alton past the Black Dam roundabout through Winslade and Herriard. On arrival in Alton follow the signs for the A31. When on the A31 follow the road back to Farnham.

These rides are for you to do in your own time at your own pace. You may find other club members are interested in joining you so do ask around at the various sessions and events.

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Ironman^® Run Training

In order to prepare for the Ironman^® distances on the Ironman^® weekend at the beginning of April it is important to increase the distance of your long run every few weeks. Listed below are typically the sort distances you should be aiming for:

Note that in order to avoid injury or over training these runs should only increase to the suggested distances at the suggested times, especially if you have not run these distances before or not run for a long time. Try and keep to firm surfaces in order to keep the speed up.

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