Ironman have today confirmed that the full 226km distance Ironman will not be hosted in 2017. The Ironman 70.3 distance race will return to Dorset, however, taking place on Sunday 17 September 2017. Entries opening on Wednesday 9 November at midday.
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Following speculation on the future of the full-distance race, Kevin Stewart, Managing Director Ironman UK, commented, “Weymouth was the first time we had combined a full distance and 70.3 on the same day [in Europe]. We’ve undertaken a review of this format since the event with the authorities and consultation with the local communities affected by the road closures.
The conclusion is that we’ll withdraw the full distance event from the race going forward to ensure that we can continue to deliver the best race experience for athletes.
“We’ll continue to offer Ironman UK in July and Ironman Wales in September for those looking to race the full distance.”
After a number of years as a Challenge Family event, Ironman 70.3 Weymouth was a new addition to the 2016 UK calendar and attracted over 2,800 entries in its first year making it the largest Ironman event in the UK. For 2017, the event will also continue to be a Pro race.
220 raced in September and it was a memorable day, with a 1.2-mile sea swim in the clear and warm waters of Weymouth Bay, before athletes then embark on a 56-mile loop bike course on the rolling hills and quaint villages of the Dorset countryside. Once back into transition, the final 13.1-mile half marathon run boasts a spectator-friendly multi-lap run around the town, harbour and historic seafront with bumper crowds along the route.
Ahead of entries opening on Wednesday 9th November, further information about IRONMAN 70.3 Weymouth can be found at www.ironman.com/weymouth70.3 and athlete inquiries can be directed to [email protected].
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Ironman have today confirmed that the full 226km distance Ironman will not be hosted in 2017. The Ironman 70.3 distance race will return to Dorset, however, taking place on Sunday 17 September 2017. Entries opening on Wednesday 9 November at midday.
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Following speculation on the future of the full-distance race, Kevin Stewart, Managing Director Ironman UK, commented, “Weymouth was the first time we had combined a full distance and 70.3 on the same day [in Europe]. We’ve undertaken a review of this format since the event with the authorities and consultation with the local communities affected by the road closures.
The conclusion is that we’ll withdraw the full distance event from the race going forward to ensure that we can continue to deliver the best race experience for athletes.
“We’ll continue to offer Ironman UK in July and Ironman Wales in September for those looking to race the full distance.”
After a number of years as a Challenge Family event, Ironman 70.3 Weymouth was a new addition to the 2016 UK calendar and attracted over 2,800 entries in its first year making it the largest Ironman event in the UK. For 2017, the event will also continue to be a Pro race.
220 raced in September and it was a memorable day, with a 1.2-mile sea swim in the clear and warm waters of Weymouth Bay, before athletes then embark on a 56-mile loop bike course on the rolling hills and quaint villages of the Dorset countryside. Once back into transition, the final 13.1-mile half marathon run boasts a spectator-friendly multi-lap run around the town, harbour and historic seafront with bumper crowds along the route.
Ahead of entries opening on Wednesday 9th November, further information about IRONMAN 70.3 Weymouth can be found at www.ironman.com/weymouth70.3 and athlete inquiries can be directed to [email protected].
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The process of planning/periodising the JETS training has, I believe, been one of the central factors in our collective success, as it improves the likelihood of accurately targeted, individualised, progressive training.
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I wanted to provide an idea of the process, to help illustrate what we do. Other coaches might also want geek-out over why what we do has had a good level of success!
AT THE START
At the start of the season I make a ‘macro-training plan’ on a spreadsheet. It lists all the sessions we do and all the things that we can work on within those sessions. Along the top, each column represents one week of the year (also showing rest weeks in green) and so I then allocate an ‘x’ next to each aspect in the week we will work on it in. It looks like this:
This then gives me a structure for the planning I do for each block, in which I write a session that works on the things I know we need to target. I also add notes about tapering/recovery or anything else that is relevant so I can keep in mind who needs the session adjusted. It looks like this:
All these sessions are then added to our online platform ‘Addaero’ – which is basically a free version of training peaks. Once on here all the athletes can access the sessions from Addaero apps on their mobile phones:
The athletes I coach individually then have their session added to the squad sessions. For Scott Thomson, for example, this means his calendar looks like the below. And as you see, it allows him to upload Garmin files to his training sessions:
The individual sessions I add for these guys/girls are dictated by another chart in which I plan all their additional sessions each block…
…and these are dictated by the areas we decide to target in our 1-2-1 meetings based on how things are progressing and where we think improvements can come from. All this is tracked on a form, which is placed online (Google Docs), so that either I or the athlete can update and edit it whenever they need to. In it we don’t just look at S/B/R but also sleep and diet quality, etc:
All this ensures that the training is as focused and individualised as possible while still allowing some flexibility for when life gets in the way and things need to change. In the future I want to refine this process to make it slicker and better presented. But for year two, even in its rough form, it seems to have worked quite well and is something to build on.
In addition, I also track progression in tests (S – 200m/400m, B – 20min Threshold, R – 5km and 12min Max [this test needs to be improved]) across the season and also track recovery scores to make sure no one is too fatigued. These are also recorded online:
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If you have any questions for Joel, please visit his website www1.joelenoch.com.
The process of planning/periodising the JETS training has, I believe, been one of the central factors in our collective success, as it improves the likelihood of accurately targeted, individualised, progressive training.
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I wanted to provide an idea of the process, to help illustrate what we do. Other coaches might also want geek-out over why what we do has had a good level of success!
AT THE START
At the start of the season I make a ‘macro-training plan’ on a spreadsheet. It lists all the sessions we do and all the things that we can work on within those sessions. Along the top, each column represents one week of the year (also showing rest weeks in green) and so I then allocate an ‘x’ next to each aspect in the week we will work on it in. It looks like this:
This then gives me a structure for the planning I do for each block, in which I write a session that works on the things I know we need to target. I also add notes about tapering/recovery or anything else that is relevant so I can keep in mind who needs the session adjusted. It looks like this:
All these sessions are then added to our online platform ‘Addaero’ – which is basically a free version of training peaks. Once on here all the athletes can access the sessions from Addaero apps on their mobile phones:
The athletes I coach individually then have their session added to the squad sessions. For Scott Thomson, for example, this means his calendar looks like the below. And as you see, it allows him to upload Garmin files to his training sessions:
The individual sessions I add for these guys/girls are dictated by another chart in which I plan all their additional sessions each block…
…and these are dictated by the areas we decide to target in our 1-2-1 meetings based on how things are progressing and where we think improvements can come from. All this is tracked on a form, which is placed online (Google Docs), so that either I or the athlete can update and edit it whenever they need to. In it we don’t just look at S/B/R but also sleep and diet quality, etc:
All this ensures that the training is as focused and individualised as possible while still allowing some flexibility for when life gets in the way and things need to change. In the future I want to refine this process to make it slicker and better presented. But for year two, even in its rough form, it seems to have worked quite well and is something to build on.
In addition, I also track progression in tests (S – 200m/400m, B – 20min Threshold, R – 5km and 12min Max [this test needs to be improved]) across the season and also track recovery scores to make sure no one is too fatigued. These are also recorded online:
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If you have any questions for Joel, please visit his website www1.joelenoch.com.
Twenty-sixteen was the year we saw triathletes competing for Olympic and Paralympic glory, new races sprung up across the country and more products were launched than you can wave a seat post at. But which were best? It’s time for you to let us know, as polling for the 220 Triathlon Awards 2017 is now open.
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How to vote
We’re proud of the fact that the 220 Triathlon Awards are voted for by our readers. It’s a two-stage process and in the first round, which is open now, you can choose any athlete, race or product you like – there’s no shortlist, so just tell us who or what you think is best
Following this round, which closes on Wednesday 30 November, a shortlist of five will then be drawn up based on the five companies, products or athletes that had the highest number of initial votes. You’ll then get the chance to vote again in the second round from Friday 9 December until Friday 13 January 2017.
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One award which is a little different is the Jane Tomlinson Award for Outstanding Contribution to Triathlon. Once a shortlist of five is drawn up following the first-round vote, the winner will be decided by a panel of industry experts.
Over three years; 180 hours in the wind tunnel; 14,500 photos; countless interviews, comparisons and deliberations… it took all this and much more for bike giants Cervélo to launch the P5X, which they have proclaimed ‘the ultimate triathlon bike’.
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With the top-specced Sram Red eTap version coming in at a whopping £13.5K, we were eager to see how the bike performed at the European launch event in Andalusia, Spain, where we were talked through the initial concepts, research, the build and testimony from athletes in great detail.
Cervélo were keen to stress that this bike was very much what they believed to be the ultimate ‘triathlon’ bike as opposed to time trial (for TT Cervélo have released a new P5 model), and there are numerous differences.
Cervélo P5 Six Di2 triathlon bike review
Consequently the presentation was heavily balanced towards nutrition and storage on the P5X, where we learnt that the brand analysed thousands and thousands of athlete photos to determine the most popular combination of fluid and nutrition storage on-bike – it was mostly this that determined the shape of the bike, rather than the engineers simply deciding to create a ‘beam bike’ – the geometry was built around what Cervélo believed would be the best for the greatest number of riders with regards to bottle, nutrition and tool storage.
An early design concept of the P5X shows that Cervélo didn’t set out just to create a ‘beam bike’; the bike took shape based on research and what they believed was the fastest and best
The bike is also incredibly adjustable, and you can add or remove storage options according to your preference. Cervélo claim none of the storage boxes alter the aerodynamics.
Cervélo claim disc brakes are better in every condition, and say they are soon releasing a white paper to show why they are no less, and perhaps even faster than rim brakes. “Disc brakes free up the frame design, you’re not having to build the front end around a brake caliper. From a net result it ends up been more aerodynamic, so building with a disc you end up with a more aerodynamic system. Disc brakes themselves might not be more aero, but you get a bike that’s overall more aero.”
The shifting on our test bike had full Sram eTap, with shifting options at the end of the aerobars, on the base bars and a ‘blip box’ with a cap that can hide it away if you don’t wish to use it. The base bars can be flipped either way, and the front end is unique as the bar adjustment actually works like a seat post – all you need is an allen key to mover it up or down, and there’s 112mm of stack adjustment.
The ride
After a fitting by Matt Steinmetz, who Cervélo employed specifically to advise on fit and position for the P5X project, we headed out for an initial 50km test ride of the P5X around the rolling tarmac of Andalusia. On first impressions it’s remarkable how ‘normal’ the bike feels, and down on the base bars you could be forgiven for thinking you were riding an aero road bike; until the crosswinds hit, where we inevitably felt some instability. This was no better or worse than any tri bike with deep-rimmed wheels, however, despite the absence of a seat tube and seat stays and the huge slab of monocoque carbon at the front end.
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The top tube feels completely robust and strong, and we could feel no movement whatsoever. During testing Cervélo claim they only managed to get 3mm of flex out of it when loading the saddle with 300kg, so despite it being the off-season we were ensured there’s no way we’d get it to budge…
1. SOFT AND STRONG
Spent time on the physio’s couch due to a run-related injury? According to Harvard professor Irene Davis, it’s down to stomping rather than floating. Davis and her team recruited 249 female athletes who each ran over 20 miles a week. They investigated the participants’ strides by having them run over a force plate that recorded the impact of each step, and found that the ‘lighter landers’ were injured significantly less. Not only that, weight played no part. You can practise landing softer by running at a higher cadence without changing your pace.
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2. TRAIN HARD, SUCCEED IN LIFE
Want to exceed at everything you do? Well, it’s time to increase your tri training time. Professor Samuele Marcora, who proposed the noted psychobiological model of fatigue, compared the cognitive abilities of 11 professional and nine recreational cyclists. Each set undertook a TT before repeating the effort after a mentally taxing task. Marcora observed that while the AGer’s performance dropped off, the pros weren’t affected. Though largely hereditary, Marcora suggests that willpower and resistance to mental fatigue can be achieved through hard training.
Race fatigue: how to beat it mentally and physically
Mental toughness found to be key to elite cyclists success
3. SLEEP EASY,TRI HARD
As many know, twitchy muscle fibres and restlessness often follow an evening workout. Hugh Fullagar of Oregon University examined the effect of hygiene strategies on the recovery of soccer players following a late-night match. Fullagar ensured the players were in bed as soon as possible post-match with lights dimmed and the option of eye mask and ear plugs; room temp hovered at 17°C; and no light or technological stimulation was allowed 30mins before bedtime. The result? An extra 1:30hrs sleep compared to the players’ normal routines.
Struggle to sleep after exercise?
Six ways to sleep like an athlete
Scientists find sleep deprivation affects athletic performance considerably
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4. EVENING GROWTH
Researchers have deduced that sessions later on in the day could result in greater physical benefits. The team investigated the effects of 24 weeks of morning versus evening combined strength and endurance training on physical performance, muscle hypertrophy and hormonal levels responsible for muscle growth. After the first 12-week block, both groups exhibited similar increases in the cross-sectional area of the quadriceps and their one-rep max. But by week 24 the evening training group showed greater gains in muscle mass.
Heat training could offer same benefits as at altitude
1. SOFT AND STRONG
Spent time on the physio’s couch due to a run-related injury? According to Harvard professor Irene Davis, it’s down to stomping rather than floating. Davis and her team recruited 249 female athletes who each ran over 20 miles a week. They investigated the participants’ strides by having them run over a force plate that recorded the impact of each step, and found that the ‘lighter landers’ were injured significantly less. Not only that, weight played no part. You can practise landing softer by running at a higher cadence without changing your pace.
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2. TRAIN HARD, SUCCEED IN LIFE
Want to exceed at everything you do? Well, it’s time to increase your tri training time. Professor Samuele Marcora, who proposed the noted psychobiological model of fatigue, compared the cognitive abilities of 11 professional and nine recreational cyclists. Each set undertook a TT before repeating the effort after a mentally taxing task. Marcora observed that while the AGer’s performance dropped off, the pros weren’t affected. Though largely hereditary, Marcora suggests that willpower and resistance to mental fatigue can be achieved through hard training.
Race fatigue: how to beat it mentally and physically
Mental toughness found to be key to elite cyclists success
3. SLEEP EASY,TRI HARD
As many know, twitchy muscle fibres and restlessness often follow an evening workout. Hugh Fullagar of Oregon University examined the effect of hygiene strategies on the recovery of soccer players following a late-night match. Fullagar ensured the players were in bed as soon as possible post-match with lights dimmed and the option of eye mask and ear plugs; room temp hovered at 17°C; and no light or technological stimulation was allowed 30mins before bedtime. The result? An extra 1:30hrs sleep compared to the players’ normal routines.
Struggle to sleep after exercise?
Six ways to sleep like an athlete
Scientists find sleep deprivation affects athletic performance considerably
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4. EVENING GROWTH
Researchers have deduced that sessions later on in the day could result in greater physical benefits. The team investigated the effects of 24 weeks of morning versus evening combined strength and endurance training on physical performance, muscle hypertrophy and hormonal levels responsible for muscle growth. After the first 12-week block, both groups exhibited similar increases in the cross-sectional area of the quadriceps and their one-rep max. But by week 24 the evening training group showed greater gains in muscle mass.
Heat training could offer same benefits as at altitude
Double Olympic Champion (2012 and 2016) Alistair Brownlee was named Olympic Athlete of the Year and Elite Male Athlete of the Year at the British Triathlon Federation’s annual awards dinner.
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“This year was all about the Olympic Games, so to achieve that goal was fantastic – and this award is just the cherry on the cake,” said Alistair. “It’s the end of a very tough four years and it was always in my head to have a decent bit of time off now.
“I’m not thinking too much into the future, but just enjoying the achievements before I get back to doing what I love in the new year – training.”
Olympic bronze medallist Vicky Holland won The British Triathlon Female Elite Triathlete of the Year Award.
Vicky said: “Being the first female Olympic medallist is amazing. It’s been a long time coming as we have such a rich heritage in women’s triathlon in the UK. Helen (Jenkins) was such a pioneer for me – she won her first world title in 2008 and since then we’ve been waiting for an Olympic medal to come. I’m really delighted to be the person that got it.”
Paralympic gold medallist and ITU World Paratriathlon Champion Andy Lewis was awarded Male Paratriathlete of the Year and the Peter Holmes Award for Inspirational Performance in International Competition, beating Alistair Brownlee in the process.
“I hadn’t even come from backstage after receiving the first award,” Lewis said. “Alistair Brownlee literally grabbed me and said: ‘It’s you, it’s you, go and get it, go and get it!’”
“After winning gold in Rio, I thought ‘what just happened?’ Going into it all with the pressure of being World Champion, I just never expected to come away with a gold. I made a lot of sacrifices to get there – the sort of sacrifices all athletes make in order to get to the top. But I did it for my family. I said before I set out that I wanted to achieve something, and that’s exactly what I’ve done.”
Read the full interview with Andy Lewis here
Fellow ITU Paratriathlon World Champion and Paralympic silver medallist, Alison Patrick (PT5), was awarded the British Triathlon Female Paratriathlete of the Year award alongside guide, Hazel Macleod (formally Smith).
Alison said: “Hazel and I have worked hard to become such a great team, and it’s down to not worrying when things go wrong and not having a fear of failure. We have to have complete trust in each other.
“Winning silver in Rio was incredible. It was such an amazing atmosphere and knowing that we did it as a team was amazing.”
2016 British Triathlon Awards Winners
Eisberg Female Age Group Triathlete of the Year – Alice Jenkins
Eisberg Male Age Group Triathlete of the Year – Mike Smallwood
Leigh Day & Co. British Triathlon Volunteer of the Year – John Hagemeister
Leigh Day & Co. British Triathlon Official of the Year – Tony Smalley
Leigh Day & Co. British Triathlon Coach of the Year –
British Triathlon Female Elite Duathlete of the Year – Emma Pooley
British Triathlon Male Elite Duathlete of the Year –
British Triathlon Event of the Year – Deva Divas Ladies Triathlon
British Triathlon Female Elite Long Distance Triathlete of the Year – Jodie Swallow
British Triathlon Male Elite Long Distance Triathlete of the Year –Tim Don
British Triathlon Female Elite Junior Triathlete of the Year – Sian Rainsley
British Triathlon Male Elite Junior Triathlete of the Year – Sam Dickinson
British Triathlon Female Paratriathlete of the Year – Alison Patrick and Hazel Macleod (Guide)
British Triathlon Male Paratriathlete of the Year – Andy Lewis
British Triathlon Female Elite Triathlete of the Year – Vicky Holland
British Triathlon Male Elite Triathlete of the Year – Alistair Brownlee MBE
Peter Holmes Award for Inspirational Performance in International Competition – Andy Lewis
BOA Olympic Athlete of the Year Award– Alistair Brownlee MBE
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British Triathlon Gold Pin Award – Malcolm Brown
Double Olympic Champion (2012 and 2016) Alistair Brownlee was named Olympic Athlete of the Year and Elite Male Athlete of the Year at the British Triathlon Federation’s annual awards dinner.
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“This year was all about the Olympic Games, so to achieve that goal was fantastic – and this award is just the cherry on the cake,” said Alistair. “It’s the end of a very tough four years and it was always in my head to have a decent bit of time off now.
“I’m not thinking too much into the future, but just enjoying the achievements before I get back to doing what I love in the new year – training.”
Olympic bronze medallist Vicky Holland won The British Triathlon Female Elite Triathlete of the Year Award.
Vicky said: “Being the first female Olympic medallist is amazing. It’s been a long time coming as we have such a rich heritage in women’s triathlon in the UK. Helen (Jenkins) was such a pioneer for me – she won her first world title in 2008 and since then we’ve been waiting for an Olympic medal to come. I’m really delighted to be the person that got it.”
Paralympic gold medallist and ITU World Paratriathlon Champion Andy Lewis was awarded Male Paratriathlete of the Year and the Peter Holmes Award for Inspirational Performance in International Competition, beating Alistair Brownlee in the process.
“I hadn’t even come from backstage after receiving the first award,” Lewis said. “Alistair Brownlee literally grabbed me and said: ‘It’s you, it’s you, go and get it, go and get it!’”
“After winning gold in Rio, I thought ‘what just happened?’ Going into it all with the pressure of being World Champion, I just never expected to come away with a gold. I made a lot of sacrifices to get there – the sort of sacrifices all athletes make in order to get to the top. But I did it for my family. I said before I set out that I wanted to achieve something, and that’s exactly what I’ve done.”
Read the full interview with Andy Lewis here
Fellow ITU Paratriathlon World Champion and Paralympic silver medallist, Alison Patrick (PT5), was awarded the British Triathlon Female Paratriathlete of the Year award alongside guide, Hazel Macleod (formally Smith).
Alison said: “Hazel and I have worked hard to become such a great team, and it’s down to not worrying when things go wrong and not having a fear of failure. We have to have complete trust in each other.
“Winning silver in Rio was incredible. It was such an amazing atmosphere and knowing that we did it as a team was amazing.”
2016 British Triathlon Awards Winners
Eisberg Female Age Group Triathlete of the Year – Alice Jenkins
Eisberg Male Age Group Triathlete of the Year – Mike Smallwood
Leigh Day & Co. British Triathlon Volunteer of the Year – John Hagemeister
Leigh Day & Co. British Triathlon Official of the Year – Tony Smalley
Leigh Day & Co. British Triathlon Coach of the Year –
British Triathlon Female Elite Duathlete of the Year – Emma Pooley
British Triathlon Male Elite Duathlete of the Year –
British Triathlon Event of the Year – Deva Divas Ladies Triathlon
British Triathlon Female Elite Long Distance Triathlete of the Year – Jodie Swallow
British Triathlon Male Elite Long Distance Triathlete of the Year –Tim Don
British Triathlon Female Elite Junior Triathlete of the Year – Sian Rainsley
British Triathlon Male Elite Junior Triathlete of the Year – Sam Dickinson
British Triathlon Female Paratriathlete of the Year – Alison Patrick and Hazel Macleod (Guide)
British Triathlon Male Paratriathlete of the Year – Andy Lewis
British Triathlon Female Elite Triathlete of the Year – Vicky Holland
British Triathlon Male Elite Triathlete of the Year – Alistair Brownlee MBE
Peter Holmes Award for Inspirational Performance in International Competition – Andy Lewis
BOA Olympic Athlete of the Year Award– Alistair Brownlee MBE
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British Triathlon Gold Pin Award – Malcolm Brown
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