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Triathlon has been given a new audience after successful Olympic games appearances which has enabled billions of world wide viewers to see first hand the fitness levels and physical demands this sport can place on even the fittest of today's triathlete's.

I have been watching some of the 2010 cycling classics on TV and they have motivated me to get out on the road - Cancellara is my new hero !

The season is fast approaching with the first Irish Triathlons looming on the horizon. It is time to start thinking about getting in shape to race !
 
Here is my April Swim Set:
 
After a good warm up that includes some kicking try the following main set. I often use it in the days before a race and I find its a great session to 'rev' the engine
 
16 x 25 m as 4 x (3 easy 1 fast ) rest 10 seconds
12 x 25 m as 4 x (2 easy 1 fast ) rest 15 seconds
8 x 25 m as 4 x (1 easy 1 fast) rest 20 seconds
4 x 25m ALL FAST !!!! rest 30 seconds
 
That is 1km worth of swimming. The same set can be done as 50m repeats for advanced swimmers using the same rest intervals.
 
Check back over the next couple of weeks for April Bike and Run sessions
 
Happy training

At the end of the first week in January in 35 degree heat I raced the TotalSports Terra Firma Challenge - my first outing of 2010. The orginal plan was also to be part of the 'All Star 7 man team' where we had amongst others Olympic Champion Jan Frodeno and World U23 Mountain Bike Champion Burry Stander. I was to compete on the swim leg but due to the strong winds it and the paddle ski legs were cancelled. I was left with the Terra Firma however - a 55km road bike / 13km road run / 30km mountain bike / 9km beach run.

Winter Miles = Summer Smiles

I didn't pay too much attention in Maths class but on December 16th I make it around 200 sleeps until Triathlone 2010 !

The European Championships are an obvious goal of mine and every other Irish Triathlete - the biggest Triathlon race to ever be staged in Ireland - its great that the ITU Calendar reads - Sydney, Madrid, London, Hamburg, Budapest, Seoul . . . Athlone !

Now is the time to set the foundations for competing well in Athlone and for the rest of the 2010 season. I find myself once again in Stellenbosch South Africa whilst the rest of the Irish Team are currently in Spain. I like to keep myself to myself during winter training, quietly going about logging my winter miles.

We just want to bring your attention to a foreign training camp being launched next year. It is called Tricamp and it  is being organised by Tony Griffin from Sports Academy International (www.sportsai.ie).They are running a one week warm weather camp in Monte Gordo Portugal from Jan 26th-Feb 2nd with Gavin Noble as head coach.

As you check back here over the next few months I am not sure what you will find - obviously in Trizone you'll find anything and everything that you will need for your Triathlon training and racing but this section will be more like a lucky dip of advice, reviews, training and racing updates, the occasional story and probably one or two rants !

Welcome to Trizone's 'World of Fitness' Triathlon Blog. If you want to know what is going on in the worl of fitness and especially triathlon then this is the place for all the news. My name is Conor Kelly and I will be the moderator of this Blog. This triathlon blog will feature regular postings from some of Ireland's top triathletes including Gavin Noble, Emma Davis and more. Our blog will give you information on the latest triathlon products that are available and we will have useful articles on fitness. Feel free to leave a comment whenever you feel obliged and we hope you enjoy it.