1. Eneko Llanos (ESP) 7:59:38
2. Paul Amey (GBR) 8:01:29
3. Viktor Zyemtsev (UKR) 8:14:36
4. Torsten Abel (GER) 8:16:44
5. Stephane Poulat (FRA) 8:18:55
6. Sebastian Kienle (GER) 8:19:29
7. Jeremy Jurkiewicz (FRA) 8:19:38
8. Michael Weiss (AUT) 8:21:36
9. Trevor Wurtele (CAN) 8:22:21
10. Christophe Bastie (FRA) 8:26:10
Women top 10
1. Leanda Cave (GBR) 8:49:00
2. Linsey Corbin (USA) 8:54:33
3. Meredith Kessler (USA) 9:00:14
4. Amanda Stevens (USA) 9:09:39
5. Michelle Vesterby (DEN) 9:11:23
6. Kelly Williamson (USA) 9:12:18
7. Kathleen Calkins (USA) 9:12:40
8. Sara Gross (CAN) 9:18:03
9. Susan Dietrich (GER) 9:19:47
10. Charisa Wernick USA) 9:22:37
ITU World Cup Auckland.
Auckland, New Zealand - November 20th 2011
Men top 10
1. Kris Gemmell (NZL) 1:59:58
2. Bevan Docherty (NZL) 2:01:05
3. Ryan Fisher (AUS) 2:01:19
4. Laurent Vidal (FRA) 2:01:55
5. Jarrod Shoemaker (USA) 2:02:05
6. Ivan Rana (ESP) 2:02:14
7. Clark Ellice (NZL) 2:02:23
8. Ryan Sissons (NZL) 2:02:47
9. Marek Jaskolka (POL) 2:02:58:
10. Fabio Carvalho (BRA) 2:03:03
Women top 10
1. Andrea Hewitt (NZL) 2:14:12
2. Tomoko Sakimoto (JPN) 2:15:09
3. Mariko Adachi (JPN) 2:15:22
4. Alice Betto (ITA) 2:15:51
5. Kiyomi Niwata (JPN) 2:16:39
6. Maaike Caelers (NED) 2:17:10
7. Anne Haug (GER) 2:17:14
8. Kathrin Muller (GER) 2:17:34
9. Ai Ueda (JPN) 2:17:49
10. Vicky Holland (GBR) 2:18:05
This race is a prelude for the final race of the 2012 ITU World championship series which will be held around the same time next year.
It was double delight for the huge crowd on the Auckland waterfront this afternoon as Kiwis dominated the Barfoot & Thompson ITU World Cup Triathlon, claiming 3 of the 6 medals on offer, including gold to Andrea Hewitt and Kris Gemmell.
Noosa Triathlon
Noosa, Queensland, Australia - October 30th 2011
Men top 10
1. David Dellow (AUS) 1:46:36 2. Paul Matthews (AUS) 1:47.01 3. James Seear (AUS) 1:47.42 4. Clayton Fettell (AUS) 1:47:49 5. Ryan Fisher (AUS) 1:48:14 6. Bryce McMaster (AUS) 1:48:48 7. Clark Ellice (NZ) 1:49:21 8. Ryan Sissons (NZ) 1:50:04 9. Joseph Lampe (AUS) 1:51:04 10. Chris McCormack (AUS) 1:51:37
Women top 10
1. Melissa Rollison (AUS) 2:00:25 2. Emma Jackson (AUS) 2:01:09 3. Kate McIlroy (NZ) 2:01:46 4. Felicity Ryan (AUS) 2:04:03 5. Matilda Raynolds (AUS) 2:08:28 6. Belinda Granger (AUS) 2:08:56 7. Ellie Salthouse (AUS) 2:09:01 8. Lisa Marangon (AUS) 2:09:30 9. Tara Prowse (AUS) 2:10:40 10. Chloe Turner (AUS) 2:10:51
XTERRA World Championships.
Kapalua, Maui -
October 23rd, 2011
S 1.5k / B 30k / R 6.1 k
Michael Weiss took out the mens race with a dominating 1hr 19min 32sec bike ride which was 1min 30sec ahead of his nearest rival. The men really lay it out on the ride going by the run times with both pro men and pro women winners Michi Weiss and Lesley Patterson matched each other stride for stride and both running 43min 54sec.
Adding some interest to the professional race was the six times Tour de France cycling champion Lance Armstrong who finished 23rd in 2hrs 36mins 59sec after leading to the 23km mark of the bike section. Lance faded in the run after a crash late on the mountain bike which left him witha a broken helmet and concussion.
Two time ironman world champion Tim DeBoom finished 16th in 2hrs 34mins 23sec.
Pro Line Up for the Xterra World champs this Sunday.
Maui, Hawaii - this weekend , October, 2011
2011 Pro Men (alphabetical by country)
Australia - Ben Allen, Chris Legh . Austria - Michael Weiss. Belgium - Jim Thijs Brazil - Felipe Moletta, Cid Santos, Marco Silva Junior, Frederico Zacharias. Canada - Kelly Guest, Mike Vine. Czech Republic - Jan Kubicek. England - Sam Gardner. France - Pierre Facomprez, Nicolas Lebrun. Germany - Ronny Dietz, Jan Frodeno. Italy - Simone Calamai, Denis Giovannetti, Antonello Pallotta. Japan - Yu Yumoto. New Zealand - Richard Ussher. South Africa - Dan Hugo, Conrad Stoltz, Raynard Tissink. Spain - Victor del Corral Morales, Eneko Llanos, Ivan Rana, Marcel Zamora. Switzerland - Olivier Marceau. United Kingdom - Llewellyn Holmes, Cedric Lassonde, Richard Stannard, Graham Wadsworth. USA - Jimmy Archer, Lance Armstrong, Brian Astell, Tim DeBoom, Jason Michalak, Josiah Middaugh, Branden Rakita, Will Ross, Cody Waite, Adam Wirth, Brad Zoller
2011 Pro Women (alphabetical by country)
Australia - Erin Densham . Austria - Carina Wasle. Brazil - Carla Prada, Manuela Vilaseca . Canada - Brandi Heisterman, Danelle Kabush, Melanie McQuaid, Tanis Tomlin . Czech Republic - Helena Erbenova . England - Julie Dibens. France - Sabrina Enaux, Marion Lorblanchet. Hungry - Brigitta Poor . Italy - Elisabetta Curridori . Mexico - Fabiola Corona . New Zealand - Catherine Dunn, Karen Hanlen . Saipan - Mieko Carey . Scotland - Lesley Paterson . Switzerland - Renata Bucher. USA - Caroline Colonna, Kelley Cullen, Emma Garrard, Jessica Noyola, Brandyn Roark, Suzie Snyder, Sara Tarkington
My multisport guru mates predictions are :
Men: Top Ten - Conrad Stoltz, Dan Hugo, Joshiah Middaugh, Lance Armstrong, Michi Weiss, Nico Le Brun, Ben Allen, Richard Ussher, Ronny Dietz, Olivier Marceau
Women: Top Ten - Renata Bucher, Mel McQuaid, Lesley Paterson, Erin Densham, Julie Dibens, Marion Lorblanchet, Catherine Dunn, Emma Garrard, Sara Tarkington, Danelle Kabush
Hawaiin Double: Raynard Tissink.
Please note: Predicting Conrad and Renata to win, and the other to place in the top ten, no particlular order.
Ford Ironman World Championship.
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii -
October 8th, 2011
Craig Alexander (Crowie) takes his 3rd Kona title and sets a new record fast time for Kona course.
Chrissie Wellington took her 4th Kona title from 4 starts.
Still showing the scars on her legs from a bike crash only a few weeks prior to this race.
Photo pages can be seen by clicking the here on mens or womens (or the images above).
Men top 15
1. Craig Alexander (AUS) 8:03:56
2. Pete Jacobs (AUS) 8:09:11
3. Andreas Raelert (GER) 8:11:07
4. Dirk Bockel (LUX) 8:12:58
5. Timo Bracht (GER) 8:20:12
6. Mike Aigroz (SUI) 8:21:07
7. Raynard Tissink (RSA) 8:22:15
8. Andi Bocherer (GER) 8:23:19
9. Luke McKenzie (AUS) 8:25:42
10. Faris Al-Sultan (GER) 8:27:18
11. Tom Lowe (GBR) 8:29:02
12. Daniel Fontana (ITA) 8:31:20
13, Marko Albert (EST) 8:35:18
14. Rasmus Henning (DEN) 8:35:53
15. Cyril Viennot (FRA) 8:37:00
Photo pages of the womens race and mens race are now up. The points from this race will go towards the 2012 ITU WCS.
Of note was a return of the great Vanessa Fernandes (POR) who placed 26th in 2:02:29.
Also the two-time Ironman World Champion and 1997 ITU World Champion Chris McCormack led the field after a huge pack finish on the bike, but faded to 34th, 3:47 off the lead with a 34:07 run.
Men top 10
1. Joao Silva (POR) 1:49:21
2. Alexandr Brukhankov (RUS) 1:49:35.
3. Dimitry Polyansky (RUS) 1:50:04
4. Simon Whitfield (CAN) 1:50:15
5. Matt Chrabot (USA) 1:50:15
6. Adam Bowden (GBR) 1:50:19
7. Ruedi Wild (SUI) 1:50:20
8. Tim Don GBR) 1:50:27
9. Bent McMahon (CAN) 1:50:29
10. Yuichi Hosoda (JPN) 1:50:42
Click the photo above for photos of the mens race.
Women top 10
1. Andrea Hewitt (NZL) 1:59:17
2. Emma Moffatt (AUS) 1:59:31
3. Kate McIlroy (NZL) 1:59:45
4. Aileen Morrison (IRL) 1:59:50
5. Emma Jackson (AUS) 1:59:58
6. Helen Jenkins (GBR) 1:59:59
7. Lisa Norden (SWE) 2:00:01
8. Ai Ueda (JPN) 2:00:06
9. Kiyomi Niwata (JPN) 2:00:23
10. Jure Ide (JPN) 2:00:30
Click the photo above for photos of the womens race.
Subaru Ironman Canada.
Penticton, BC Canada - August 27th, 2011
Men top 10
1. Jordan Rapp (USA) 8:28:09
2. Torsten Abel (GER) 8:41:09
3. Bert Jammaer (BEL) 8:42:34
4. Christopher Bagg (USA) 8:47:25
5. Jasper Blake (CAN) 8:50:30
6. Nigel Gray (CAN) 8:57:41
7. Matthew Russell (USA) 8:57:41
8. Trevor Wurtele (CAN) 9:05:19
9. Scott Tremblay (CAN) 9:07:03
10. Mattias Buxhofer (AUT) 9:12:10
Amazing result here for Jordan Rapp in the mens race. So here is my favourite song at present to go with it:
Dextro Energy ITU World Championship Final.
Beijing, China - September 10th, 2011
Men top 10
1. Alistair Brownlee (GBR) 1:48:07
2. Sven Riederer (SUI) 1:48:15
3. Jonathan Brownlee (GBR) 1:48:18
4. Dmitry Polyansky (RUS) 1:48:20
5. Laurent Vidal (FRA) 1:48:24
6. Javier Gomez (ESP) 1:48:27
7. David Hauss (FRA) 1:48:36
8. Vincent Luis (FRA) 1:48:44
9. Maik Petzold (GER) 1:48:47
10. Ivan Rana (ESP) 1:48:51
Women top 10
1. Andrea Hewitt (NZ) 1:58:26
2. Helen Jenkins (GBR) 1:58:40
3. Melanie Annaheim (SUI) 1:58:58
4. Lisa Norden (SWE) 1:59:00
5. Laura Bennett (USA) 1:59:02
6. Kate Mcllroy (NZ) 1:59:04
7. Jessica Harrison (FRA) 1:59:09
8. Liz Blatchford (GBR) 2:00:11
9. Flora Duffy (BER) 2:00:24
10. Sarah Groff (USA) 2:00:37
Challenge Vichy.
Vichy, France - August 21st, 2011
Britain's Stephen Bayliss and American Amy Marsh took out the inaugural Challenge Vichy this weekend and in doing so conquered one of the toughest races in Challenge history.
Temperatures in the French spa town rose to 43C with high humidity and athletes faced strong head winds on the bike and a non wetsuit swim.
Bayliss took victory just one week after placing eighth in Challenge Copenhagen.
Men top 5
1. Stephen Bayliss (GBR) - 8:45:29
2. Teemu Lemmettylä (FIN) - 8:49:42
3. Jamie Whyte (NZL) - 8:52:21
4. Edouard Entraygues (FRA) 9:19:09
5. Alberto Roviera (ITA) 9:21:36
1. Rasmus Henning (DEN) 3:53:41
2. Mike Caiazzo (USA) 4:01:30
3. Stephan Vuckovic (GER) 4:06:36
4. James Cotter (USA) 4:10:20
5. Karl Bordine (USA) 4:12:02
6. Mike Lavery (USA) 4:14:25 * AG M25-29
7. James Chesson (USA) 4:14:57 * AG M30-34
8. Timothy Tapply (USA) 4:15:52 * AG M35-39
9. Ryan Kelly (USA) 4:17:56
10. Patrick Wheeler (USA) 4:21:42 * AG M25-29
1. Tommy Zaferes (USA) 2:26:51
2. Brian Fleischmann (USA) 2:27:06
3. John Kenny (USA) 2:28:15
4. John Dahlz (USA) 2:28:38
5. Kyle Leto (USA) 2:28:47
6. Ethan Brown (USA) 2:29:46
7. Brian Lavelle (USA) 2:30:58
8. Dustin McLarty (USA)
9. Bryan Rhodes (NZ) 2:33:37
10. James Hadley (GBR) 2:33:49
Women top 10
1. Becky Lavelle (USA) 2:29:14
2. Christie Sym (AUS) 2:49:49
3. Madeleine Oldfield (AUS)
4. Alexis Smith (USA) 2:52:38
5. Lauren Brandon (USA) 2:56:11
6. Emily Cocks (USA) 2:58:23
7. Julia Grant (NZ) 3:01:33
8. Courtenay Brown (USA) 3:06:53
9. Kristin Iavarone (USA) 3:09:12
10. Kelly Dunleavy (USA) 3:11:24
Lausanne ITU Sprint Championships.
Lausanne, Switzerland - August 20th, 2011
Men top 10
1. Jonathan Brownlee (GBR) 52:23
2. Javier Gomez (ESP) 52:27
3. Alistair Brownlee (GBR) 52:37
4. David Hauss (FRA) 52:42
5. Alexander Brukhankov (RUS) 52:43
6. Laurent Vidal (FRA) 52:44
7. Jonathan Zipf (GER) 52:45
8. Joao Silva (POR) 52:53
9. Christian Prochnow (GER) 52:56
10. Tony Moulai (FRA) 53:02
Women top 10
1. Barbara Riveros Diaz (CHI) 58:35
2. Emma Jackson (AUS) 58:35
3. Andrea Hewitt (NZL) 58:37
4. Helen Jenkins (GBR) 58:40
5. Ashleigh Gentle (AUS) 58:42
6. Gwen Jorgensen (USA) 59:02
7. Sarah Groff (USA) 59:06
8. Lisa Norden (SWE) 59:07
9. Emmie Charayron (FRA) 59:09
10. Felicity Abram (AUS) 59:11
Challenge Copenhagen.
Copenhagen, Denmark - August 14th 2011
In this youtube blog clip Torbjørn Sindballe talks about the bike leg preparation for iron-distance racing.
He does 9 different blogs on 'youtube' specifically to prepare for the 2011 Challenge Copenhagen.
Men top 10
1. Tim Berkel (AUS) 8:11:15
2. Jimmy Johnsen (DEN) 8:11:50
3. Dejan Patrcevic (CRO) 8:12:18
4. Mads Vittrup-Pedersen (DEN) 8:13:21
5. Esben Hovgaard (DEN) 8:21:07
6. Egoitz Zalakain Erbiti (ESP) 8:26:52
7. Christophe Bastie (FRA) 8:27:32
8. Stephen Bayliss (GBR) 8:34:52
9. Hans D. Nillson (DEN) 8:36:18
10. Frank Horlacher (GER) 8:39:37
Women top 10
1. Rebekah Keat (AUS) 8:52:42
2. Asa Lundstrom (DEN) 9:35:31
3. Linda Schuecker (GER) 9:38:15
4. Karina Ottesen (DEN) 9:42:59
5. Helene Pallesen (DEN) 9:45:54
6. Julia Bohn (GER) 9:46:15
7. Ann Sophie Claire Lonborg (DEN) 9:55:08
8. Liz Pinches (GBR) 10:17:44
9. Louise Lilliso (DEN) 10:18:55
10. Lillan Sindahl Gluemer (DEN) 10:24:27
Dextro Energy ITU World Championship Series London.
London, England - August 6/7th, 2011
Alistair Brownlee (GBR) leading on the run in the heavy rain. Alistair Brownlee was part of a breakaway group of 4 on the bike section and along with Alexander Bryukhankov converted that into a podium finish. Alistair's brother
Jonathan Brownlee however had the fastest run of the day in a very quick 29mins 35sec over the 10km course.
This was the most important race of the year as it is the qualifying selection race for many countries.
1. Faris Al-Sultan (GER) 8:13:50
2. Jan Raphael (GER) 8:19:31
3. Michael Göhner (GER) 8:20:26
4. George Potrebitsch (GER) 8:22:29
5. Stephan Vuckovic (GER) 8:26:03
6. Luke McKenzie (AUS) 8:26:51
7. Cameron Brown (NZL) 8:31:47
8. Bert Jammaer (BEL) 8:32:26
9. Patrick Vernay (NCL) 8:32:59
10. Bart Colpaert (BEL) 8:33:54
Women top 10
1. Caroline Steffen (SUI) 9:12:13
2. Lucie Zelenkova (CZE) 9:13:46
3. Sonja Tajsich (GER) 9:14:14
4. Yvonne Van Vlerken (NED) 9:15:37
5. Samantha Warriner (NZL) 9:18:04
6. Meike Krebs (GER) 9:22:43
7. Silvia Felt (GER) 9:26:21
8. Susan Dietrich (GER) 9:28:08
9. Heleen Bij De Vaate (NED) 9:32:51
10. Virginia Berasategui (ESP) 9:37:00
Caroline Steffen (SUI) 9hr 12min 13sec
Dextro Energy ITU World Championship Series Hamburg.
Hamburg, Germany - July 16th, 2011
One of the highlights
this time was two time Ironman World Champion Chris McCormack finished in 26th place, a great improvement from his previous effort in Kitzbühel.
Men top 10
1. Brad Kahlefeldt (AUS) 1:44:08
2. William Clarke (GBR) 1:44:09
3. David Hauss (FRA) 1:44:09
4. Sebastian Rank (GER) 1:44:12
5. Joao Silva (POR) 1:44:16
6. Javier Gomez (ESP) 1:44:19
7. Tim Don (GBR) 1:44:33
8. Reto Hug (SUI) 1:44:35
9. Jonathan Zipf (GER) 1:44:44
10. Sven Riederer (SUI) 1:44:56
Women top 10
1. Emma Moffatt (AUS) 1:53:37
2. Emma Jackson (AUS) 1:53:44
3. Emma Snowsill (AUS) 1:53:44
4. Andrea Hewitt (NZL) 1:53:59
5. Barbara Riveros Diaz (CHI) 1:54:32
6. Ainhoa Murua (ESP) 1:54:33
7. Erin Densham (AUS) 1:54:43
8. Danne Boterenbrood (NED) 1:54:49
9. Jodie Stimpson (GBR) 1:54:50
10. Svenja Bazlen (GER) 1:54:52
Rev3 Portland.
Portland, Oregan - July 10th, 2011
Men top 10
1. Graham O'Grady (NZL) 3:51:11
2. Richie Cunningham (AUS) 3:51:20
3. Jordan Rapp (USA) 3:51:22
4. Jesse Thomas (USA) 3:52:02
5. Chris McDonald (AUS) 3:54:43
6. Nicholas Thompson (USA) 3:55:59
7. Trevor Wurtele (CAN) 3:56:24
8. Michael Lovato (USA) 3:56:56
9. James Bowstead (NZL) 3:59:44
10. Kirk Nelson (USA) 3:59:51
Women top 10
1. Meredith Kessler (USA) 4:16:34
2. Kate Major (AUS) 4:23:09
3. Malaika Homo (USA) 4:25:18
4. Bree Wee (USA) 4:27:52
5. Amanda Lovato (USA) 4:30:54
6. Mackenzie Madison (USA) 4:31:22
7. Marisa Asplund (USA) 4:33:30
8. Courtenay Brown (USA) 4:34:35
9. Lesley Smith () 4:35:09
10. Jennifer Luebke (USA) 4:39:29
Challenge Roth.
Roth, Germany - July 10th, 2011
Andreas Raelert wins the 10th Challenge Roth, setting up a new world record!!!
Here are the times for Andreas on the day (46:18/4:11:43/2:40:52) 7:41:33
In her 3rd start in Roth Chrissie wins for the 3rd time and ups the world record to 8:18:13. This included the 2nd fastest marathon time of the day overall, a very quick 2hrs 44mins. The gap back to the 2nd the place indicates Chrissy was in a league of her own.
Men top 10
1. Andreas Raelert (GER) 7:41:33
2. Sebastian Kienle (GER) 7:57:06
3. Keegan Williams (NZL) 8:16:01
4. Felix Schumann (GER) 8:18:05
5. Christian Ritter (GER) 8:18:40
6. Andrej Vistica (CRO) 8:19:19
7. Gilad Rotem (ISR) 8:20:11
8. Lothar Leder (GER) 8:22:00
9. Andriy Yastrebov (UKR) 8:24:34
10. Andreas Borch (DEN) 8:25:38
1. Ronnie Schildknecht (SUI) 8:19:51
2. Clemente Alonso (ESP) 8:27:56
3. Mathias Hecht (SUI) 8:30:26
4. Cyril Viennot (FRA) 8:36:02
5. Mike Aigroz (SUI) 8:38:21
6. Sergio Marques (POR) 8:48:01
7. Rafael Wyss (SUI) 8:51:36
8. Mike Schifferle (SUI) 8:53:57
9. Damien With (FRA) 8:56:34 * AG M25-29
10. Ueli Bieler (SUI) 9:07:08
Women top 10
1. Karin Thürig (SUI) 9:03:26
2. Amy Marsh (USA) 9:11:36
3. Erika Csomor (HUN) 9:36:59
4. Regula Rohrbach (SUI) 9:42:18
5. Sandra Patt (SUI) 10:08:46 * AG W40-44
6. Jana Candrova (CZE) 10:09:15
7. Nicole Best (GER) 10:12:08 * AG W40-44
8. Annamaria Halasz (HUN) 10:12:38 * AG W25-29
9. Isabelle Friedli (FRA) 10:14:43 * AG W25-29
10. Barbara Egloff (SUI) 10:15:00 * AG W35-39
Ironman Austria.
Klagenfurt, Austria - July 3rd, 2011
Marino Vanhoenacker smashed the all-time Ironman record of 7:50:27 set by fellow Belgian Luc Van Lierde in 1997.
Mary Beth Ellis in her first Ironman start took the win in a very slick time of 8hr 43min 34sec.
Men top 10
1. Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) 7:45:58 ***
2. Michael Weiss (AUT) 7:57:39
3. Marko Albert (EST) 8:08:17
4. Tom Lowe (GBR) 8:11:30
5. Stephen Bayliss (GBR) 8:16:47
6. Jozsef Major (HUN) 8:28:15
7. Anton Blokhin (UKR) 8:30:57
8. Mario Fink (AUT) 8:31:37 * AG
9. Rainer Schniertshauer (GER) 8:33:42 * AG
10. Robert Lang (AUT) 8:34:21 * AG
Women top 10
1. Mary Beth Ellis (USA) 8:43:34
2. Erika Csomor (HUN) 8:51:10
3. Diana Riesler (GER) 8:53
4. Heleen Bij de Vaate (BEL) 8:56:11
5. Eva Dollinger (AUT) 9:05:13
6. Simone Helfenschneider (AUT) 9:11:36
7. Michaela Rudolf (AUT) 9:14:16 * AG W35-39
8. Joyce Wolfe (IRL) 9:15:42
9. Beate Görtz (GER) 9:18:57 * AG W40-44
10. Nicole Woysch (GER) 9:23:31
Five times NZ Road Cycling Champion to take part in Ironman NZ.
New Zealand - June 28th, 2011
Gordon McCauley, has announced his intention to take part in the Ironman NZ, where he'll be going after the bike record set by Steve Larsen, in a time of 4 hours, 27 minutes.
It always interesting to watch the cycling pro's take on 180kms in triathlon as they are heavilly weighted to cycling. Any cyclist who does well enough would then want to do a race like Abu Dhabi where the cycle dominates the race even more, but you have to like the heat there.
Three '70.3' training articles by Dr John Hellemans
New Zealand - July 19th, 2010
Can say I have followed Johns programmes and principles closely on two occasions to qualify for ITU age group world championships(2003 & 2009).
The first two articles are free to view and give an insight into the programme. The third article(training schedule) is available only to those who
