After yesterdays hard bike ride and a heavy training schedule the previous week I was looking forward to my "easy week". This is built into the programme every four weeks to allow your body to recover. So a long lie till 6.45am and then I noticed I had a 10km run - no problem there but my coach had asked me to do a personal best time! Not sure of the motive here but as she wasn't well today I went out when I got home and gave it everything I had. Turned out that wasn't enough for the PB but I was delighted to have been able to make the effort following yesterday so although physically knackered, mentally I felt I'd visited the hurt locker (again) and survived.
So tonight will be a stretching session to make sure the muscles are recovering. I am going to try and get a sports massage tomorrow before our club swimming session in the evening. Now you might be thinking, didn't he say an easy week? Yes that means only 6 hours training instead of 12! Surely you didn't think it meant "easy"? You should know better by now! You don't play triathlon.
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Lanzarote Ironman was dedicated to my friend Neil who lost his 3rd battle against cancer on 9 December 2011. On returning from his 2nd bout of cancer he rose to the challenge of taking part in a triathlon which he succeeded in doing despite, as it turns out, his cancer having returned. Neil's story is inspirational -you'll be missed my friend.
In 2008 I started this journey started in a boxing ring raising money for Maggie's Centres. 3 Ironmen later, Marathon des Sables, Grand 2 Grand and Tahoe 200. In 2021 I DNF'd in the Ultra Race Romania, a 250km multi-staged self supporting ultra due to stomach issues. I'm returning this year to complete it as it's unfinished business.
About Me
- Derek B Stewart
- United Kingdom
- My name is Derek Stewart and in 2008 I entered my first triathlon to raise money for Maggie's Cancer Centres and it give me a reason to get fit and learn to swim properly. In 2010 I completed my first Ironman (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike and 26.2 mile marathon) and proved to myself what was possible with a focused approach. Since then I have completed another 2 Ironman, numerous ultras, two staged races; the Marathon des Sables (5.5 marathons in 6 days across the Sahara Desert carrying your own equipment and food); Grand 2 Grand 6 marathons in 7 days (again carrying your own gear) and in September 2019, the Tahoe 200. A 205 mile non-stop race, with 40,200 ft of climbing and ascending, which I completed in 85 hours and 16 minutes including 7 hours sleep. It's been a journey of discovery and 2020 is shaping up for more adventures with 3 races in the calendar.
Conquering Lanza Ironman 2012
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Lanzarote Ironman was dedicated to my friend Neil who lost his 3rd battle against cancer on 9 December 2011. On returning from his 2nd bout of cancer he rose to the challenge of taking part in a triathlon which he succeeded in doing despite, as it turns out, his cancer having returned. Neil's story is inspirational -you'll be missed my friend.
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