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2008

Sunday November 9, 2008 21:54:

Reviewing my situation (injury) I have now moved on and focused my attention to European cycle races.

I have a feeling that this might be my one and only european race (due to not being able to re-arrange time off from work) So I am hoping to prepare well, and enjoy the week-end away !!

Cyclosportives Movie Clip

The 3rd and final event of the year - The Charly Gaul 07th September 2008 - 159k in Echternach, Luxembourg.

Race Details - here (very good)

Hotel Details - here

Post Race Hotel - here (very good)

Race Report - here

The 2nd effort - The Laurent Desbiens 23rd August 2008 - 162k in Armeterries (just outside of Lille).

Race Details - here (not the best site n the world)

Hotel Details - here (after race, see race report)

Race Report - here

The 1st of which is the Eddy Merckx 14th June 2008, a nice little 165k race around the pleasant Belgium hillside.

Race Details - here

Course Details - here

Hotel details - here

Only one or two or three or four hills of 20% !! Nice !!

Race Report - here

Monday July 7, 2008 19:58:

All the draft plans scrapped due to injury. So another plan (final) has been drawn up, that being -

3 x Cyclesportives (June 14/Aug 22/Sept 07)

3 x Sea Swims (July 03/July 13/Aug 03)

1 x Half Marathon (subject to recovery) (Nov 16)

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Draft race plans for the year 2008 are as follows;

Cyclosportive Races in France (1 per month till August)

3 x Half Marathons (April/May/November)

1 x Full Marathon (October)

Ironman Canada (August) Main Aim of Year.

Vancouver International Triathlon (September)

2007

Now that the Games have gone (World Police Fire) my aims have changed. Arriving back in Jersey and re-starting training in middle April the aims are as follows;

French Cyclosportives -

2 Races (100k/148k) - race report

Pierre Jodet - 19th May - Distance - 100k

Race Report - Here

The Broceliande Classique - 20th May - Distance 110k

Race Report - Here

October Sunday 07th 2007

Jersey Marathon

Race Report

Training Records

The training is still logged (link below) with a 16wk program being undertaken for the Marathon training.

At the moment the training is aimed at the World Police and Fire Games in Adelaide March 15-25. Cycling is the order of the day, something different, something new, which will hopefully lead onto some sportives during the rest of the year.

So at the moment its a case of dodging the wind and rain. Training programs are listed below:

Complete Training Program

Jersey Spartans Half Marathon -

November Sunday 18th 2007 -

Race Report - here

Cycling

November 06 (finished)

December 06 (finished)

January 07 (finished)

February 07 (finished)

March 07 (finished)

Bike training totals

Games Blog (personal) - Web Page on Games

2006

At the moment the only thing in the pipeline is IMC '06 August. But I'm sure as the year unfolds there'll be more, after all training for an Ironman requires some 'outings'.

Training at present? Well mainly bike work, putting in the mileage during the winter months, with a view doing a race season, therefore building up speed for IMC 06. (2005 training totals, which includes IMC biking so far, started 06th Aug 05).

Well as promised an update, as of 30.12.2005, the plan is as follows;

The present training program - cycling - finishes end of Feb 2006 and then hopefully via Tony W @ Flamme Rouge a 7 week program for road racing - getting the speed into the legs, which will take me through the Majorca training weeks (2) - different location works wonders!

Then take part in as many road races, time trials, as possible, which, in turn will take me to Ironman Canada 29th August 2006.

In between and mixed in all that will be a 16 week program for the May Hash House 1/2 marathon - this starts week of 29th Jan 06 - again this is aimed at the Ironman (still testing due to calf problem on previous 1/2 marathon) which does leave 1 discipline, swimming.

I'll figure that one out later. I think that'll be a gentle build with a combined heavy weights session - the heavy weights session will stop just before Majorca.

Events

Ok, all the above confirmed - the training page has a little up date, basically covers the above - 1 other event entered, The Vancouver Tri 4th Sept (Olympic Distance) after IMC.

So the 2006 Main Race Calender is:

21st May -

Hash House Half Marathon -

Jersey

27th August -

Ironman Canada -

Penticton, Canada

04th September -

Vancouver Triathlon -

Stanley Park, Vancouver

08th October -

Jersey Standard Chartered Marathon -

St Helier, Jersey

Related Link-

World Police and Fire Games