Read on for this weeks turbo trainer session from http://www.wheelworxbikes.com Turbo session Base Week 3 Warm up 10 mins easy at 70% Heart rate in low gears. Right leg pedalling only for 60 revs in a medium gear, concentrate on pedalling smoothly 1 min easy Left leg pedal only 60 revs in a medium gear,
Monthly Archives: January 2011
Robs Blog Getting Hungry
We had planned to run Monday during or after the Uk trade show but an abundance of hotel food, several presentations and product launches defeated us. We flew back into Dublin late Monday evening and immediately repacked for a very early flight to Milan to visit Santini for their autumn winter launch and a factory tour.
Robs blog race report Celtic Plate 100k Ultramarathon pt2
We ran 4-5 days a week for about an hour each time and brought the long run up very quickly, the first one was just under 3 hours and it was pretty tough going straight away… I blistered quite badly on that run for the first time that I can remember and when I pointed
Wheerlworx at the IMRA Ticknock
Arek and I joined Wheelworx sponsored athlete, Peter O Farrell at the Irish Mountain Running Association’s (IMRA) winter league Ticknock race last Saturday. The course was advertised at 10.2km, just over twice the distance of last weekend’s Howth race. After registration at Taylors pub we car pooled up to Ticknock for a race briefing and
Robs Blog Travelling & Training
Sunday: We spent the day at the “open house” of one of the biggest distributors in the Uk today. It was a fantastic learning experience, new product launches were done by each manufacturer. Cateye one of our current brands and one my favourites had a really cool new gps recorder & camera that’s due in
Turbo Trainer Workout Session Aerobic Endurance Week 2
Its that time of year again, getting back to base training. Read on for this weeks turbo trainer session from www.wheelworxbikes.com Turbo Session Aerobic endurance 2 Session Duration 55 Mins Warm up: 10 Mins easy gears @ 70% Heart rate 85-100 cadence 3 x Spin Ups* Big ring front 15 back for 30 sec with
Robs blog race report Celtic Plate 100k Ultramarathon pt 1
We stood at the back of the small field waiting for the start. My targets in order of importance were to finish, to run the whole race, to enjoy every minute of it and try not to get dropped by Ais… The course was 28 laps of just over 3.5km. It started off being flat
Sean Kelly In Wheelworx this Saturday
Sean Kelly will be in store this Saturday the 22nd of January, read on for details. Sean will be with us from 11am for a Q&A and will be talking about training, racing, nutrition his own incredible career and more. No limit on places for this one just show up early.
Turbo Trainer Workout Session Aerobic Endurance 1
Its that time of year again, getting back to base training. Read on for this weeks turbo trainer session from wheelworxbikes.com Turbo Session Aerobic Endurance 1 Session Duration 45 Mins Warm up: 10 Mins easy gears @ 70% Heart rate 85-100 cadence 3 x Spin Ups* Big ring front 15 back for 30 sec with
Robs Blog January Update
The last couple of weeks have been about trying to get back into the routine of triathlon training. For the last year the new shop has taken priority for both myself and Ais but this year is our return to Ironman training with the first if our two planned races being IM Frankfurt in July.