by Karl Zeiner | Sep 29, 2016 | Cycling, Race Reports
One of the plans I had for this year was to do more cycling and enter some events to that effect. The more cycling was definitely happening as I have now surpassed 5000km for 2016 which is around 2000km more than I had done in 2015. This is to a degree at the expense...
by Karl Zeiner | Jun 28, 2016 | Guest Blog, Ironman, Race Reports
It was just about a year ago that I decided it would be a challenge to do an Ironman 70.3 after I became 70. The obvious one was Stafford 70.3 as it was to be held the weekend after my birthday. The first obstacle was to get an entry, as I was aware that the...
by Karl Zeiner | May 11, 2016 | Race Reports, Triathlon, Weekly Roundup
The main headline from my personal point of view over the last 2 weeks has been my Highland Fling race. I’ll do a brief post race analysis as part of part 2. Over the course of the same weekend though 4 of my athletes were out in action too 3 of them at the Kinross...
by Karl Zeiner | May 3, 2016 | Race Reports, Running, Ultra Marathon
There is no doubt that knowing the course makes the difference in how you tackle a course. This year would be my third Highland Fling which is in its 11th year. I raced it in 2011 and again in 2015. Between 2011 and 2015 I had improved my time by 40 minutes. In both...
by Karl Zeiner | Apr 21, 2016 | Coaching, Race Reports, Running, Training, Weekly Roundup
Grangemouth 10k The key event for the week was going to be the Grangemouth 10k with Fiona’s aim to go under 40 minutes for the distance. In 2015 she had finished just outside 41 minutes having targeted something slower than that. This time gave her the belief that she...
by Karl Zeiner | Apr 8, 2016 | Product Review, Race Reports, Running, Triathlon, Weekly Roundup
TT Bike Fiona went out for a 2 hour ride on her TT bike the day after Tranent Triathlon – see previous weekly roundup. Half way into that ride her chain snapped adding to the misery from the previous day. Luckily Ian and his mate Jon were on their ride at the same...
