Club Training Day April 8

Our April training day will be held on the 8th of April and will consist of three time trials:

• 1000m swim (UL pool)
• 20km bike (start from Herbert’s Pub)
• 5km run (UL Parkrun route)

We will also include time for disucssion on how to use your results to plan for the season.  This is a great opportunity to check your fitness before the season starts, see where you have made improvements from last year and where the extra work needs to be put in before your first race of 2018.

A detailed schedule is as follows:

8.00        Registration at UL Pool

8.10        Warm up swim (Group 1)

8.20        1000m swim test

(Group 2 to count laps for Group 1)

Time open warm up (Group 2)

1000m swim test Group 2

(Group 1 count laps for Group 2)

10.00     Explanation on swim times how to calculate and what to look for

10.30     Leave UL for time trial route (Herbert’s Bar)

You can cycle or drive your choice

11.00     Start of 20k time trial (1 min intervals)

You will be given a number that will be the number you call out at end of TT

13.00     Food time

14.00     Start of 5k Run – Time trial groups to be decided based on attendance on the day

15.00     Time Trial results will be given to individual athletes

Please bring a USB KEY to down load your results as the run results will have the follows

Paces for each race from 1 mile to marathon

Paces for tempo runs

Paces for track session

Heart rates for all session and recovery heart rate

(If you have your weight that morning an index will be included)

Please have a heart rate monitor for the best results

Cost for the day is €10 and can be paid through Eventbrite:  https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/ltc-april-club-training-day-tickets-44556180736

Anyone willing to help in Marshalling please contact Mark on training@limericktriathlon.com.