Steve Cram, a legendary middle-distance runner and Olympic medalist, teams up with his son Marcus, a triathlete with Ironman experience, to discuss their new venture, The Northumbrian triathlon festival. They delve into the inspiration behind the event, Kielder's breathtaking scenery, and how Marcus’s Ironman journey fueled its creation. The duo also reflects on their shared competitive spirit, the importance of encouraging active lifestyles, and how they plan to maintain quality in triathlon events.
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Shift From Intensity To Endurance
As you move from winter to event-specific triathlon training, reduce intensity and increase duration progressively.
Build endurance at sub-threshold pace rather than maintaining winter high-intensity sessions.
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Separate Long Ride And Run Sessions
Split long rides and long runs during the week to avoid excessive weekend fatigue and family burnout.
If constrained to weekends, run first and ride second so you train riding on pre-fatigued legs, not running on tired legs.
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Prioritise Duration Over Brutal Weekend Workouts
Continue run long sessions as walk-run 9:1 to reduce injury risk while building duration.
Keep weekend rides steady conversational; prioritise duration over tempo or hill-smashing early in the season.
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Steve Cram and his son Marcus Cram are race directors of The Northumbrian - a new triathlon festival at Kielder Water on 19th June 2022. Steve, of course, needs little introduction as one of the greatest track runners of all time - holder of World Records at 1500m, Mile, and 2000m, World Gold medalist and Olympic silver medalist over 1500m. His son Marcus is a keen triathlete, runner and cyclist, who has completed Ironman France. Together, their event company has organised running and duathlon races in the North of England for the last decade, and this year they’re expanding to include the half Iron and Full Iron distance events at The Northumbrian. You can find out more at https://thenorthumbrian.com/
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