Meet Flora Duffy. The 35-year-old began contending in marathon when she was only seven, preceding proceeding to turn into the very first lady to have brought home an Olympic and Big showdown around the same time, a double cross Federation champion and three-time World Marathon champion (no biggy). In 2020, she additionally won the IRONMAN 70.3 contest in South Africa, yet she’s never entirely come to the IRONMAN 70.3 Big showdowns.
She’s been quick to swim, cycle and run the 70.3 miles (a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile bicycle ride, and a 13.1-mile race) to the end goal for a long time, however a combo of Coronavirus, wounds and fatigue implies she’s never entirely made it. Up to this point.
Flora Duffy (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images)
A typical seven day stretch of preparing for me seems to be this:
- Monday: 5k swim in the pool (aerobic), 1-hour easy spin60-90 min massage for recovery
- Tuesday: Run session in the morning, short sprint set in the pool, bike session in the late afternoon (90-120 mins)
- Wednesday: Hard swim (4-5K), aerobic ride (90mins-3hours), strength training gym workout
- Thursday: Hard ride/run in the morning, easy swim, hard run/ride in the evening
- Friday: Easy to swim and light mobility session
- Saturday: Ride (3-4 hours), hard short swim and run with hill sprints in the evening
- Sunday: Long run (1.15-1.45 hours), strength training gym workout, recovery
