Dear athletes, below the relevant updates for the upcoming month
* Open water swimming February 10th (Public holidays) – 8.30am @Taco Lake
* Ironman 70.3 Bangsaen Recovery week – classes cancelled all week of 24th, memberships credited 1 week
* ironguides social – February 29th @Gram cafe + announcement of new ironguides schedule & changes for 2020
* Training Camps 2020 Series – Dates confirmed
Enjoy your training,
New Schedule & changes – starting in March 2020
We listened to your feedback and we will be implementing several changes going forward. We are also considering the pollution crisis to implement these changes.
More details coming up after Bangsaen Ironman 70.3 and full explanation at the ironguides Social on February 29th
Members Updates
Photos from the ironguides Ironman 70.3 Training Camp in Sam Roi Yot – 25-26 Jan 2020
ironguides Social @Gram cafe
Come and celebrate our results from Ironman 70.3 Bangsaen!
ironguides Bangkok will also have several changes in its schedule and structure starting in March 2020, our coaches will explain details about them.
As most of our members are racing the Ironman 70.3,all classes week of Feb 24th will be cancelled.Memberships will be credit 1 week.
We are also using this week to make several changes within ironguides Bangkok including a new schedule.
Camps Calendar 2020
Our camp calendar is now confirmed for 2020. Each camp will have a different purpose and focus on either a specific distance or skill. We may be adding more events in 2020. Stay tuned via newsletter and Facebook group!
23-24 May, HUA HIN – Ironman & Long Distance Cycling Camp
Long distance camp. Ideally for athletes racing Ironman events in the middle of the year or if you want to get some long hours done to build a base for the rest of the season. Registrations opening soon
1-2 AUG, HUA HIN – Hills & Skills Camp
All about up and down. This camp has the goal to improve your technical skills in the hills. There will be technical sessions as well as practical.
23-25 OCT (long weekend), LOCATION TBC – Mixed Camp
With a 3 day weekend, we will have the opportunity to mix things up a bit more. We are planning a combination of all the elements of the other camps: skills, hills, long sessions, race simulation. Location to be confirmed, either Phuket or Hua Hin
Q1 2021 – Ironman 70.3 Specific
Following the 2020 camp, this camp will prepare you both physically and help you set your strategy to perform at your best at the Ironman 70.3 distance
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Open Water Swim Session @Taco Lake
We are planning a big endurance weekend from 8-10th Feb, 2 weeks before Ironman 70.3 Bangsaen. An Easy long ride on Saturday (on your own), Tri-Dash (long distance) on Sunday, and a long swim in the lake on monday. Enjoy the ironguides discount for 10% off at the tri-dash
Swim session (10th February 2020, Monday – public holidays)
Schedule
0800-0830 – Arrival & Gear prep
0830-0915 – Warm up (800 to 1600m or open water skills workshop)
0915-1000 – Race Simulation + cool down (1600m)
Monday, Advanced level only.Requirement: Sub 7’30” minutes for a 400 meters time trial.
Thursday, Beginners & Intermediate only: Slower than 8 minutes for 400m.
If you are a monday swimmer and you miss a session, please don’t come on Thursday. Thursday swimmers dont have that opportunity, you are too fast for your lane mates and if everyone does the same, pool will be too crowded
Cost:
Free for club members and coached athletes (1x a week only – on the day it fits your ability)
600thb for drop in athletes (book & pay online, in advance)
Cycling
Weekly Coached Sessions + Run off the bike (bring running shoes)
Where: National Stadium 200m blue track – pictured below (refer to meeting point when raining at map below)
When: Wednesdays @6.30-8.30pm
Cost:
*Free for club members & coached athletes
*600thb for drop in athletes (book & pay online, in advance)
How it works:
*ironguides provides indoor bike trainers for all athletes and do a transition set by the run track.
*A typical day consists of 2 sets of 30min of bike + 10min run at track
*Bring a heart rate monitor if you can, a towel and iced water
*Session is ON if rains
Monthly Velodrome Sessions:
*Next velodrome session: March 2020 (date TBC)
Where: Velodrome inside Rajamangala Stadium (Hua Mak) on Ramkhamhaeng road.
When: Saturdays @7.30-9.30am (technique drills starts at 7.30am)
Cost:
*Free for club members & coached athletes
*350thb for drop in athletes (book & pay online, in advance)
What if it rains or we cant use the velodrome due to any race/event:
*We do a bike technique & skills drills instead. Same meeting point
TRI-DASH THAILAND: 10% OFF at any event during 2020 – use our coupon code on the members area when registering for the race http://tridashthailand.com/
Training Plan library
Training Plans library updated (workouts in 3 levels Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced):
* 9 Training plans (3 distances in 3 levels):
Ironman, Half Ironman, Short Course & Duathlon training plans available
* Documents:
-11-page Ironman 70.3 race manual
-Traveling guidelines, Big day – Race simulation workout.
-21 race workouts to your short course plan, ironman recovery guidelines
-guidelines on nutrition, recovery, stress & core training
Access training plan area and sponsor discount codes HERE
Canned Training Plans now in THAI language
โปรแกรมฝึก (ไทย) หรือ คลิก เพื่อดูภาษาอังกฤษ. Training Plans (in Thai) or click here for training plans in English ironguides มีโปรแกรมฝึกที่เหมาะสมกับประสบการณ์และรายการแข่งที่คุณตั้งไว้เป็นเป้าหมาย ทุกโปรแกรมที่ตั้งอยู่บนหลักของ The Method ™ ให้รายละเอียดสำหรับแต่ละครั้งการฝึกสำหรับระยะเวลาที่ดีที่สุดในการเตรียมตัวเพื่อให้คุณอยู่ที่จุดสตาร์ดด้วยความรู้สึกที่ฟิต สุขภาพดี และมีความมั่นใจ
Online Booking system for drop in classes
Online Booking system for drop in athletes
In order to maintain quality of our sessions as our group grows, we now require advanced booking for drop in athletes via our website ironguidesthailand.net – it’s a very easy and simple system and takes less than 2 minutes. Please understand that no more cash payments will be accepted. Note that tri-club members aren’t required to book their presence.
The aim is to increase workout quality to club members while still providing the opportunity for non-members to come in casually & allowing new athletes to try out.
How to make your booking online:
1) Access ironguidesthailand.net > booking option is on the top of the page > Select desired class
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2) Select date > Confirm availability > Fill in name + email > Send
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3) Confirm details > finalize payment via paypal > receive confirmation email. No refund since when you book a class you take one limited slot.
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