For some people, like your host Hugh, the draw of Ironman triathlon is too strong to pass up. As anyone who is training for Ironman will know, the distances involved mean long hours of training and a high level of motivation. Our Ironman weeks will push you as hard as you want to push yourself in a stunning and spectacular setting.

After a long winter of cycle and run sessions in the dark, the rain and cold or stuck inside on a turbo trainer a week or weekend of Ironman training in the alps will give your training a well deserved boost to help you reach your peak before tapering for the big race.

Open water swim sessions in the local lake are complimented by sessions in a nearby swimming pool complex with indoor and outdoor pools open during the summer.

The local terrain is second to none for Ironman training. Rides will vary between long distances to get the miles under your belt land shorter distances with spectacular thigh burning ascents. We have a favourite 170 km loop over the Col du Tamie and around lake Annecy for distance training. For lung busting to climbs to help build stamina the Col du Petit St Bernard, the Col de la Madeleine and the Cormet de Roselende are all in close proximity. You can push yourself to your limits knowing that our support vehicle will stay close at hand with food and drink and the option of stopping when you feel you have done enough for one day.

Runs will be in the woods around Bozel and in some of the villages and valleys higher up in the mountains. There is plenty of scope for long distances and we choose locations that allow clients to work at their own pace as much as possible.

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