Hi everybody,

After Ironman 70.3 California I flew directly to the training resort Playitas at Furteventura where I had a two week training camp with the national team. My main focus was on high intensity in my sessions, so I have had two hard weeks.

Here is an example with hard sessions in all three disciplines in the same day:

Morning: 3 km pool swimming with a hard endurance set. Straight into the wetsuits and about 2 km ocean swimming including mass starts and fast laps. It was a very intense swim session and it took about 1,5 hours.

At 11 o'clock we biked. We had four laps of 5,7 km with 5 minutes active rest between each lap. The first 3 laps were time trial on 95 percent and the last lap was together with Martin Jensen – soon to be known as the Dynamic Danish Duo! It was all out on the last lap, and I could really fell how it must be to sit on the wheel of Fabian Cancellara in a team time trial! On the last lap it was full throttle when I was in front and then it was difficult just to hang on when sitting on the wheel of Martin. 

Afternoon: Run with 5 times 1.000 metres interval and 2 minute jog in between and of course a warm up and cool down. I ran 3:05-3.10 pr/km pace which is a bit off what i used to be able to run in the past, but still one of the hardest sets I have run since before the Olympics. It feels good to have done some very serious high intensity training where I have pushed the system even more than I am used to. It did however cause a little problem with my hip at the end of the training camp and the first few days at home.

My physiotherapist Bjørn Dan Andersen, who has worked on me a lot on me the last years, and also been with me to several big races. With all my travel activity the last weeks I haven't been able to see him, and he said after my treatment this Tuesday that my body needed to be corrected. I will have two more treatments before I go to the US for St- Anthony's on April 25 and Wildflower 70.3 on May 2nd.

St. Anthony's www.satriathlon.com

Wildflower 70.3 www.tricalifornia.com

Martin Jensen in fantastic shape

It’s been a while since I have been challenged as the best Danish triathlete, but now I can feel Martin Jensen (World Longcourse bronze medalist in 2008 and 2009) breathing down my neck. He had a very good camp in Playitas, where his running now has reached the same high level as he has had on the swim and bike. We were room mates and trained together every day and with the form he is showing this spring I wouldn't be surprised if he manages to beat me for the first time in competition this year. He is also going to St. Antony's and Wildflower and can cause a threat to me as I am not in my best shape yet. I still feel that my top level is higher than Martin's, but his current form is better, so he might get the chance to beat me in the coming races.

Perfect camp for Danish Development Team

I am in charge of a Danish Development Team which is supposed to work as food chain for the Danish National Team in the future. They were at Playitas the first week and did a really good job. We have built up a very solid training culture which means that nobody complains about the sessions being too hard or that they are too tired. I am truly happy about the group and they all performed very well. This was also the first time I could see some of them on the bike because of the hard Danish winter. The prospects are really good for this group and I am excited about my work with this group of fine talents.

Danish triathlete used doping

During Easter Danish triathlon had a very unfortunate case with a Danish triathlete, Bjarne Møller, being caught using epo. He then turned himself in. This case is extremely sad and I must emphasize that doping is not a regular problem in Danish triathlon. We have a healthy culture in our sport and that is why a case like this is very unpleasant.

I am sure that this is a unique case and this is also backed up by the fact that his room mate caught him in the act and told him to turn himself in. Doping and cheating is simply something that we don't want to accept in our sport. I would have done the same if I had caught someone using doping. Bjarne Møller is not a top athlete and he has done some bad things before so when we do have a doping case in Denmark I am not surprised that he is the sinner.

Openening of Specialized store in Copenhagen

Today is Friday and I am invited as a test person for a bike fit seance at the new Specialized Concept store that opens Saturday in Copenhagen. The two highly estimated American professors', dr. Roger Minkow og dr. Andy Pruitt will be in charge of the bike fit which is unique for Specialized and the Danish media is invited.

The store will open for the public on Saturday. 

Best,

Rasmus Henning