u/Newbie-1997again

Hi all, not sure this is the right place for this, but could do with a bit of advice.

I started a new job about 5 weeks ago. Had handed my notice in from my previous employer and had 6 weeks of gardening leave before starting here.

In that time I assumed that new company had got references etc all sorted as I hadn’t heard anything. Then last, the lady from HR has told me that they have not received this reference and that they need it ASAP.

I work in financial services and so they need 6 years worth and have got all the other references back without any issues.

I have tried phoning the head office. My old manager has left so can’t go direct to him and I even got the email address of the head of HR at the old company and emailed them (cc’ing in new employer) to ask what is going on to no avail.

Could a company let me go if they are unable to get this reference back despite doing all I can to get it?

Hey guys, I’m not sure if this is the best place to post this, but wanted to get some help / feedback on my training plan as a newbie / someone who has never done an Ironman before.

I’m aiming to complete my first 70.3 next May (so 12 months time) and then would like to do a full the following year (if we also assume May so 2 years)

Generally I am pretty fit for the average person and have run lots of half marathons and 2 marathons, best time being 3:15 for the full.

Run at the moment around 50-60km a week and have just got this itch to train harder, but always been difficult to motivate myself without the bigger goal hence wanting to start doing Ironman! Also, do between 2/3 strength sessions a week, full body for like 45 minutes nothing too intense. I swim a bit as well, but normally a gentle 1km 2/3 times a week, but no cycling.

My proposed training schedule is as follows:

Monday:
Long run (15km - 25km)
Swim (1km)

Tuesday:
Gym session or Yoga (depending on how body feels)
Cycle (40km)

Wednesday:
Run (sprints 800m X 10)
Swim (1km)

Thursday:
Rest day / Yoga

Friday:
Cycle (60km - 80km)
Gym session

Saturday:
Run (tempo 1 hour)
Swim (2km)

Sunday:
Cycle (40km)
Gym session / yoga
Swim (1km)

I guess my questions are, is this sustainable? (it feels okay 2 weeks in)
Should I be including anything else in?
Like I say not planning to race for another year anyway.
Should i increase distances or do these look okay for now?

Sorry if this is really messy how it is asked! Other things that might be relevant. My next race is a half marathon in a couple of weeks (end of May) and the only other thing I have booked this year is Berlin Marathon in September and hoping to run a sub 3 hour (fingers crossed.)

Last thing, I’m a 29 year old male who has always been fairly fit and want to push myself, so please let me know what else / who else to make this work! Thanks again. LM