Eat your veggies!

Had some great food whilst traveling Europe…

And it was refreshing to see lots of options for the health conscious

Including those with specific requirements (gluten free, vegetarian etc)

Was impressed with the salads in Greece… the portion size was fantastic. An ...

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Intent and Purpose…

We have all heard of quality over quantity… But what does it really mean?

Some self reflection of late along with some guidance from additional learning / personal development has lead me to consider this from an endurance athletes standpoint.

Regardless of ones view on the v ...

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Coachability…

One for the Coaches and the athletes…

Are you Uncoachable.

Quote from article by Matt Fitzgerald.

http://8020endurance.com/are-you-uncoachable/

#actoffaith

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Physical vs Mental Prep…

Physical vs Mental prep for race day…

Consider your mental and emotional preparation for your next race. The mental, emotional and psychological aspect of race day has been shown to be a massive component to performance and outcomes.

We all spend a lot of time and effort preparing ...

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Session of the week – Staple Long Ride

Session of the week – Staple Long Ride

This is not a sexy, dynamic session but it should be part of your staple diet leading into an event… The idea is to accumulate time on your bike, preferably in your ‘race position’ i.e. TT position and a steady and consistent heart rate and ca ...

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Physiological Adaptations To Training

Physiological adaptations to training

The notion of training is about adequately preparing ones body (and mind) for the rigours and demands of racing

It generally takes 3 months / 12 weeks of consistent training stimulus for physiological adaptations to occur in our body. As such th ...

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Pace vs Heart Rate for measuring intensity

Pace vs Heart Rate for measuring intensity

There are many ways to measure the intensity of your training and racing… triathletes often get caught up in time and pace. My preference as a Coach is to guide people to use heart rate as their measure of intensity.

Why?

Using hea ...

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Improving the run leg…

Tips for improving your triathlon run leg:

– Run as cool down for your bike sessions. An extra 10mins after your 2-3 bike sessions a week is specific, plus it allows an extra 20-30mins of running a week

– Keep swimming – being a more efficient swimmer will mean you hav ...

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Session of the week – Negative split long run

Session of the week – Negative split long run

The negative split is a very commonly used term – simply it means running the second half of the run faster than the first.

See below on how to use the run for maximum benefit leading into your next race. The numbers used below a ...

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Reverse Periodisation For Triathlon

Reverse periodisation for triathlon

Periodisation is the principle of adapting a training load over an extended period… 12 months or a ‘season’ is the common time frame used.

Periodisation is about manipulating different factors, such as intensity and duration of sessions base ...

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