The ‘Taper’…

As we approach race season it is important to discuss ‘Tapering’

Many endurance athletes across multiple sports utilize a model of training whereby they train very hard at high volume for long periods of time and then rely on a 7-14 day ‘taper’ to freshen up in time to perform opti ...

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A return to racing… some striking thoughts from the Coach!

As most of you may know I recently raced my first 70.3 in two years… and my first ‘proper’ race in many more years at Sunshine Coast 70.3

The race was placed at the junction of the build phase and phitness / race specific phase for me so I went into the race fit, robust and gener ...

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Ironman 70.3 World Championships – Taupo 2020

Do you want to race in Taupo in November next year?

Have you considered your options for qualification?

Conventional wisdom would suggest you need to be prepared to go and have a top 10 or higher finish in your age group to give yourself a chance… but there are other ways to a ...

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Food…

Eating and fueling…

Make better choices!

– Eat wholesome, REAL food

– Eat lots of plants

– Avoid packaged, refined foods

– Avoid excessive sugar

– Eat to you needs

– Stay hydrated… mainly with WATER

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Racing Relaxed

Remember this… (Hint: also works in training and for performance in general)

Relaxed is efficient. Efficient is fast.

So rather than focusing on the desired outcome of going ‘fast’ (which is relative to each of us, of course) focus on the process of simply staying relaxed& ...

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Race Day Fueling And Hydration

Do you prepare your body and your gut for the rigors of race day by sampling race day nutrition AND hydration? You should!

By the time you enter your ‘race phase’ you should have a fair idea of your bodies needs versus your guts tolerances. Then you can start to sample timing and volum ...

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Race Lead In… Final Prep

Racing soon?

Remember, you want to arrive at the start line fit, excited and FRESH… There is no point in being fit but fatigued (mentally or physically)

Set yourself up for success but being smart and pragmatic in your final approach to race day.

Generally less is best, ...

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VEGETABLES

Vegetables…

You can’t go wrong with eating more vegetables – regardless of your food choices or preferences!

Lots of colour, lots of variety; for HEALTH and PERFORMANCE

#healthyathletes

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Fuelling for Health, and Performance

Fuelling for health AND performance.

Being an ‘athlete’ doesn’t mean you can ‘eat what you want cos you will burn it off’… but, on the flipside you need to ensure you are fuelling APPROPRIATELY (and eating enough) for the demands of your training, and, l ...

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70.2 World Championships 2020 – Taupo 2020

Two Years Til Taupo…

Taupo, New Zealand will host the 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship!

Do you want to be there?

Have you started your planning?

What about training and qualification?

Plan Ahead. Be Prepared. Dream BIG.

#beyourbest

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