Training Smart

You do not need to, nor should you be finishing every session exhausted and depleted..

‘More’ and ‘harder’ are not always better. If you are finishing every session feeling like you pushed really hard and this is the feedback your body is providing then you most likely need to evol ...

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JET Swim Squad – Ascot Vale Leisure Centre

JET Swim Squad is an inclusive yet performance driven swim squad for triathletes and open water swimmers. These coached sessions are conducted at Ascot Vale Leisure & Events Centre (AVLC) on Monday and Wednesday mornings from 545am for 60-75mins. We are excited to grow this program and offer ...

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Understanding the role and value of structured training

Training and triathlon may be your hobby but it can have great flow on benefit to all other areas of your life. When we talk about the integration of the sport into your life, this is what we mean.

So often we hear that triathlon gets in the way of, or, is a source of stress and anxt for r ...

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Practice

Training is for practice…

Practice good form Practice concentrating Practice staying positive Practice practical cues Practice relevant skills Practice pacing Practice ___________

Practice what needs to be practiced!

It will be very difficult to execute the ideas above ...

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More thoughts on simplicity…

Back at the track over the weekend for a run clinic with some of the JET guys…

There is a lot of information available to us all about swim, bike and run as well as many other areas of triathlon, performance, strength and recovery.

What we always try to do is keep things SIMPL ...

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10hrs a week…

In the triathlon world 10hrs a week isn’t considered to be a lot of hours. But think about this:

10hrs a week for 10 weeks is 100hrs of training…

100hrs for a 4-6.5hr (HIM) or 9-17hr (IM) SINGLE DAY event.

That IS a lot of hours.

Now, if someone devoted 100hrs ...

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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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Running Resilience

Building running resilience… with frequency?

Want to improve your running but not ready for / don’t have the time or inclination for long, heavy run kilometers?

Try increasing the frequency of running… Run short and run often whilst still completing 2-3 key run session ...

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This Ain’t No Tour Bus!

’This ain’t no tour bus’…

Love this quote from Coach John Hellmans.

Translation: fitness and performance take hard work and perseverance.

The best results, you will work for. Progression wont be linear, and that is ok!

Don’t like it: jump on the tour bus ...

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JUNK Miles

Say no to JUNK miles… the proof is in the name.

Each and every session should have a purpose and this will guide your execution of it. Some easy sessions aren’t necessarily junk miles. Easy can take on many forms. Recovery, prepatory, adaptation or technical development.

If ...

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