Tip: Move!

Tip: Move!

Our lives are more sedentary than ever and it is not good for us!

So, move… move as part of your commute, take regular breaks at work to move, incorporate movement ‘snacks’ into your day, organise a walking meeting… At the very least; reduce your s ...

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Swim Session to try

Session of the week…

This is one of my favorite sessions and is often a subset of longer swims session as well.

The version below is a great options for ‘time-poor’ or busy age group triathletes…

I like it because it is short and sharp, but it is also ...

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Evaluating Training

Try not to evaluate training performance day to day, or even week to week… Think of the bigger picture and think longer term. For example, month to month, or, per race block…

This is what consistency is all about… training, adaption and improvement over time.

A mi ...

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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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Session of week – Five Eights!

Session of the week – Five Eights

Great session for triathletes as it allows you to get the necessary swim volume in, whilst mixing it up and focussing on different aspects of your stroke through the use of tools.

The session is designed off 800m intervals but 600m and 400m interv ...

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