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 ...

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 ...

Swim Session

”4, 3, 2, 1”

This is one of my favourite sessions because of its simple, yet diverse nature.

4, 3, 2, 1 is 400m, 300m, 200m, 100m swimming intervals.

It can be used as a warm up, a progressive main session or repeated several times to make up a full swim. It can ...

(avoiding) Post Ironman Blues

(avoiding) Post Ironman Blues…

Ironman blues is a term used to describe the lull that often occurs post Ironman… It can be applied to any race or major event in ones life

There are a few things that can be done to help prepare you for this period, and avoid it altogether ...

Frequency…

Frequency

Consider your frequency of training sessions… Try to keep a regular and consistent gap between sessions in each sport, i.e. swim, bike and run.

Ideally we don’t go more than 2 days without training in each specific discipline (so if you run on Sunday it is pref ...

Run Session – Hill Repeats

Run hill repeats

This is a great session for building strength in the legs and making you a stronger runner!

Find a hill that takes at least 90sec – 2mins for you to crest and is approximately 2-6% gradient (this is a big variation I know, but logistics can often be our lim ...

Swim Tips for Triathletes

Most adult triathletes are non swimmers and did not grow up swimming… Even if they did, there is often a large gap (many years) between swimming as a child / adolescent and then swimming again as an adult triathlete. In any case, don’t chase perfection in the water if you are a t ...