Open Water Expert… Swim Session Of The Week

A good swim session to try throughout the open water swim season, best done in your wetsuit and if possible, at similar time of day to race day.

A bit of everything including warm up, take out intensity, sustained effort and strength/concentration in the back end.

Distances for Sta ...

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Training…

Training should have the following:

– consistency – specificity – progression / challenges – a focus on SELF improvement

#beyourbest #simplicity

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Health vs Fitness…

Are you ‘fit’ but lacking your health?

I’m a big believer in health first, then fitness and then chasing performance… I think you can be seen as ‘fit’ but not necessarily healthy, but if this is you you’ve likely missed the point.

Often it’s not training that is ...

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Session Of The Week – Twenty One Ones

Session of the week…

Try this one, anytime from 2-6 weeks out from a Half distance or olympic distance event.

It is good for pacing and building strength endurance over distance similar to race day.

As always, focus on good form to ensure your effort in the second half ...

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The GREY Zone

The ‘grey zone’… my take.

You are supposed to train easy or cap the session at a set HR but you don’t take note or you let it drift a little higher than it should…

This means you are training harder than you should and your effort and the effect on yo ...

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Triathletes… Use the pace clock!

Triathletes… Use the pace clock!

The pace clock is a simple and very effective swim tool that has been in use for many years.

The best swimmers and the best triathletes in the world use this tool with great effect… and so should you.

It can measure pace, rest and ...

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Never Skip Monday…

Planning and organisation are two of the key ingredients to success… in sport and in life.

Get organised on Sunday and never skip Monday!

Nail the basics… Have a good week

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Cadence Debate…

Cadence Debate…

There is no magic cadence when it comes to cycling… or cycling for triathlon.

This is not about tell you to ride at ‘x’ or ‘y’ cadence, but rather a list of considerations when it comes to choosing a cadence, or cadence range for t ...

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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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