RUN OFF THE BIKE FASTER – CASE STUDY

ROTB! We often hear ‘I just need to run faster’, ‘I need to do more speed work’ or ‘how do I run better off the bike?’ Running well off the bike is product of many things: swim fitness bike strength overall resilience bike and early run pacing hydration status fueling hab ...

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TRIATHLON SWIM TIPS – DO TRIATHLETES NEED TO KICK?

KICK-SWIM FOR TRIATHLETES Do triathletes need to have good kick? This is frequently debated topic when it comes to triathlon swim performance and the approach to swim training… If you have a strong kick, great – it can be a great tool depending on your race goals. If not, don’t worry to ...

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INFORMATION FILTER – REAL COACHING

INFORMATION FILTER The role of the Triathlon Coach takes on many forms… One that has become increasingly more important is the role of ‘information filter’ The way we get our information has changed! Information and mis-information is at our fingertips everywhere we turn. What was once ...

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ROTB faster

Want to run off the bike faster? Dont we all?! Before you look at running more, adding a ‘track’ session to your training schedule or doing more long runs – all of which could help – consider the following: – Swim conditioning – Bike strength – Pacing, nutrit ...

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IRONMAN CAIRNS SWIM TIPS

SWIM (WITH THE CROCS) The Cairns swim course is quite unique in that the temperature is warm and it would typically be a non wetsuit swim but thanks to the likelihood of jelly-fish making the swim uncomfortable the race is wetsuit compulsory. The warm air plus warm water can make this a hot swim ...

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(WET)SUIT UP!

Do you wear your wetsuit ahead of race day? If you can’t get to the open water then a pool will suffice… No excuse If you want to optimise your race day performance then details like this matter. We sit in the water differently and our swim stroke changes in the wetsuit. Practice and ...

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GEELONG 70.3 SWIM TIPS (FOUR WEEKS OUT)

Geelong 70.3 swim tips… At four weeks out.

SINK OR SWIM!

We are four weeks away from the 2024 edition of Geelong 70.3 so here are a few tips on how best prepare for this course. The swim course is simple and usually calm which means it can be fast… let’s make sure it is fast f ...

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Swim Tips For All Age Group Triathletes

Frequency: Swim as frequently as possible (and with the shortest gap possible between swims) 

This might be a simple ‘3 x per week’ approach or adapted to suit your schedule. eg. Tuesday & Friday each week. Consistency trumps greatness and hero sessions. & ...

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Wetsuit Practice

Do you practice in your wetsuit prior to race day? You should. Generally speaking your wetsuit should help you swim faster at any given effort level. But it’s not a given. Wetsuit swimming is different to non-wetsuit swimming and as such should be practiced if you want to optimize the ex ...

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IF IT IS TO BE, IT IS UP TO ME

You are not owed anything. You need to make it happen. Want to swim better. Swim more. Want to ride faster. Get on your bike. Want to run more efficiently. Practice. Want less injuries. Get strong and build resilience. The simple solutions are the best. If in doubt, keep it simple. S ...

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