Something is better than nothing

Sometimes something is better than nothing for age group triathletes…

It is easy to fall into the trap of not starting a session if we are not going to be able to fulfill the session exactly as prescribed, or making it shorter than the original plan.

But, consistency is key. S ...

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Training Whilst Travelling

Consistency is key, right? So try not to let travel affect this…

I always advise athletes to pack training gear when travelling… whether it be camping, for work, on holiday. If you have it packed it’s an option!

Next, I advise to look at schedule for the week/month ...

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Menstrual Cycle And Training

Female Triathletes…

Have you considered the effect of your hormones and your menstrual cycle on your training and performance?

You should.

There is more and more info available and more and more research out there on hormonal cycles, which can help you improve performan ...

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Managing ‘Stress’

A thought on stress…

In a nutshell, stress is stress – no matter whether it’s from exercise or from lifestyle, and the more stress you’re placing on yourself from your lifestyle, the less stress you’ll be able to place on yourself from exercise. – Ben Greenfield

Age grou ...

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Tips For Racing An Extreme Triathlon

Tips for racing an Xtreme Tri… Eg. Australian Alpine Ascent

https://www.eliteenergy.com.au/ev…/australian-alpine-ascent/

I recently participated in the AAA (a long course triathlon with includes over 4000m of elevation across bike and run) and upon reflection have come up with s ...

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Australian Alpine Ascent Race Report – Coach Jamie

Do AAA they said, it will be fun they said!

The Australian Alpine Ascent is held by Elite Energy Events at Lake Jindabyne, NSW. It is Australia’s version of an Xtreme Triathlon… a style of racing made famous by the Isklar Norseman Xtreme Triathlon held in the Norwegian Alps every year. ...

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Swimming For Triathlon

Swim training… it’s not just for the swim leg!

‘the swim leg is the shortest part of the race, it doesn’t matter so much…’

Your swim training and therefore swim fitness has much more effect on your triathlon performance than you might think… ...

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Training With A Cold

It happens, so what should you do?

– Don’t panic, it’s normal and it’s ok

– Advise your coach that you are not 100% so they can advise you

– Reduce training load in terms of intensity and duration

– Perhaps try switching your mindset from ...

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Return On Investment

Why is a Triathlon Coach talking about ROI?

We all invest time, effort and money into our chosen sport so we need to think about maximising this like we would with any other investment we make in life…

How?

– Train smart – Recover hard – Be consistent ...

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Double Run Days

Double run days are a great way to get a ‘long run’ into your week

Arguably you can get greater time, distance and, importantly, quality into your running. Note; by quality I don’t mean intensity

For example on Thursday’s I have been completing double runs instead of one cir ...

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