The Open Water Swimming season is here…almost! In Leeds at the moment the water temperature is only 9C, which means that we have had to ut off the start for at least another week. You may think that a couple of degrees doesn’t make much difference but unless you are training to swim in very [...]
At the BTF L3 coach education last weekend we had EIS nutritionist Dr Kevin Currell as one of the guest presenters. Kevin does a lot of work with the elite triathletes at British triathlon. If you haven’t heard Kevin speak then you should if you get the opportunity. Not only is he very knowledgeable but [...]
If you are preparing for a long distance triathlon event such as an Ironman or Ironman70.3 and you have 8-10 weeks to go then there are a few crucial things that I think you need to be doing right now. In this little video I’ll tell you what they are.
I am in a constant state of puzzlement with many triathletes. They are willing to spend hours training hard and pushing their aching bodies to the brink of exhaustion and sometimes beyond in search of that elusive 1% gain in performance. They will happily invest their hard earned cash in large sums to get access [...]
The months of March and April generally welcome in a change in emphasis of training as triathletes move from winter base to pre competition training. Generally several actions take place which in my mind are actually BIG mistakes Training emphasis moves from long slow distance (typical winter base work) to much higher intensity shorter duration [...]
The 2012 triathlon season is almost here and it will soon be time to see how good your winter training has been. But there’s nothing more embarrassing than turning up to the first event of the year and being sidelined because you forgot a vital piece of kit. At TheTriathlonCoach.com we’ started creating checklists when [...]
In recent weeks I have a number of emails and conversations with triathletes and runners who are interested in barefoot running or at the very least using minimalist running shoes. Last week one of our regular readers, Nick Hannah, asked me if I would be able to outline a simple programme to enable him to [...]
On Sunday April 1, I emailed you about 2 new programmes 1. Super High Intensity Training for cyclists 2. Continuous Response Acceleration Programme for runners here is some background information on these new programmes
Pretty much the whole of the UK and northern Europe seems to have benefited from the exceptionally nice weather in the last week or so. The warmer, sunnier weather seems to lift everyones spirits and for endurance athletes the opportunity to ride and run in shorts an T-shirts is most welcome. Sadly, there seems to [...]
During the winter I like TheTriathlonCoach.com athletes to focus on the following… Consistency Developing Aerobic capacity (through working either below approx.. 80%mhr or around 95%mhr – above or below No Mans Land on the graph) Avoiding too much work at threshold (between 80-90%mhr – See No Mans Land on the graph) This doesn’t mean that [...]
