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If you are a novice triathlete you MUST read this

In General Triathlon, Simon Ward, TTC Coaches, Training of TTC (July 22, 2010 8:10 am)

3 top reasons for attending a novice training camp

I wish that I had been able to attend a training camp specifically for novice athletes when I was starting out as a triathlete 20+ years ago. Unfortunately there weren’t any and I made lots of mistakes which cost me time, money and a good deal of pain. 3 things which I could have learned that would have helped to prevent these mistakes are outlined below

1. Learn to train smart – It’s a common mistake of novice triathletes (in fact novice athletes in any sport) to think that if you do more training then you get fitter. To some extent that is true, but a far better tactic is to train smarter. This means getting the maximum benefit from every available training minute before you just add more volume.

2. Learn to recover smart – Even more experienced triathletes still don’t fully “get” this one. Fitness gains are the result of a simple equation – Smart training + smart recovery. It is still possible to make gains by ignoring this, but they will be much less noticeable and take longer to percolate through. Learning how to fully recover from each training session (stretching, nutrition, massage, sleep + many other elements) is an art in itself.

3. Learn to spend smart – If you read the Tri mags then you’d be excused from thinking that just by opening your wallet you would be granted the right to go faster in your next race. Some products can help you to gain a bit of speed but there really is no substitute for the 2 elements I mention above. Of course there are some bits of gear that you do need as part of your regular kit bag but not nearly as much or expensive as the marketeers would have you believe.

I may have made the process of training and improving sound like a quite a simple process and in truth it is. If you want to find out how simple it really is then we have a training camp at the Idlebreaks complex in September. To find out more about the camp and how you can take advantage of our EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT please click here

I hope to see you there

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