The Ironman marathon for most athletes involves a few hours of pure hell of just clinging on until the finish. Many of the field end up walking a significant portion of the marathon. There are common mistakes made by many triathletes when preparing for an Ironman marathon. These are the top 10! 1) Underestimate Training Involved […]
Mind Training Triathlon: If Success Is 70% Between The Ears, Ignore It At Your Peril
Mind training triathlon- really? Isn’t that just for golfers? Look, you are already an awesome athlete. You are far fitter than most of your peers and ALL of your work colleagues (though often that’s not hard!) It is when you get to a race that the rubber hits the road though –right? Suddenly you are […]
Cyclic Ketogenic Diet For Athletes
The cyclic ketogenic diet for athletes is a smart way to have your cake and eat it too. It works well for both endurance athletes and strength athletes alike. A lot of you have been emailing me to expand more on the cyclic ketogenic diet. In my book The Ketogenic Diet for Athletes I discuss […]
Best Half Marathon Training Plan To Go From 10km to Half Marathon FAST
There are plenty of claims of “best half marathon training plan” out there to tell you that you can train for a half-marathon in just 12 weeks. Yes some people can do it IF they already have a baseline. But in reality, going from the couch(no running at all) to half-marathon in 12 weeks will […]
The Female Athlete Triad in Triathlon
The Female Athlete Triad occurs in triathlon as well as other endurance sports. No- the Triad does not refer to an exotic drug gang or female biker gang. Rather it is a fairly common syndrome that tends to occur to goal oriented, high achieving athletes. Anyone who reads this blog is driven to excel, to […]
Best Insoles For Plantar Fasciitis: Get Back To Running Again Quickly!
Insoles for plantar fasciitis are one of the easiest, quickest tools you can use to beat this debilitating condition. Here is what to consider when choosing insoles plus the best exercises to beat heel pain when running. What is Plantar Fasciitis? As anyone who has suffered plantar fasciitis knows, it is characterised by excruciating pain […]
The Ketogenic Diet For Endurance Athletes
The ketogenic diet for endurance athletes has had an explosion in interest over the last few years. And with good reason: weight loss, improved energy, better athletic performance, mental clarity and reversal of diabetes are just some of the claims its fans rave about. What is the ketogenic diet for endurance athletes? The ketogenic diet […]
Crossfit And Triathlon Training: Is Crossfit Relevant Training Or Just A Distraction?
Crossfit and triathlon training may seem like strange bedfellows at first glance. But with some triathletes halving their training volume and getting the best results of their career, it is worth looking at closely. We get a lot of questions at Triathlon-Hacks.com about whether crossfit and triathlon training can work together to improve strength and triathlon […]
8 Killer Treadmill Running Workouts To Put You Into Beast Mode (Then Stay There!)
If you scoff at using the treadmill, please suspend this bias immediately and check out why you should consider adding treadmill running workouts to your program if you currently do no treadmill work. This article will also give you some awesome new ideas of super effective treadmill running workouts if you do use the treadmill […]
Heart Rate Variability Training For Triathletes-How To Get An Edge
Heart rate variability training is widely used by professional and Olympic athletes to get the edge in their training. It provides extra subtle data on how ready your body is for a hard training session and how well it has recovered, so you can optimise training schedule and not unknowingly move into dangerous “over-training” zones. […]
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