Swimming is the bane of many triathlete’s lives. What if there were some swimming tools that could accelerate the learning hurdle and improve your technique and your swim times with very little effort? Swimming is the biggest reason many people give for not attempting triathlon. It goes something like this: “I’d love to do […]
Half Ironman Training and Goal Setting. Are you stepping up to 70.3? How to set your goals then smash them!
Half Ironman training is very specific and needs to be suitably tailored. 70.3 triathlon is many triathlete’s favourite distance. It is certainly a great challenge, maintains awesome fitness and keeps you on your toes in terms of training, nutrition, sleep, productivity and effectiveness. If you have a plan that is well executed, it will allow […]
Triathlon training: Does caffeine enhance and race performance?
Triathlon training is about hard work plus a continual search for the “edge” , where you can get an advantage on our competitors. That extra exercise we can do or that little something we can take that will help us keep going when others give up or will give us that little burst of power […]
Ironman Triathlon Training: How Few Hours Can I Train (without killing myself or my relationships)?
Ironman triathlon training: this is a phrase that conjures up either much respect or much dread! It was a joke in our triathlon club that Ironman triathletes were either single- or about to be! There is generally a major increase in training hours once you consider doing 70.3 and especially a full Ironman triathlon training. But […]
Ironman Triathlon Race Day Hacks
Ironman triathlon is a particular beast and a VERY long day out. Make sure as well as training like a demon, you also take advantage of as many hacks as you can. Learn the tricks ahead of time, not when it is too late. My friend Rebecca was doing London triathlon. It was her first […]
