Don’t Race Your Long Runs: Build Marathon Fitness Without Leaving Your Race in Training
Don’t turn your marathon long runs into weekly races. Learn why keeping most long runs controlled at Level II can build endurance, improve recovery, and support consistent training. Discover when faster running belongs in your programme and why saving your racing for race day can help you perform at your best.
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Monday’s Brick: FLJUGA Reverse Brick
Build endurance and versatility with the FLJUGA Reverse Brick. Run first with controlled Level III efforts before transitioning directly onto the bike for a sustained Level III ride. This 1hr 17min session challenges your ability to maintain quality across disciplines while developing pacing, aerobic fitness and fatigue resistance for triathlon.
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The Best Strength Exercises for Endurance Athletes
Strength training doesn’t need to mimic your endurance sport. Discover the key exercises I use with runners, cyclists, swimmers, triathletes, mountain bikers and multisport athletes to build whole-body strength. Learn why simple, progressive strength training can improve durability, support performance and complement your endurance training without unnecessary complexity.
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Stop Swimming Every Session at the Same Pace
Swimming every session at the same pace can limit your progress. Discover why triathletes benefit from purposeful variety in the pool, including endurance, technique, tempo, threshold and speed work. Learn how developing different swimming gears can improve your fitness, efficiency and confidence while preparing you for the demands of race day.
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Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Emma Snowsill’s Bike Strength Session -3
Build cycling-specific strength with Emma Snowsill’s Bike Strength Session -3. This 41-minute smart-trainer workout features three five-minute Level IV big-gear efforts at 65–75rpm, challenging you to produce greater force through each pedal stroke while maintaining controlled power, consistent cadence and good technique as muscular fatigue progressively builds throughout the session.
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Saturday Swim Session: Alternate Swim & Pull 200s
Build aerobic endurance and freestyle efficiency with this simple but effective swim workout. Alternate between freestyle and Pull Buoy 200m repetitions, focusing on a strong catch, consistent pacing and good technique. Choose from three distances—1,700m, 2,300m or 3,400m—to match your current swimming fitness and training volume.
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Are You Fit Enough for Your First Sprint Triathlon?
Thinking about your first sprint triathlon but wondering if you’re fit enough? Learn the swimming, cycling and running benchmarks that can help you decide whether you’re ready to begin race-specific training, what to work on if you’re not quite there yet, and how to take your next step with confidence.
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Stop Chasing Average Power: Focus on What Your Cycling Workout Is Actually Trying to Achieve
Stop judging your indoor cycling workouts by average power alone. Chasing higher average watts can compromise recovery and reduce the quality of your key intervals. Instead, focus on executing each part of the workout at the prescribed intensity and achieving the session’s purpose to become a stronger, smarter cyclist.
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Don’t Sprint Out of T2! Pace Your Ironman 70.3 Run
Your Ironman 70.3 run can be compromised in the first kilometre. Learn why sprinting out of T2 is a costly mistake, how to control your early pace, allow your legs to adjust after the bike, and build into the run so you can finish your 21.1km strongly when it matters most.
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How Long Should Your Long Run Be for a Marathon?
Your marathon long run needs to build the endurance and durability required for 42.2 kilometres without compromising the rest of your training. Learn why there is no magic distance, how to progress your long runs appropriately, and why consistency, controlled intensity, fuelling practice and recovery matter more than one monster session.
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