Year: 2021

Training Plan

Thursday Training Plan – 20 week Christchurch Marathon & Half Marathon Training Plans

The Christchurch full and half marathon is a great event held each year, this season on the 10th April. When you cross the finish line you will have achieved something special at this great event. This is one of the more flatter, faster marathons around.Programmes designed for either beginner or intermediate runners who are looking to complete either the half or the full marathon, these plans will help you achieve your goals.

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Zwift Session

Wednesday Windtrainer Workout: Phil Mosley’s Speedwork Bike

Using repeated short threshold intervals with shorter rest periods will increase your aerobic capacity and are of immense benefit to endurance athletes. This session is great for triathletes, road cyclists and mountain bikers.

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Swim Training

Tuesday Training Plan: Getting Started With Swimming Beginner Training Plan

When you improve your swimming you will have accomplished something very special.Designed for Beginner triathletes who are looking to improve their swimming fitness, the primary goal of this training plan is to ENHANCE YOUR swimming.

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Peter Coe

Martin & Coe’s Better Periodisation for Distance Runners

Peter Coe started out dissatisfied with the coaching advice Sebastian was receiving from his local club (this was based around the methodologies for Arthur Lydiard). Fluent in German, Coe senior translated the books of prominent German coach Woldemar Gerschler. Gerschler was a pioneer and proponent for Interval Training back in the 1930’s. His methodologies called on a pace “so fast that the pace required in competition would seem moderate and achievable”, and this is a key principle that Coe senior used to build the fitness of Sebastian Coe to win Olympic gold medals in the 1,500m in both Moscow and Los Angeles, combining that with silver medals in the 800m in the same Olympics.

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Swim Session

Saturday Swim Session: Ledecky 400’s for the Rest of Us

Katie Ledecky dominated female distance swimming setting the World Record in the 400m, 800m and 1,500m Freestyle, and won five Olympic Gold Medals and 15 World Championships, more than any other female swimmer. This session was a staple leading into major championship events, and will benefit any triathlete or open water swimmer.

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Fartlek Run

Friday Fartlek Run: Culpepper’s Long Intervals #2

Building your top end speed is important. The best way to do this is to ensure that you have a good rest between reps and can continue to run at that top end speed. This session is great for runners and triathletes especially those running 5-10km events.

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Marathon Training Plan

Thursday Training Plan – 18 week Queenstown Marathon & Half Marathon Training Plans

The Queentown full and half marathon is a great event held each year, this season on the 19th March. When you cross the finish line you will have achieved something special at this great event. This is one of the more scenic marathons around.
Programmes designed for either beginner or intermediate runners who are looking to complete either the half or the full marathon, these plans will help you achieve your goals.

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Thursday Training Plan – 16 week Ironman NZ Training Plan

The Ironman New Zealand and Ironman 70.3 New Zealand are great events that is often described as a bucket list Ironman event. When you cross the finish line you will have achieved something special at this great event.
Programmes designed for either beginner or intermediate triathletes who are looking to complete either Ironman NZ or Ironman 70.3 NZ in March next year, these plans will help you achieve your goals.

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Zwift Session

Wednesday Windtrainer Workout: Quad-Burning VO2 Max Bike Repeats

Using VO2 Max intervals will increase your aerobic capacity and are of immense benefit to endurance athletes. This session is great for triathletes, road cyclists and mountain bikers.

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