This week I had both my Thames valley Cross Country and Waikato Swimming Schools Championships.
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Author: Ray Boardman
Ray has competed in triathlons from sprint to ironman distance (both IM Taupo and Challenge Wanaka). Consequently he is aware of the importance of balancing training with lifestyle, thus complimenting other important aspects of an athlete’s life (family, work, study commitments etc…).
• Entering your first triathlon?
• Stepping up to a longer distance?
• Looking to go faster?
• Wanting to turn previous negatives into positives?
Ray has coached athletes to achieve these and more. Training programmes are accessible online, so athletes can be located anywhere and still reap the benefits of Ray’s coaching. Contact him to discuss how he can assist you to achieve your goals.
Monday’s Brick – Sue Latshaw’s Ironman Brick #2
A brick session is a great way to develop your body for the rigors of transitioning from one discipline to the next. This session comes from Sue Latshaw, a pro triathlete in the mid-90, and is great for Ironman triathletes.
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Sunday Smart-Trainer Session – Threshold Taper #2
Preparing your body for the intensity that will be replicated and sustained during an event is an important part of training. This session is great for triathletes, and road cyclists, and can also be beneficial for mountain bikers, especially for events that are about an hour in duration such as a 40km Time Trial or the bike leg of an Olympic Distance Triathlon. Use this session in the last week before an important event as part of your taper.
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Saturday Swim Session – 80/20 Swim Speed Play
A Speedplay session is an effective tool for improving your critical swimming speed. These sessions can fly by due to the fact the sessions are highly segmented. Great for developing your threshold swimming pace, this session is good for triathletes, as well as open-water swimmers.
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Friday Fartlek Run: Run – Dave Scott’s LT Threshold Intervals #3
By running near your Lactate Threshold (LT) you will enhance your running economy. This session is great for runners and triathletes running events up to Half marathons in distance.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Run – Dave Scott’s LT Threshold Intervals #3
Monday’s with Jessica [Ep 18] – Thames Valley CHAMPION
Today I competed in my Thames Valley Cross Country which is the next level from my school event. I went into the race with the mind set of knowing I was capable of doing well but still have competitors with a high ability of doing well as well. This course has one large hill and this year I had to complete this hill two times, the course was muddy slippery and wet, so I knew that it wasn’t going to be a fast timed race.
View More Monday’s with Jessica [Ep 18] – Thames Valley CHAMPION
Monday’s Brick – Pascal Dufresne’s Olympic Brick #2
A brick session is a great way to develop your body for the rigours of transitioning from one discipline to the next. This session comes from a Canadian coach Pascal Dufresne and is great for sprint and Olympic distance triathletes.
View More Monday’s Brick – Pascal Dufresne’s Olympic Brick #2
Sunday Smart-Trainer Session – Threshold Taper #1
Preparing your body for the intensity that will be replicated and sustained during an event is an important part of training. This session is great for triathletes, road cyclists, and can also be beneficial for mountain bikers, especially for events that are about an hour in duration such as a 40km Time Trial or the bike leg of an Olympic Distance Triathlon. Use this session in the last week before an important event as part of your taper.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session – Threshold Taper #1
Saturday Swim Session – Col Stewart’s Miles for Miles Session #1 For Mortals
Repeated reps, and swimming at a sustained pace will help develop your threshold swimming speed. This session is good for triathletes, as well as open-water swimmers.
View More Saturday Swim Session – Col Stewart’s Miles for Miles Session #1 For Mortals
Friday Fartlek Run – Matt Fitzgerald’s VO2 Progression J
Your VO2 max is a measure of the maximum amount of oxygen your body can utilise during exercise. If you increase your VO2 max, any run below that level is therefore easier (in theory). Spending time training at VO2 Max intensity will generate performance enhancements for runners of all distances but runners and triathlete running distances up to 10km will benefit the most.
View More Friday Fartlek Run – Matt Fitzgerald’s VO2 Progression J