Learn how to pace a long-course triathlon with confidence. This guide covers smart swim, bike, and run pacing strategies to help you avoid early mistakes, manage effort, and finish strong. Practical, coach-led advice to help you race smarter, conserve energy, and unlock your best performance on race day.
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Five days after finishing third at Challenge Wānaka, Frederic Funk completed this smart, race-specific brick ahead of Ironman NZ in Taupō. This session shows how elite athletes balance recovery and sharpness between races, combining structured bike intensity and steady running to maintain fitness without adding unnecessary fatigue.
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Fuelling for endurance events is about consistency, not guesswork. Learn how to manage carbohydrates, hydration, and race-day nutrition so you can maintain energy, avoid the dreaded wall, and finish strong. Practical guidance to help you train your gut, fuel with confidence, and support your performance from start to finish.
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Although a RAMP test is a tool utilised to assess your cycling fitness whilst preparing for some other cycling related goal. I’ve found recently that a number of cyclist’s goals are purely related to improving their measure of performance. What is the best way to train for a RAMP test? With a RAMP test of course…….. but we can be smarter and put the focus on deferent components of fitness. This workout whilst not being a RAMP test, has a number of key features of a RAMP test and puts the focus on improving VO2 Max with the intense five minute effort at the end. This workout will benefit all cyclists and triathletes – especially road cyclists, short course triathletes and mountain bikers. But I will also benefit athletes targeting longer events and is suitable to use in the off-season to develop general fitness.
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Running strong off the bike is about preparation, pacing, and smart execution. Learn how to manage the bike effort, use brick sessions effectively, and transition smoothly into the run so you can avoid early fade and finish strong. Practical coaching insights to help you race with confidence and control.
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Form Under Control blends technique and endurance to help you hold good form as effort rises. A strong drill set builds feel for the water before controlled 100m reps challenge pacing and discipline. Ideal for triathletes and open-water swimmers wanting smoother, more efficient swimming that holds together when fatigue starts to build.
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Open water swimming can feel intimidating, even for strong pool swimmers. This guide helps triathletes build confidence through better breathing control, smart positioning, effective sighting, and simple mindset shifts. Learn how to stay calm, manage race-day nerves, and exit the water composed and ready to ride strong.
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This Friday Fartlek Run features 5×7-minute tempo intervals designed to build aerobic strength and sustainable speed. Running at Level III with short recoveries, this session is ideal for runners and triathletes preparing for half marathons, marathons, and longer endurance events, providing quality training without excessive fatigue.
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Dermott Hayes’ Endurance Brick #2 builds durability on the bike before demanding sustained, repeatable intensity on tired legs. After a steady 40km aerobic ride, four 2km efforts at Level IV with just 30 seconds recovery test your rhythm, resilience, and ability to reset under pressure. A race-relevant brick for athletes who want to stay strong when fatigue sets in.
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“The Priest” is specifically designed for building power and endurance through a combination of threshold and VO2 max intervals. It’s a popular choice for cyclists looking to improve their performance in races or long rides. The workout focuses on a structured approach to training, utilising different workout types to target specific physiological adaptations. Threshold efforts to improve lactate tolerance and endurance; and VO2 max efforts aim to increase oxygen uptake and power output. Although this workout is best suited to road cyclists (particularly criterium events), it can prove valuable as part of a general fitness phase for all cyclists, whether road cyclist, mountain biker and triathlete.
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