This Friday Fartlek Run features 5×5-minute tempo efforts at an intensity just below threshold — strong, controlled, and sustainable. Ideal for runners and triathletes building towards half marathons, marathons, or longer events, this session develops aerobic strength without overreaching and fits perfectly into early build phases or taper periods.
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A demanding brick workout that develops transition efficiency and the ability to sustain race intensity under fatigue — ideal for Sprint and Olympic distance triathletes.
View More Monday’s Brick: Dermott Hayes Speed Brick #5
I needed a sequence of challenging hill sessions for an athlete wanting to improve their time up Alpe du Zwift. This is the second in the series and over the coming weeks following these sessions, you will boost your FTP and your ability to sustain your effort up a climb. These sessions are not just useful for Alpe du Zwift, but also hilly events like the Lake Taupo Cycle Classic or Five Passes Tour here in New Zealand.
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Build the endurance, confidence, and open-water skills needed to conquer the Ruby5 Lake Wanaka Swim. These structured swim sessions target technique, pacing, and long-distance resilience for 5 km success.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Ruby5 Swim Success Formula – Week 9
This is a hard VO2 Max workout that develops your ability to sustain your top-end intensity and enhances your ability to develop power (especially on hills). Hill Reps are an important training session for all runners, as well as triathletes.
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Raise your triathlon fitness with Coach Ray’s Ironman 70.3 Threshold Brick session. This structured bike-to-run workout uses threshold intensity to improve efficiency, durability, and race-day performance for Ironman and Ironman 70.3 athletes.
View More Monday’s Brick: Coach Ray’s Ironman 70.3 Threshold Brick A
Your ability to ride at Threshold will have direct influence on how fast your bike leg of any Olympic Distance or Ironman 70.3 triathlon will be. It is also of benefit for anyone racing a Zwift, road or Mountain Bike race. Although you won’t spend the entire event at Threshold, having the ability to sustain your effort at Threshold and recover qwikly from efforts at Threshold will see you in good stead. This session is perfect for road cyclists, mountain bikers or triathlons (from Olympic distance to Ironman 70.3) especially a month or two out from your event.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Emma Snowsill’s Threshold Bike Intervals A
Build the endurance, confidence, and open-water skills needed to conquer the Ruby5 Lake Wanaka Swim. These structured swim sessions target technique, pacing, and long-distance resilience for 5 km success.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Ruby5 Swim Success Formula – Week 8
This Friday Fartlek Run features 4×6-minute tempo efforts at a comfortably hard intensity below threshold. A perfect endurance session for runners and triathletes building toward half and full marathons, or maintaining fitness during a taper.
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12 Weeks to Stronger, More Confident 10km Running
If you’ve been running consistently but want to take your 10km to the next level, it’s time to train with purpose. Build the Stride is a 12-week structured 10km training plan designed to help runners move from consistent completion to strong, confident performance.