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.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Emma Snowsill’s Bike Strength Session -3Author: Ray Boardman
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.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Alternate Swim & Pull 200sAre 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.
View More Are You Fit Enough for Your First Sprint Triathlon?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.
View More Stop Chasing Average Power: Focus on What Your Cycling Workout Is Actually Trying to AchieveDon’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.
View More Don’t Sprint Out of T2! Pace Your Ironman 70.3 RunHow 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.
View More How Long Should Your Long Run Be for a Marathon?Ironman Marathon Pacing: Respect the First 10km
Respecting the first 10km is crucial to a strong Ironman marathon. Starting too fast can cost you dearly later. Learn why controlling your early pace, maintaining your fuelling, and letting others go can conserve valuable energy and give you the best chance of running strongly towards the finish line.
View More Ironman Marathon Pacing: Respect the First 10kmDon’t Let One Bad Run Define Your Marathon Training
One bad run doesn’t define your marathon training. Learn why difficult sessions happen, how to identify useful lessons without losing confidence, and when repeated poor runs deserve closer attention. Marathon fitness is built over weeks and months, so focus on the bigger picture rather than one disappointing day.
View More Don’t Let One Bad Run Define Your Marathon TrainingRecovery Is Part of Training: Why More Isn’t Always Better for Triathletes
You don’t get fitter simply by training harder. Recovery allows your body to adapt, manage fatigue and prepare for your next quality session. Learn why sleep, nutrition, easy days and appropriate rest are essential parts of triathlon training, helping you train consistently, perform strongly and keep progressing over time.
View More Recovery Is Part of Training: Why More Isn’t Always Better for TriathletesSunday Smart-Trainer Session: Recovery Ride with Technique
Build recovery and cycling efficiency with this 40-minute smart-trainer session. Recovery Ride with Technique combines easy Level I-II riding with controlled higher-cadence efforts, helping you practise smooth, efficient pedalling without adding unnecessary fatigue. It’s an ideal session between harder workouts when recovery remains the priority while maintaining purposeful movement.
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