Spending time running at a threshold is great for improving your ability to sustain a higher running pace and is of benefit to all runners. Although designed for use with a Stryd Power Meter this workout can also be effectively done without one.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Stryd’s Over the Limit B
Moving into training that is focused on running and using biking and swimming as cross training, I am now working towards 2 events one at the end of October and one at the start of December.
View More Monday’s with Jessica [Ep 28] – Race Plans
A brick session is a great way to develop your body for the rigours of transitioning from one discipline to the next. This session is excellent for Sprint & Olympic distance triathletes.
View More Monday Brick: Phil Mosley’s Olympic Distance Speed Brick
Quad Crusher III LC is a low-cadence smart-trainer session designed to build serious leg strength and durable power. By combining sustained Level IV efforts at 60–70 rpm with short standing attacks, this workout develops force, resilience, and control on the bike—ideal for cyclists looking to improve FTP and strength for racing or hard training blocks.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Quad Crusher III LC
The greater your efficiency in the water, the faster you can swim for less effort. Including swimming drills in your training regularly will enhance your technique and form. It is great for master’s swimmers as well as open-water swimmers and triathletes.
View More Saturday Swim Session – Drills, Glorious Drills
Running in hills develops leg strength as well as the strength of the tendons and ligaments around the knee and ankle. Developing leg strength is important, as it makes for a more powerful contraction of the leg muscles to propel you forward faster. Including hills regularly, particularly early in your build will see great dividends in the improvement of your running. This workout is great to include early in your build-up to develop leg strength.
View More Friday Fartlek Run – Goater’s Hill Sequence A
This week I decided to change my focus of training from overall triathlon and am trying a focus on running with cross trainings of swimming and cycling.
View More Monday’s with Jessica [Ep 27] – Change of Direction
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 Jason Lentzke and is great for Ironman & Ironman 70.3 distance athletes.
View More Monday Brick: Jason Lentzke’s Long Course Brick
VO2 Max: What is it? And why does it matter? Coach Ray discuss the benefits of VO2 Max training and includes some suggested workouts.
View More Coach Ray’s Chat Ep 04 – VO2 Max: What Is It? And Why Does It Matter?
Riding at or around your Threshold will bring up both your ability to sustain high-intensity effort (as well as your suffering). This session is great for triathletes and road cyclists. It 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.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session – Robin Tullett’s Interval Strength Workout Six