Are you ready to conquer the rugged challenges of an Xterra triathlon? 🏊♂️🚴♀️🏃♂️ Introducing “Xterra Xtreme: 12 Weeks to Trail Triumph” – a comprehensive training plan designed for intermediate to advanced triathletes gearing up for an Xterra race in just 12 weeks. Xterra events are a thrilling blend of open water swimming, mountain biking, and trail runs, often traversing uneven and rough terrains. 🌊🚵♂️🏞️
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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-up 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 G
On this weeks long run I had a full day planned, and this began with my usual morning long run. On this morning I slept through my alarm by 30 minutes meaning I needed to just run my old route from my house if I wanted to make it for my next task of the day.
View More Monday’s with Jessica [Ep 39] – Changing Mindset
This workout is a great general fitness workout for all cyclists (road, mountain, and triathlete), it provides a good amount of time at all intensities up to and including threshold whilst maintaining a high cadence.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session – Robin Tullett’s Spin – Recovery Workout One
Building strength through increased resistance of tools such as hand paddles and/or pull buoys is essential for getting the most out of your swim stroke. However, it is important that it is not done to excess and it is done after a solid base-building phase of training to prepare you for the extra demands and training stimulus it gives you. This session is great for master’s swimmers as well as open-water swimmers and triathletes.
View More Saturday Swim Session – Paddles and Pull Buoy to Build Strength
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 G
This past week my body has felt every sore muscle that I’ve experienced, recovery has been important, as all the running and training leading up to my race last week is just catching me now.
View More Monday’s with Jessica [Ep 38] – Time For Some Recovery
New this week across CoachRay.nz and CoachRayTraining.co.nz are a range of training plans, workouts and articles.
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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 perfect for both Sprint and Olympic Distance triathletes.
View More Monday Brick: GTN’s Sprint to Olympic Distance Brick