This week I had my school cross country, this is my first year as a senior so running slightly further, for my school event we still run the same as everyone else due to a lack of space to run the extra distance. I go to a pretty small school so the age groups aren’t massive but I knew I still had others who where capable of pulling something out of the bag so couldn’t just take it easy.
View More Monday’s with Jessica [Ep 17] – School Cross Country
A brick session is a great way to develop your body for the rigors of transitioning from one discipline to the next. This session comes from Sue Latshaw, a pro triathlete in the mid-90, and is great for Ironman triathletes.
View More Monday’s Brick: Sue Latshaw’s Ironman Brick #1
Preparing your body for the intensity that will be replicated and sustained during an event is an important part of training. This session is great for triathletes, road cyclists, and 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: 6x 8 Tempo, Threshold
Using a pull buoy can be like a double-edged sword; overreliance on it can make swimmers lazy, impacting their balance in the water and impacting their ability to kick. However, inclusion in a training plan occasionally can be of benefit. Rehearsal of your Ironman Race Pace or as Brett Sutton calls Race Pace Groove (RPG) is essential for a solid Ironman Swim and allows you to gauge your progress. This session is good for triathletes, especially those preparing for an Ironman, as well as open-water swimmers.
View More Saturday Swim Session – Sutto’s Ironman RPG D
By running near your Lactate Threshold (LT) you will enhance your running economy. This session is great for runners and triathletes running events up to Half marathons in distance.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Dave Scott’s LT Threshold Intervals #2
How do you measure intensity? So many coaches use so many different methods, power, Heart Rate (HR), three zones, five zones, seven zones?? I’ve been planning a series of weekly articles for over a year now, looking at what different coaches prescribe (or used to prescribe) and why. This article is part of a series that is exploring how other coaches determine intensity, using Paul Newsome & Adam Young’s Swim Smooth book as the primary reference.
View More Paul Newsome & Adam Young’s Swimming Intensity
This week my school winter sports started, this year I am playing hockey and football. Both of these require high intensity sprints over a short distance and use different muscles and movements that my body is used to doing, because of this after both of these games my muscles all over my body ached in places I don’t usually feel.
View More Monday’s with Jessica [Ep 16] – Other Sports
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 a Canadian coach Pascal Dufresne and is great for sprint and Olympic distance triathletes.
View More Monday’s Brick: Pascal Dufresne’s Olympic Brick #1
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, road cyclists, and 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: 5x 5 Threshold
To be an elite level triathlete you need an exceptional aerobic base. Miles Stewart was well known as an elite triathlete for the 1990’s and into the 2000’s. He had an exceptional aerobic base, built by consistent training and a large volume combined with speed. The focus of this session was developing his aerobic base. This session is good for triathletes, as well as open-water swimmers.
View More Saturday Swim Session – Col Stewart’s Miles for Miles Session #1