Stamina and Endurance are essential for a number of reasons. If you are a triathlete or open-water swimmer this is useful for the duration of your event. But more so if you are a Master’s Swimmer targeting a shorter pool-based event that provides the base fitness on which to build your speed as part of a periodised swimming plan. This session is great for master’s swimmers.
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Here is a wrap up of the hot new bikes and bike tech from Ironman World Champs in Nice, France.
View More Bike Tech from IRONMAN World Champs, Nice
Spending time running at 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.
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Long sessions, greater than race distance/duration provides the body with a training stimulus that develops the aerobic system. It is key that the aerobic system is optimsied for success in endurance events like an Olympic distance triathlon or ¼ Ironman.
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Here is the complete wrap up of the Ironman World Champs in Nice, France
View More IRONMAN World Champs, Nice Wrap Up
This week I had just come off a solid week of training and continuing into another. I had a 5km time trial to complete, going into the run I didn’t know what to expect as I haven’t really done a specific time trial for the 5km distance, and didn’t know where I thought my levels were at from them dropping sightly in previous weeks.
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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 Ironman 70.3 triathletes.
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The race is now run, the results are in. But in the lead up to the race a number of influential and key people made their predictions. As I start to write this Sam Laidlow is comfortably in the lead and Patrick Lange is about to run into second place. I’ll cover the results at the end of this article but here is a summary of who thought what would happen and how the race would/could unfold.
View More Who Predicted Sam Laidlow to Win Ironman World Champs in Nice, 2023?
What to Do When Your Training Gets Disrupted Coach Ray discuss what to do when your trianing gets disrupted. Regardless of why the training got disrupted.
View More Coach Ray’s Chat Ep 05 – What to Do When Your Training Gets Disrupted
All cyclists need leg strength, it is after all what allows us to pedal with a large amount of force and which is a key component to developing power. This workout is great at developing leg strength through an accumulation of time at a low cadence and moderate to high workload. This is interspaced with high-intensity efforts, just to keep you on your toes.
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