Category: Beginner Training

Articles that are of interest and benefit for people that are new to training

Swim Smooth

Coach Ray’s Top 3 Swimming Drills to Get You Swimming Smooth

I often get asked “What are the best swimming drills to include into my swim sessions?” Although there is no easy answer for that here…

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Wednesday Windtrainer Workout: 15-10-5 Threshold Intervals

This workout is great for developing your threshold power and is perfect for triathletes, cyclists, and mountain bikers.

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Saturday Swim Session: Kick Pull Swim (KPS)

Utilising Kick, Pull, Swim or KPS sets within your training can bring about big improvements in your technique and your stamina. These used to be…

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Friday Fartlek

Friday Fartlek Run Session: Odd Distances

This session will give your body a different training stimulus by getting you to run fast over distances not usually done. Put some speed back…

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Wednesday Windtrainer Workout: Match-Burning Intervals

This workout is great for developing your anaerobic fitness and is perfect for road racers and mountain bikers.

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Fartlek Workout

Friday Fartlek Run Session: Progressive Run

This is a great way to incorporate some speed work into your long run and prepare you for some hard running at the end of…

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