Category: Triathlon Training

Articles that are of interest and benefit for people training for triathlons

Run Session

Friday Fartlek Run: 4-3-2-1 Threshold

This session is a great way to increase your lactate threshold. By accumulating 20 minutes at or near your lactate threshold within this workout you will become a fitter, faster runner.

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Cycling Session

Wednesday Windtrainer Workout: Flying 40’s

Build power and the ability to recover qwikly with this workout. This is great for road cyclists, mountain bikers, and short-course triathletes.

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Saturday Swim Session: Hand Paddles

These sessions develop your swimming-specific strength, which will enable you to develop more power in your stroke. This session is perfect for Ironman and Olympic distance triathletes…

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Run Intervals

Friday Fartlek Run: Greg McMillan’s Best Fartlek Workout 4

This session is a great way to increase your lactate threshold. Use this session and the workouts published in the month of March to prepare yourself…

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Nelson Women's Triathlon

Week 10: McFadden McMeeken Phillips Lawyers Nelson Women’s Triathlon Training Programme

I’ve prepared a twelve week training programme to prepare you for the McFadden McMeeken Phillips Lawyers Nelson Women’s Triathlon. Each Thursday I will post it here for…

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Wednesday Windtrainer Workout: 2min/2:30min/3min/3:30min/4min VO2 Max Intervals

This session is a great way to develop your top-end speed and is perfect for road cyclists, short course triathletes, and mountain bikers. 

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Saturday Swim Session: Enhancing Feel For The Water with IM

By including the other strokes in your training you can enhance your feel for the water and develop improved freestyle/front crawl technique as a result.…

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Run Intervals

Friday Fartlek Run: Greg McMillan’s Best Fartlek Workout 3

This session is a great way to improve your VO2 Max. Use this session and the workouts published in the month of March to prepare yourself for…

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Nelson Women's Triathlon

Week 9: McFadden McMeeken Phillips Lawyers Nelson Women’s Triathlon Training Programme

I’ve prepared a twelve week training programme to prepare you for the McFadden McMeeken Phillips Lawyers Nelson Women’s Triathlon. Each Thursday I will post it here for…

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