Category: Triathlon Training

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

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Wednesday Windtrainer Workout: Eric Harr’s Short Intervals

This session is a great way to develop your general fitness. Although it is aimed toward triathletes, it will also be beneficial for cyclists and mountain bikers.

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What Mick Learned By Not Sticking To The Programme

I’m going to tell you a story about Mick* (not their real name). He is a hard working athlete preparing for an Ironman race. He…

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Tri Training NZ

Friday Fartlek Session: McMillan’s Half Marathon 400’s

This session is a great way to enhance your half marathon speed. I got this session from Greg McMillan in an article where he recommends doing this session…

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Wednesday Windtrainer Workout: 10x 15 seconds

This session is a great way to develop your anaerobic capacity and top-end speed. It is perfect for road cyclists and mountain bikers as it develops your…

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Friday Fartlek Session: Sisyphus Session

This session is a great way to enhance your power and leg strength from running 5kms through to the half marathon. Sisyphus was a greedy and deceitful Greek king who got sentenced to rolling a boulder up a hill, to then watching it roll back down before repeating again until eternity. This session is a bit like that, but it doesn’t go on to eternity.

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Saturday Swim Session: Endurance and Drills

Continuing on the winter theme of working on building your fitness and enhancing your technique during the off-season.  This week’s session develops both.

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