Articles that are of interest and benefit for people training for triathlons
Build cycling-specific strength with Emma Snowsill’s Bike Strength Session -3. This 41-minute smart-trainer workout features three five-minute Level IV big-gear efforts at 65–75rpm, challenging you to produce greater force through each pedal stroke while maintaining controlled power, consistent cadence and good technique as muscular fatigue progressively builds throughout the session.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Emma Snowsill’s Bike Strength Session -3
Build aerobic endurance and freestyle efficiency with this simple but effective swim workout. Alternate between freestyle and Pull Buoy 200m repetitions, focusing on a strong catch, consistent pacing and good technique. Choose from three distances—1,700m, 2,300m or 3,400m—to match your current swimming fitness and training volume.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Alternate Swim & Pull 200s
Thinking about your first sprint triathlon but wondering if you’re fit enough? Learn the swimming, cycling and running benchmarks that can help you decide whether you’re ready to begin race-specific training, what to work on if you’re not quite there yet, and how to take your next step with confidence.
View More Are You Fit Enough for Your First Sprint Triathlon?
You don’t get fitter simply by training harder. Recovery allows your body to adapt, manage fatigue and prepare for your next quality session. Learn why sleep, nutrition, easy days and appropriate rest are essential parts of triathlon training, helping you train consistently, perform strongly and keep progressing over time.
View More Recovery Is Part of Training: Why More Isn’t Always Better for Triathletes
Build recovery and cycling efficiency with this 40-minute smart-trainer session. Recovery Ride with Technique combines easy Level I-II riding with controlled higher-cadence efforts, helping you practise smooth, efficient pedalling without adding unnecessary fatigue. It’s an ideal session between harder workouts when recovery remains the priority while maintaining purposeful movement.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Recovery Ride with Technique
Build endurance and speed with this week’s CAC Beginner Workout. Choose from three distances combining consistent 100m repetitions with fast 25m sprints. The session challenges you to maintain sustainable pacing, good technique and repeatable speed, helping swimmers and triathletes develop aerobic fitness while still producing quality speed under fatigue.
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New to triathlon? This beginner-friendly 60-minute brick session helps you experience running off the bike in a comfortable, controlled way. Combine 40 minutes of Level II cycling with 20 minutes of Level II running to practise your transition, build aerobic fitness and gain confidence for your first triathlon race.
View More Monday’s Brick: 60-Minute Brick
Stop turning every long ride into a race. Learn why controlled endurance riding, purposeful intensity and smart fuelling can make you a stronger triathlete. By giving each session a clear purpose and saving hard efforts for when they matter, you’ll build fitness consistently and arrive at race day better prepared.
View More Stop Racing Your Long Rides: Train With Purpose for Better Triathlon Performance
This 50min Variable Power Cycle smart-trainer workout combines short, powerful surges with changing recovery intensities to develop your ability to repeatedly produce power under fatigue. With five varied ten-minute blocks, you’ll challenge your aerobic fitness, high-intensity power and recovery while practising smooth transitions between different cycling intensities throughout the session.
View More Sunday Smart Trainer Session: 50min Variable Power Cycle (1:10min total time)
Improve your freestyle technique with this week’s Saturday Swim Session. Using Catch Up, Finger Drag and One Arm drills, you’ll isolate key parts of your stroke before transferring them into normal swimming. Choose from three workout distances designed to improve body position, coordination, stroke efficiency and overall freestyle technique.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Natasha Van Der Merwe’s Beginner Form Focus Session