Articles that are of interest and benefit for people training for triathlons
Stop judging your indoor cycling workouts by average power alone. Learn why chasing higher average watts can undermine recovery, compromise key intervals, and distract from the session’s real purpose. Better cycling performance comes from executing each part of your workout correctly—not simply making one number look impressive.
View More Stop Chasing Average Power: Focus on What Your Cycling Workout Is Actually Trying to Achieve
Build your ability to change gears under fatigue with the FLJUGA VO₂ Surge Brick. Combining sustained Level III efforts with short Level V surges on both the bike and run, this challenging session develops intensity control, recovery, bike-to-run adaptation and the ability to maintain quality as fatigue builds.
View More Monday’s Brick: FLJUGA VO₂ Surge Brick
Don’t let other athletes’ training make you question your own. Learn why comparing volume, pace and workouts can derail your triathlon training, and why focusing on your individual goals, recovery and consistency is a smarter approach. The best training plan is the one that’s right for you.
View More Don’t Compare Your Triathlon Training to Everyone Else
Challenge your cycling with the 30min Variable Power Cycle, a 50-minute Smart-Trainer Session featuring constantly changing intensities from Level I through to Level V+++. Inspired by research into draft-legal triathlon training, this workout develops power, recovery and your ability to repeatedly respond to changing demands on the bike.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: 30min Variable Power Cycle (50min Total Time)
Improve your freestyle efficiency with this week’s Saturday Swim Session. Combining technique drills, fast 50m repetitions and Distance Per Stroke swimming, this workout helps develop better body position, propulsion and stroke control. Choose from three distances designed to challenge recreational swimmers, masters swimmers and age-group triathletes in the pool.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Jeanne’s Form Workout
Many triathletes train harder than necessary, turning easy sessions into moderate efforts and carrying unnecessary fatigue into key workouts. Learn why smarter intensity control, genuine recovery, and a clear distinction between hard and easy training can improve consistency, reduce injury risk, and ultimately help you become a stronger triathlete.
View More Why Most Triathletes Train Too Hard
Build endurance and improve your bike-to-run transition with this simple 90-minute brick workout. Combining a controlled Level II bike with a Level II run, this session teaches you to pace the bike wisely, transition efficiently and settle into your running rhythm while developing valuable triathlon-specific aerobic fitness for race day.
View More Monday’s Brick: 90-Minute Aerobic Brick
Learn how to pace the bike smarter in your next triathlon. Discover why riding too hard can compromise your run, how controlled effort protects your legs, and why smart pacing and effective fuelling can help you finish stronger. Your fastest overall triathlon doesn’t always require your fastest bike split.
View More Ride Too Hard, Pay for It on the Run: How to Pace the Bike Smarter
Build power progressively with Emily’s Short Mix Minus, a 33-minute Smart-Trainer Session that moves from Level III through Level IV to Level V. With an improved 10-minute warm-up and cool-down, this workout challenges cyclists and triathletes to control their pacing, manage increasing intensity and finish strongly under fatigue.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Emily’s Short Mix Minus
Build endurance, pacing and speed with this week’s Saturday Swim Session. Starting with longer controlled efforts before progressing to shorter, faster repetitions, this workout teaches you to increase intensity while maintaining efficient freestyle technique. Choose from three distance options designed for recreational swimmers, masters swimmers and age-group triathletes alike.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Natasha Van Der Merwe’s Beginner Endurance Focus Session