Articles that are of interest and benefit for people training for triathlons
Raise your triathlon fitness with Coach Ray’s Ironman 70.3 Threshold Brick session. This structured bike-to-run workout uses threshold intensity to improve efficiency, durability, and race-day performance for Ironman and Ironman 70.3 athletes.
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Your ability to ride at Threshold will have direct influence on how fast your bike leg of any Olympic Distance or Ironman 70.3 triathlon will be. It is also of benefit for anyone racing a Zwift, road or Mountain Bike race. Although you won’t spend the entire event at Threshold, having the ability to sustain your effort at Threshold and recover qwikly from efforts at Threshold will see you in good stead. This session is perfect for road cyclists, mountain bikers or triathlons (from Olympic distance to Ironman 70.3) especially a month or two out from your event.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Emma Snowsill’s Threshold Bike Intervals A
Build the endurance, confidence, and open-water skills needed to conquer the Ruby5 Lake Wanaka Swim. These structured swim sessions target technique, pacing, and long-distance resilience for 5 km success.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Ruby5 Swim Success Formula – Week 8
This Friday Fartlek Run features 4×6-minute tempo efforts at a comfortably hard intensity below threshold. A perfect endurance session for runners and triathletes building toward half and full marathons, or maintaining fitness during a taper.
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Higher intensity efforts within brick sessions can develop your efficiency in transitions. Not only do you need to practice getting changed and staying calm whilst the heart rate is elevated; you also practice running or cycling hard after the transition. This is a perfect session for triathletes and duathletes competing in Olympic or Sprint distance events.
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Build the endurance, confidence, and open-water skills to conquer your 5 km Ruby Island challenge.
Are you ready to take on the iconic Ruby5 Swim in beautiful Lake Wanaka? 🏊♀️🏊♂️
Whether it’s your first 5 km open-water swim or you’re looking to improve your performance from previous years, the Ruby5 Lake Wanaka Swim Training Plan is designed to get you to the start line feeling confident, prepared, and ready to enjoy every stroke. 🌊
Spending time running at or near your threshold pace will develop your ability to sustain a fast past and also build your tolerance to lactic acid. This session is great for all runners and triathletes. 10km runners will benefit from this style of session as it simulates race effort. Longer distance runners even including ultra-runners will also benefit as your effort will build to this intensity on long sustained climbs.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: 4x 12min Threshold Runs
Dive into Excellence: Accelerate Your Swim Performance in Just 12 Weeks! 🚀
Embark on a journey to triumph in your next Olympic or ½ Ironman triathlon with our meticulously crafted swim training plan. Designed for the time-strapped triathlete with aspirations of conquering an Ironman 70.3 event, ‘FastLane Swim Mastery’ is your key to unlocking a faster, more confident swim during YOUR race.
View More Tuesday Training Plan: FastLane Swim Mastery: 🏊♂️ A Time-Efficient 12-Week Plan for Busy Triathletes Eyeing Olympic & ½ IM Glory 🏅 2 swims per week
Tempo is an intensity that means different things to different athletes and coaches. For me, I define Tempo as an effort comfortably below the Threshold pace. It is the sort of intensity that is typically maintained during fast Ironman 70.3 events. It is higher than the aerobic effort of long steady workouts, sort of in the mid-zone between the aerobic and threshold efforts. Spending more than 15-20 minutes at this intensity, helps the body practice clearing the small amount of lactic acid generated at this pace, without needing to slow down to do so. This is a perfect session for triathletes competing in Ironman and Ironman 70.3 distance events.
View More Monday’s Brick: Coach Ray’s Ironman 70.3 Tempo Brick #13
Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Emma Snowsill’s Bike Strength Session
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Emma Snowsill’s Bike Strength Session