Articles that are of interest and benefit for people training for triathlons
By running near your Lactate Threshold (LT) you will enhance your running economy. This session is great for runners and triathletes running events up to Half marathons in distance.
View More Friday Fartlek Run – Dave Scott’s LT Threshold Intervals #4
A brick session is a great way to develop your body for the rigours of transitioning from one discipline to the next. This session comes from a triathlon legend Mark Allen and is excellent for sprint and Olympic distance triathletes.
View More Monday’s Brick: Mark Allen’s 10/10/10 Brick
Preparing your body for the intensity that will be replicated and sustained during an event is an important part of training. The aim of this workout is to improve your ability to repeat hard efforts with minimal recovery. This session is great for triathletes, and road cyclists, and can also be beneficial for mountain bikers, it will help enhance your VO2 Max.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Shayne Gaffney’s 2 By 2
To be an elite-level triathlete you need an exceptional aerobic base. Miles Stewart was well-known as an elite triathlete in the 1990s and into the 2000s. He had an exceptional aerobic base, built by consistent training and a large volume combined with speed. The focus of this session was developing his aerobic base. This session is good for triathletes, as well as open-water swimmers.
This week I’ll take you through what Miles Stewart did, in a fortnight’s time I’ve modified the workout for us mere mortals to be able to complete with the normal three options I publish.
Spending time running at VO2 Max intensity will help develop your ability to run longer at this intensity. This is a perfect session for runners and triathletes running events up to half marathon in distance. In fact, Oska Baynes used this session 13 weeks out from placing second at the Christchurch Half Marathon in a time of 1:05:03!!!!
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Oska Baynes Intervals
A brick session is a great way to develop your body for the rigors of transitioning from one discipline to the next. This session comes from Sue Latshaw, a pro triathlete in the mid-90, and is great for Ironman triathletes.
View More Monday’s Brick: Sue Latshaw’s Ironman Brick #2
Preparing your body for the intensity that will be replicated and sustained during an event is an important part of training. This session is great for triathletes, and road cyclists, and can also be beneficial for mountain bikers, especially for events that are about an hour in duration such as a 40km Time Trial or the bike leg of an Olympic Distance Triathlon. Use this session in the last week before an important event as part of your taper.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session – Threshold Taper #2
A Speedplay session is an effective tool for improving your critical swimming speed. These sessions can fly by due to the fact the sessions are highly segmented. Great for developing your threshold swimming pace, this session is good for triathletes, as well as open-water swimmers.
View More Saturday Swim Session – 80/20 Swim Speed Play
By running near your Lactate Threshold (LT) you will enhance your running economy. This session is great for runners and triathletes running events up to Half marathons in distance.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Run – Dave Scott’s LT Threshold Intervals #3
A brick session is a great way to develop your body for the rigours of transitioning from one discipline to the next. This session comes from a Canadian coach Pascal Dufresne and is great for sprint and Olympic distance triathletes.
View More Monday’s Brick: Pascal Dufresne’s Olympic Brick #2