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 great for sprint and Olympic distance triathletes.
View More Monday’s Brick: Heather Blackmon’s Olympic Brick
Exposure to anaerobic efforts (where oxygen is not predominantly used) helps develop the anaerobic system and builds tolerance and resilience to strenuous efforts. This workout is designed to increase your anaerobic load and avoid boredom in what is otherwise a predominantly aerobic workout. It is an excellent workout for all triathletes, cyclists, and mountain bikers, as it is not too taxing on the anaerobic system.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session – Garmin’s Workout Recommendation #1
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.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Col Stewart’s Miles for Miles Session #2 For Mortals
This session is great to develop speed for runners aiming for an event between 5km and a marathon distance.
View More Friday Fartlek Run – 5x 5min Threshold 30sec RI
When you cross the finish line of your IM, you will have accomplished something very special. You will have completed a Half-IM and stepped up and completed a full-distance race.
Designed for Intermediate triathletes who are looking to complete a full IM after a half, the primary goal of this training plan is to continue to IMPROVE your fitness from where you were at for the half.
How to manage anxiety and optimise pre-race jitters for performance.
View More Coach Ray’s Chat [Ep 01] – How To Deal With Anxiety Before An Event
The purpose of this form, is to assist with your final mental preparation for your running event. It will guide you through developing your race plan, as well as assisting you to plan ahead to the ‘what if’ scenarios that may (but hopefully don’t) unfold for you during your running event.
View More Running Event Self Psych Form
This goes together with a range of great main meals. Keep an eye out for next weeks Meatball recipe to partner it with.
View More Chef Ray – Broccoli & Zucchini Fry
5 weeks of training is all you need to do to smash your current 5km time significantly. On average following this programme runners improve by 2 minutes and 51 seconds (7.5%). Some people have improved by more than 5 minutes following this programme!!!
View More Tuesday Training Plan – 5 Weeks to a Faster 5k Training Plan (ADVANCED 5week Plan -Start Any Monday) sub 18min 5k
This week I competed at the Waikato cross country championships as a senior girl. Going into this race I knew there was a big number of amazing runners, all the girls from my age group last year and the age group above had combined and they even said this was a the strongest group of runners they have had in years.
View More Monday’s with Jessica [Ep 21] – Waikato Secondary School Cross Country Champs