This week I didn’t have to much happen it was just a pretty standard week, but after having almost a week of less training last week I was quite shocked to see how much my appetite could change.
View More Monday’s with Jessica [Ep 15] – Appetite For Training
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 Sue Latshaw a pro triathlete in the mid-90 and is great for sprint and Olympic distance triathletes.
View More Monday’s Brick: Sue Latshaw’s Standard Distance Brick
Building your aerobic function and efficiency as well as exposing the body to slightly higher intensities will pay dividends for your training. This session is great for triathletes, 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.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: 30-Minute Tempo
Using a pull buoy can be like a double-edged sword; overreliance on it can make swimmers lazy, impacting their balance in the water and impacting their ability to kick. However, inclusion in a training plan occasionally can be of benefit. Rehearsal of your Ironman Race Pace or as Brett Sutton calls Race Pace Groove (RPG) is essential for a solid Ironman Swim and allows you to gauge your progress. This session is good for triathletes, especially those preparing for an Ironman, as well as open-water swimmers.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Sutto’s Ironman RPG C
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 Intervals #1
4 weeks of training is all you need to do to destroy your current FTP significantly. On average following, this programme cyclists improve by 8% in the first month.
Some people have improved by more than 40 Watts following this programme!!!
This is great as a dip by itself, but I used it on Tacos.
View More Chef Ray – Garlicky Guac
When you cross the finish line of your Iron-distance Swim, you will have swum faster than you have in previous attempts.
Designed for Intermediate Iron-distance Athletes who are looking to compete in an Iron-distance event, the primary goal of this training plan is to prepare you to set a PB for the Swim during YOUR event.
This week I was down in the South Island and due to not having time and an area to complete any runs I did not get any done. But I still stayed active with doing lots of walking, hiking, biking and doing active activities.
View More Monday’s with Jessica [Ep 14]: A Rest Is As Good As Holiday, Both Is Better
Bricks are a term used to describe transition training for triathletes. The usually refer to a bike/run brick, but can also be used to refer to swim/bike bricks or other combinations.
The term came about in the late 80’s early 90’s. There are a couple of idea’s about where the term came from. Some claim term is a nod to Dr Matt Brick who won the world duathlon champs in both 1991 and 1992 (back in the old school 10/60/10 format). And other claim it comes from a group of top tier triathletes including the likes of Mike Pigg, Mark Allen, Scott Molina and a few hangers on, who used to train together, apparently someone in the group used to sing “Another Brick In The Wall” by Pink Floyd whilst training. The idea that the training session was brick that was helping to build their wall of training.