Tri Swim Coach

Saturday Swim Session: 220’s Pull and Paddle Set

Both Pull Buoy and Paddles are great tools to develop swim specific strength. They are both used within this session to ensure you get the most out of it. This session is will challenge triathletes and open water swimmers and generate improvement.

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Fartlek Session

Friday Fartlek Run: run.nrg’s 400’s

Running repetitions at your Threshold pace with short rests is great for developing your threshold pace. (Makes sense doesn’t it? To get good at something, practice doing it). This session is great for runners and triathletes especially those training for an event between 5km & half marathon distance.

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Sprint Triathlon

Thursday Training Plan – 12 week Surfbreaker Triathlon Training Plan

Thursday Training Plan – 12 week Surfbreaker Triathlon Training PlanThe Surfbreaker Triathlon in mount Maunganui is one of the iconic events on the NZ triathlon calendar having been held each year since 1985. Options for both Intermediate & Beginner tri

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Kayak Training

Thursday Training Plan: 18 Week Coast To Coast Training Plan

When you cross the finish line in New Brighton, you will have accomplished something very special. Designed for Beginner multisport athletes who are looking to complete their first Coast to Coast event, the primary goal of this training plan is to prepare you to COMPLETE YOUR Coast To Coast.

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Zwift Workout

Wednesday Windtrainer Workout: Zwift Academy 2021 Peak VO2 Intervals

The ability to sustain a top end effort after maximising it will assist you break away from your competitors, surge up steep hills and generally develop your ability to suffer for longer. This session is great for triathletes, road cyclists and mountain bikers.

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Functional Threshold Power

Tuesday Training Plan: Cycling FTP Power Boost Training Plan (Intermediate 16 week Plan)

As you work your way through this training programme you’ll build your Functional Threshold Power (FTP). With regular FTP tests every 4 weeks you’ll be able to measure and see your progress. Designed for Intermediate cyclists and triathletes who have at least 16 weeks prior to their event. This plan is to prepare you to COMPETE in YOUR event at a higher level than you previously have.

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Periodisation

Periodisation The Lydiard Way

Arthur Lydiard was the fore-father of periodisation in run training. He developed his own methodologies in the 1950’s and 60’s that lead to his athletes winning a range of Olympic medals from the 800m through to the marathon with Murray Halberg, Peter Snell, Barry Magee and John Davies. Arthur’s methodology is often misquoted or interpreted wrong. He was well known for long runs for ALL his athletes and this is what he is most often remembered for, but he was equally insistent on speed work. Let’s have a look at his methodology.

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Tri Swim Coach

Saturday Swim Session: Climb This!

Individual Medley (IM) workouts are ALWAYS tough. This workout builds up the distance of the Individual Medley (IM) reps to constantly challenging you before descending down the other side of the pyramid. This session is great for triathlete and open water swimmers.

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Ironman 70.3 Training

Friday Fartlek Run: Gale Bernhardt’s Half Ironman Run Intervals #5

Spending time training at appropriate intensities is important for developing your ability to ride at different paces or intensities in an event. For a half-Ironman event you will spend most of the event riding then running at Level III (about 90-94% Threshold Pace). This session is great for a taper week leading into an event. Even though this workout is designed for a half-Ironman athlete, runners especially those doing a marathon or longer can also benefit from it.

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