Preparing your body for the intensity that will be replicated and sustained during an event is an essential part of training. This session is great for triathletes, and road cyclists. It 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: Easy Tempo -4
Building your ability to sustain your endurance in a swim is an important capability for triathletes and open-water swimmers. These sessions further develop that ability by progressing your fitness by completing reps at a solid pace. This session will benefit triathletes of all distances, as well as other open-water swimmers.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Tour de Cure Session 4
Testing yourself with a session that provides minimal rest is a great way to put yourself under pressure. This session is designed to teach your body to run fast when tired and is great for 5km runners and sprint distance triathletes.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Steve Trew’s Speed Under Pressure Plus
🚴♀️🚴♂️ Faster Cyclist 4 Week Challenge 🚀
Ready to take your cycling to the next level? This 4-week program is designed for cyclists currently riding 40min to 1:20 hours for their long ride and training 3 times per week. Whether you’re looking to boost your power, improve endurance, or simply ride stronger, this structured plan will deliver real results.
Nice and moist from the fresh fruit and veges in them, these muffins will be great fuel for a workout or refuel after a workout.
View More Chef Ray: Carrot, Apple and Apricot Muffins
Winter is the perfect time to build your swim base 🧱—without overloading your schedule or burning out. Whether you’re aiming for a Half Ironman or just want to sharpen your swim endurance, this 12-week swim-focused plan is crafted for busy triathletes who still want time for 🏃♀️🏃♂️ runs, 🚴♀️🚴♂️ rides, work, family, and a bit of downtime too.
View More Tuesday Training Plan: Busy Triathlete Winter Swim Base Training Plan (INTERMEDIATE 12 Week Plan)
This past week has been non-stop and managing everything was definitely a learning curve. Coming into the week I knew I had a lot on my plate and trying to balance what I knew was coming was daunting. Starting on monday I was completely sick with a virus, struggling with brain fog and not having sufficient sleep, not a great start to a long week of mid term exams and racing I know… I had been struggling with the cold for almost a week and was hoping it would resolve itself as at first it didn’t seem so terrible, but once I got the point where I couldn’t think, concentrate, remember things, or breath from being fully congested I do have to admit a few break downs were had.
View More Monday’s with Jessica [Ep 93]: Christchurch 10km
The use of Brick sessions within your training is essential for development especially for short and fast sprint distance triathlons. Torsten Abel goes against convention, but one thing that isn’t against convention is the intensity that this brick is done at. This will help you build speed at your top end race speed.
View More Monday’s Brick: Torsten Abel’s Sprint Brick B
Sometimes, time is limited. If your availability is very limited then this session will provide you with a breif hit out, but also allow you to trial the Velocity platform. This workout will benefit all endurance cyclists – road, mountain bikers and triathletes with limited time.
View More Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Intro to Velocity
The opening leg of an Ironman 70.3 is an important part of the event. If you swim well you can set yourself up for a good bike and run. Being able to swim efficiently and smoothly will enable you to stay fresh and get onto the bike in a good position. This series of workouts will set you up for success.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Ironman 70.3 Swim Success – Week 7