The 3,000m track race was my first of the two events I competed in at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Athletics and Road Race Championships this year in Timaru. We travelled down on the Thursday morning to allow lots of time to get used to the environment and settle into where I will be staying for the week. I got the chance to get a shake out run in and a few warm up laps on the track to shake the nerves.
View More Monday’s with Jessica [Ep 77]: 3,000m Track Race
Brick sessions are a great training session to help develop the neuromuscular system to prepare you for future events (as well as future training sessions). Not only that but you will get a great physiological training stimulus. This workout develops your bike power, combined with a an aerobic run and it is perfect to build your off season fitness for sprint and Olympic Distance Triathlons.
View More Monday’s Brick: Chris Foster’s Brick 2
This is a smarttrainer session that is great for developing your threshold power or intensity. It is perfect for triathletes, road cyclists, and mountain bikers…
View More Sunday Smart Trainer Session: Active’s TT Power Shortened
The ability to sustain a solid effort for a reasonably duration with shortish reps will build your threshold swimming ability. This workout is of benefit all swimmers (including triathletes and open water swimmers – especially short course triathletes).
View More Saturday Swim Session: Swim Speed Improver – Session 03
Spending time running at your Threshold intensity will help develop your ability to sustain your speed. This is essential for 10km events and also very important for fast half marathons. This workout has you pushing your intensity with minimal rest.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: 3x 14min Threshold Run Intervals
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View More Thursday Training Plan: Faster Cyclist 8 Week Challenge (3 rides per week) for cyclists comfortable riding 1:20-2hour
I can’t go past a self-saucing choc pudding, and this one is no exceptions. The pudding is so light and fluffy and the sauce oozes out.
View More Chef Ray: Chocolate Self-Saucing Puddings
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Are you ready to elevate your swimming speed and reach new personal bests? The Swim Speed Improver is a 5-week targeted training plan for swimmers who typically swim between 2,000m and 3,000m per session. Designed to enhance your speed over 50m and 100m, this program delivers proven results.
This past weekend has been a dream come true and a milestone to prove that all the hard work I’ve been putting in for the past 10 months especially. Everyday with not one training missed, in the rain, wind, heat, freezing temperatures, early rises and double training days to fit it all in. Every single sacrifice is showing to be worth it.
View More Monday’s with Jessica [Ep 76]: Lead Up To National Secondary School Athletic Champs
Brick sessions are a great training session to help develop the neuromuscular system to prepare you for future events (as well as future training sessions). Not only that but you will get a great physiological training stimulus. This session is perfect to build your fitness for sprint and Olympic Distance Triathlons. GTN make the recommendation that it is also great for ALL distances of triathlon, especially if you have limited time to train.
View More Monday’s Brick: GTN’s Hour Of Power Brick Workout