Jessica Bray

Monday’s with Jessica [Ep 25] – A Break Is Good For Revitalising the Body & Soul

After a few weeks of interruptions with my training from school holidays and being sick I have finally got back into my full training.

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Brick Session

Monday Brick: Sade Smith’s Sprint Brick

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 Sade Smith and is great for Sprint distance triathletes.

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Cycling Session

Sunday Smart-Trainer Session: Quad Crusher I LC

All cyclists need leg strength, it is after all what allows us to pedal with a large amount of force and which is a key component to developing power. This workout is great at developing leg strength through an accumulation of time at a low cadence and moderate to high workload. This is interspaced with high-intensity efforts, just to keep you on your toes.

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Swim Session

Saturday Swim Session – Col Stewart’s Miles for Miles Session #4

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.
This week I’ll take you through what Miles Stewart did, in a fortnight’s time I’ve modified the workout for us mere mortals to be able to complete with the normal three options I publish.

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Tempo Run

Friday Fartlek Run: Garmin Recommended Tempo Run #2

Tempo is an intensity that means different things to different athletes and coaches. For me, I define Tempo as an effort comfortably below the Threshold pace. It is the sort of intensity that if you had to you could maintain for a duration longer than a half marathon. It is higher than the aerobic running pace, sort of in the mid-zone between the two levels. Spending more than 15-20 minutes at this intensity, helps the body practice clearing the small amount of lactic acid generated at this pace, without needing to slow down to do so. This is a perfect session for runners and triathletes running events up to full marathons and further.

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Brick Workout Session

Monday’s Brick: Sue Latshaw’s Inseason Quick Brick #2

A brick session is a great way to develop your body for the rigors of transitioning from one discipline to the next. This session comes from Sue Latshaw, a pro triathlete in the mid-90, and is excellent for Sprint and Olympic distance triathletes.

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Cycling Coach

Sunday Smart-Trainer Session – Spanish Needle -1

Workouts that provide a high training stress on your body provide a lot a fitness improvements. This workout provides repeated efforts at close to or above your VO2max and is perfect for short course triathletes, road cyclists and mountain bikers.

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Swim Session

Saturday Swim Session: 400/200 Test

Assessing your performance regularly during your training gives you an indication of your current ability and you can compare it to your previous performance and see how much you have improved. It is also a benchmark that you can use to determine future training intensity to optimise your future swim training. Use this session to assess your current level of performance. It is great for triathletes as well as open water and master’s swimmers.

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Fartlek Session

Friday Fartlek Run – Rise & Run 200’s

Running high-intensity running will enhance your VO2max, especially if given enough rest between reps. This is a perfect session for runners and triathletes running events up to half marathons but particularly for 5km & 10km runners.

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