5K race preparation – Coach Ray

How to pace your best parkrun or 5K – start smart, settle in and finish strong

How to Pace Your Best parkrun or 5K: Start Smart, Settle In & Finish Strong

Learn how to pace your best parkrun or 5K by starting smart, settling into a sustainable rhythm and finishing strong. Coach Ray explains how to set realistic targets, control your opening kilometre, adjust for hills and conditions, stay strong when the race gets tough, and maximise your final kilometre.

Are You Actually Ready to Break 30 Minutes for 5K?

Are you ready to break 30 minutes for 5K? Discover the key signs that indicate you’re prepared to achieve this popular running milestone. Learn how consistency, endurance, pacing and structured training contribute to success—and why you may already be closer to your goal than you realise.

First sprint triathlon training – 4 weeks until race day

4 Weeks Until Your First Sprint Triathlon? Here’s What to Focus On

Four weeks until your first sprint triathlon? Now is the time to bring your swim, bike and run training together. Learn what to prioritise, including brick sessions, transitions, race-day equipment, open-water practice, fuelling and tapering, so you can arrive at your first triathlon prepared, rested and ready to race.

7 Things to Practise Before Your First Sprint Triathlon

Preparing for your first sprint triathlon involves more than building fitness. Practising open-water swimming, transitions, brick sessions, race-day equipment and your pre-race routine can make the unfamiliar feel familiar. Discover seven practical things to rehearse before race day so you can arrive at the start line confident and prepared.

Your First Half Marathon: What to Expect Before, During and After Race Day

Your first half marathon is exciting, challenging and full of unknowns. Learn what to expect during training, race week and across the 21.1km itself, including pacing, fuelling, fatigue and recovery. With the right preparation, you can arrive at the start line confident, prepared and ready for the challenge.

How to Balance Swimming, Cycling and Running for Your First Triathlon

Learn how to balance swimming, cycling and running when preparing for your first triathlon. Discover why the three disciplines shouldn’t be treated as separate programmes, how to manage intensity and recovery, where to focus your training, and how to progressively bring swim, bike and run together for race day.

Are You Fit Enough for Your First Sprint Triathlon?

Thinking about your first sprint triathlon but wondering if you’re fit enough? Learn the swimming, cycling and running benchmarks that can help you decide whether you’re ready to begin race-specific training, what to work on if you’re not quite there yet, and how to take your next step with confidence.

Garmin (.FIT) files for Top 20 Run Workouts From Coach Ray

Back in 2019 I had published over 200 run workouts on my website. I took the 20 most popular workouts and published them in this easy to read eBook. Normally this eBook sells for $27, by itself. I’m in the process of transferring all my ebooks from my previous e-commerce store to this website, I’ve decided to add Garmin (.FIT) files for all the workouts within this eBook into a package. I’ve also thrown in some Zwift (.ZWO) files but they can’t be produced for ALL these workouts, so the ones that can have a Zwift file generated have.

Top 20 Run Workouts From Coach Ray eBook

With over 200 articles covering run workouts published when this ebook came out, I condensed it down to the Top 20 most popular run workouts. As viewed by people like you, the readers of my website.
I’m in the process of transferring all my ebooks from my previous e-commerce store to this website, so for now I’m offering them for only $7. Although I believe I have tested things thoroughly, I’m doing them for only $7 (saving $20 from the normal price) just on the off chance there is some bug in the system and there is s delay in getting the ebook to you.

Zwift (.ZWO) & Garmin (.FIT) files for Top 20 Cycle Workouts From Coach Ray

I’m in the process of transferring all my ebooks from my previous e-commerce store to this website, so for now I’m offering them for only $7 ($17 bundled with the Garmin (.FIT) and Zwift (.ZWO files). Although I believe I have tested things thoroughly, I’m doing them for only $17 (saving $20 from the normal price) just on the off chance there is some bug in the system and there is s delay in getting the ebook to you.

Top 20 Cycle Workouts From Coach Ray eBook

With over 200 articles covering cycle workouts published when this ebook came out, I condensed it down to the Top 20 most popular swim workouts. As viewed by people like you, the readers of my website.

Top 20 Swim Workouts From Coach Ray eBook

With over 200 articles covering swim workouts published when this ebook came out, I condensed it down to the Top 20 most popular swim workouts. As viewed by people like you, the readers of my website.

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