Tag: Triathlon Training

Dr Matt Brick

Monday Brick: Brick’s Brick

Dr. Matt Brick was a legendary duathlete in the 1990’s winning the World Championships (using the old 10km run / 60km cycle / 10km run format) in 1991 & also in 1992. Brick’s Brick was a staple of his training back then. It provided a number of great training stimuli as it developed qwik transitions from run to bike and also bike to run, especially from fast running to solid bike, and solid bike to fast running. Matt Brick would do these sessions based at an athletic track and use his bike trainer. This sessions is not only great for duathletes but also Sprint and Olympic Distance Triathletes.

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Lauren Brandon's Ironman Brick

Monday Brick: Lauren Brandon’s Ironman Brick

A brick session is a great way to develop your body for the rigours of transitioning from one discipline to the next. This version is designed for Ironman athletes and focus on both the intensity and duration of the event.

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Triathlon Training

Monday Brick – Interval Bricklayer

The post describes a detailed brick session workout tailored for Olympic-distance triathletes, aimed at improving transition efficiency between cycling and running. It outlines a series of cycling and running intervals at various intensity levels, requiring proper rest before initiating. The session includes warm-ups, single-leg drills, intense intervals, and a thorough cool-down with stretching to aid recovery. This workout serves as one of the weekly sessions posted by Coach Ray, the head of Qwik Kiwi – Endurance Sports Consultant, who offers guidance for first-timers and recreational athletes.

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Fartlek

Friday Fartlek Run: Steady Plus 45min

Race pace for events longer than half marathon distance for most athletes aren’t run at threshold pace but instead a touch lower with large portions of the event done at Level III. It’s important to expose the body to training at this level of intensity. This is a great workout for someone training for a half to a full marathon (whether part of an Ironman or 70.3).

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Fartlek

Friday Fartlek Run: Steady Plus 35min

Race pace for events longer than half marathon distance for most athletes aren’t run at threshold pace but instead a touch lower with large portions of the event done at Level III. It’s important to expose the body to training at this level of intensity. This is a great workout for someone training for a half to a full marathon (whether part of an Ironman or 70.3).

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Triathlon Coach

Monday Brick: Myers & Allen’s Swim Run Brick #1

Swim Run Bricks are a great tool to combine swimming and running within a single workout. They are great for both triathletes and aquathon athletes.

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Brick

Monday Brick: Sprint Triple Brick

A brick session is a great way to develop your body for the rigours of transitioning from one discipline to the next. This version is perfect for utilising to prepare for a sprint-distance or super-sprint type of triathlon.

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Brick Session

Monday Brick: Tony Zamora’s Run-Focused Time-Challenged Tempo Brick

A brick session is a great way to develop your body for transitioning from one discipline to the next. This version is perfect for utilising if you have limited time and is only about an hour in duration.

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Monday Brick: Triathlon Plus Beginners Sprint Tri Brick #3

A brick session is a great way to develop your body for the rigours of transitioning from one discipline to the next. This brick is great for developing your aerobic base in preparation for your first sprint triathlon. This particular workout is suitable for your taper week.

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Monday Brick: Triathlon Plus Beginners Sprint Tri Brick #2

A brick session is a great way to develop your body for the rigours of transitioning from one discipline to the next. This brick is great for developing your aerobic base in preparation for your first sprint triathlon.

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