The need for speed
Time-crunched triathletes rarely lack endurance, but many lack the speed necessary to be competitive. That’s why we need to pay special attention to speedwork—early on and...
TRAINING GUIDES — Running
Optimal racing weight?
Although endurance athletes such as runners, cyclists and triathletes do not need to meet certain pre-defined weight categories in order to compete,...
Weight-Lifting for Disease Prevention
It's no secret that muscle-strengthening exercises are beneficial for overall health. But did you know that they could also help decrease your...
3 Simple ‘Foundational’ Tips for Triathlon
Swim: More quality touches of the water! As dry land animals, swimming is the most unfamiliar of the triathlon disciplines to all but...
Training periodisation - The Importance of hard weeks and easy weeks
As athletes embark on their training programmes, they’re never guilty of trying to maximise the amount of hard training they want to...
Running and weight loss
Running alone isn’t enough if you want to shift some of that weight. A large proportion of people take up running in...
Run slower to run FASTER!
I know it sounds counter-intuitive at first and I am anticipating some scepticism. When you’re running fast, muscles burning, breathing strenuously and...
How to cope with running in the heat.
Set an early alarm and beat the heat! The best time to run is early in the morning between 6-7am. For example,...
You are what you consistently do!
As a Coach and Physio I fully recognise the role of CONSISTENCY in both ill health and fitness alike. There’s a saying...
WHY USE GELS?
Energy Gels are typically designed specifically for long distance sports performance, as you progress into extended periods of training and racing the...
Practice makes perfect. (Or as close to perfect as triathlon allows)
Time and time again we see athletes in a race getting their nutrition wrong (I have certainly fallen into that camp many...
Tips to make a strong comeback from Injury
Unfortunately injuries often go hand in hand with any sport or physical activity, especially when you're pushing your body to its full...
Strength training for endurance athletes – KISS (Keep It Super Simple)
Push! - Pull! - Squat! - Hinge! - Brace! By including just one exercise from each of these groups you will exercise all of the major...
Burning Fat – the myths and the facts around fat utilisation
The ability to utilise stored body-fat to produce energy is of utmost importance for the endurance athlete. Triathletes can benefit from both...
Your Essential - Busy half marathon Training Plan
Making the step up to 13.1 miles needn’t get in the way of day-to-day life. Feeling ready to make the step up...
Testosterone and Age-Related Performance.
No adage is more relevant to an age group veteran master to increasing performance than ‘train smarter not harder’. For 99% of...
Should Endurance Athletes take Creatine?
Creatine has a pretty long and glorious history compared to other sports supplements. The supplemental form, creatine monohydrate, was first taken up...
Keep Your Cool to Race Faster
As you may have read in my previous blog post I’ve recently started attending cold water immersion sessions and this sparked my...