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,...
TRAINING GUIDES — Training
How to get stronger on the bike. Fast!
I had desperately been trying to get faster and stronger on the bike for months. I tried various cycling training plans on...
5 Cycling Misconceptions
To get better at riding hills you need to ride hills – Well yes technically this one is true but you don’t...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Simple Tips To Avoid Motivational Lags
Motivation requires both passion and a goal. It doesn't matter if you're coming back from an injury, competing in your first race...
How to run a great 10K
Deciding to really go for a 10K is a bold choice. Run it flat out from the start and you’ll have legs...
Training with Young Children
By Kara Tranter Trying to find time to train around home-life and work can be difficult enough without throwing young children into...
Lactate is not your enemy
For years the conventional thinking among fitness experts, and even scientists, has been to demonise lactic acid, or lactate, as the culprit...