IRONMAN® UK announce Tri Training Harder as Official Coaching Partner 2016

After a successful 2015 season, Tri Training Harder are delighted to announce that they will be renewing their partnership with IRONMAN® UK for the 2016 season. The renewed contract will mean that Tri Training Harder become the Official Coaching Partner for all IRONMAN® UK events through to the end of the 2018 season.

Tri Training Harder Team Athlete, Dan Cobby finishing 8th Overall and 1st Age Grouper at IRONMAN® UK 2015

Tri Training Harder will help cater to the coaching and training related needs of all athletes entering any of the IRONMAN® branded UK events over the next three years. From first timer through to World Championship hopeful, Tri Training Harder’s team of professional coaches will be on hand to deliver five star coaching services to all athletes.

Tri Training Harder have a variety of products available for athletes hoping to complete and compete in an IRONMAN® event in 2016. If you are looking for a training plan to structure your training then Tri Training Harder’s Training Plans (TRIplans) offer unrivalled personalisation (customisation of a plan that allows an athlete to tailor his or her plan according to their individual ability and availability to train and an introduction to the wealth of knowledge that the coaches in the team have. If you would like to escape the cold British weather then Tri Training Harder will be running two official IRONMAN® UK winter training holidays in the Algarve, Portugal. Both of these services will also be available through the website as part of a race entry package, along with a third package that includes a 1-1 coaching service. This means that if you failed to secure entry to the IRONMAN® UK event of your choosing then fear not as Tri Training Harder have race entries available for sold out IRONMAN® UK races.

To find out more about TRIplans, click here.

To find out more about Tri Training Harder Coaching, click here.

To find out more about Tri Training Harder Official IRONMAN® training holidays, cick here.

New to 2016: Tri Training Harder will also be running specific race recce weekends in each of the IRONMAN® UK event locations where members of their experienced coaching staff will be on hand to guide you around the course and also provide valuable coaching insights on how to achieve your best possible time come race day. Register your interest here. Dates for these events are still TBC.

Tri Training Harder Team Athlete, Jason Walkley, running down the finish line of IRONMAN® 70.3 Staffordshire 2015

The partnership between IRONMAN® UK and Tri Training Harder is made even more exciting in light of the recent announcement by IRONMAN® UK that they will be introducing another race venue to the UK in 2016: Weymouth. The three year partnership will cover all seven of the IRONMAN® UK events: IRONMAN® UK, IRONMAN® 70.3 Exmoor, IRONMAN® 70.3 Staffordshire, IRONMAN® Wales, IRONMAN® 70.3 Dublin, IRONMAN® Weymouth and IRONMAN® 70.3 Weymouth.

Kevin Stewart, IRONMAN® UK Managing Director says: "IRONMAN® UK are delighted to be partnering with Tri Training Harder again in 2016. Having seen the commitment from the coaching team to their athletes and how well prepared their athletes are at our events, we are sure we will see many more Tri Training Harder athletes achieving their IRONMAN® goals in 2016."

Philip Hatzis, Tri Training Harder LLP Founder and Director says: “After a successful year working with the enthusiastic IRONMAN® UK staff to deliver a very high-quality coaching and training package for the athletes racing in the 70.3 or the IRONMAN® series, we are very excited to be partnering with IRONMAN® UK for the next three seasons. After our first year, we can see many great ways and opportunities to continue improving our commitment to each and every athlete. It has been an absolute pleasure working with IRONMAN® UK to help athletes achieve their goals: from first timers to personal record breakers we are proud to be a part of what is such an amazing journey and we look forward to 2016 and beyond."

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