Here Dougal Gow gives a fantastic insight to how off-season training can be impacted when the weather doesn’t help you put your feet up or take some time off! Here he explains how “winter miles and winter smiles” are the same thing!
Read MoreOften we talk about triathlon as an individual sport, but in reality, behind every triathlete has a team behind them. Here we discuss how important it is for triathletes to build up this team with all the right people.
Read MoreAs the off-season approaches, talk is about putting your feet up, resting and recovering. But how many of us have thought about our poor training kit and equipment that gets an equal hammering but often the TLC is neglected! Read on below and start thinking about what upgrades or changes you could make here to avoid injury and improve efficiency!
Read MoreThere will have been hours in the pool, on the bike and in your running trainers leading up to this moment - race day. Getting nutrition right in races can be make or break; it needs to be planned and practiced. In this blog I discuss nutritional needs whilst racing, however there is no one set way to do this Everyone has their favourite tasting gel or energy drink, some people get hungry and want solid food others want to stick to liquids throughout. This blog is to help you work out your requirements and what works for you.
Read MoreRead below to hear our honest views about our training holidays and why we are really proud of them.
Read MoreEvery year, or indeed every four years, when working on an Olympic cycle, we get to this point in the season where we need to start looking forwards and what we want to achieve next year. This is a really important time and as coaches everywhere will testify is usually our busiest time of year.
Read MoreIt is common for triathletes to be very focused on race day nutrition but to overlook their everyday training diet. It is getting the most out of every training session that will get results on race day, so the training diet is very important. Read on to find out more about the basic diet and how to set yourself up for success.
Read MoreGianfranco, a medical student at Oxford University came to Tri Training Harder for coaching after his college offered to help support him in his charitable cause. Read about his learning points throughout his experiences and adventure at IRONMAN Italy.
Read More“This race sounds fun, I’m going to sign up”. This was the extent of my planning when I first started triathlon. My husband and I would see a race we liked, and sign up. It didn’t matter when it was or what it was. If it looked fun, we were there. As a result, we often found ourselves racing every weekend weeks on end. Whilst this is fun, it is not exactly the most effective way to train and plan your season, and as a result, we were never performing at our best.
So what is the best way to plan the season? I’m afraid I have to pull the “it depends” card. Having said that, there are a number of considerations you should take into account no matter what, and there is a high level process you could follow that will help you plan your season.
Read MoreWhy you do something is more important than what you are doing. By being truly honest about why you are racing, may mean you unlock some hidden potential.
Read MoreWelcome, to the arena of dreams! It’s Kona week, the most wanted race for all the Long Distance Triathlon lovers is here and we just can’t wait for the show to begin! Coach Diogo outlines some of the ones to watch.
Read MoreHow many times you did something just because a friend of yours told you to do so? How many times did you fail to research if what you were doing was really effective and not just a placebo? Recovery myths are all over the place and in triathlon there are no exceptions. Read on to hear how coach Diogo reviews some of the common forms of recovery.
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From the 18th-20th September, Coaches Philip and Tim were fortunate enough to attend the 2019 Endurance Coaching Summit in Boulder Colorado. The event, hosted and sponsored by Training Peaks, is now in its 5th year attracting coaches and experts from all around the globe offering the only opportunity to collaborate and learn from thought leaders in the endurance industry.
Read MoreTim Ansell gives us his immediate insight to his reflections on the Endurance Coaching Summit in Boulder as well as his time on a few CPD courses and workshops too.
Read MoreAll to often, Training Camps are bracketed for those who are deemed higher performers. However, we strongly believe that training camps are where the “magic” happens. Not least because they really are for everyone (who is a triathlete!). We genuinely feel that training camps are not a normal holiday and as such, the everyday triathlete can get something out of our experiences as long as they are after a trip that is more for them than what their “normal” friends would say!
Read MoreHere Tim Ansell delves into understanding your body and how to manage the humble niggle. As athletes we all get them, but how often do we actually listen to what our body is telling us? Read on here.
Read MoreChris Ashford had a great year of running in 2017 with fantastic results that you can read more about here. Unfortunately shortly after those successes, a “stress response” was found in his lower back, putting on hold any further running adventures for 2018. As any triathlete will tell you, if you can’t swim or bike or run, then just run or bike or swim instead (which ever you can carry on doing). This lead to a personal challenge of Land’s End to John O’Groats (LEJOG) in 2018 and as Chris looked to go further and further, 2019 lead to Paris – Brest – Paris. Lets find more about it here:
Read MoreResearch shows that over 50% of triathletes have experienced overuse injuries; not a great slogan for the sport! Fortunately, there are many things you can do to prevent getting hurt (things that people bringing up those stats are probably not doing!).
Read MoreHow many times have you asked your coach to do just one more race before you finish your season and suddenly picked up an injury for 3 or 4 months? Perhaps your off season recovery and development was focussed more on a timeline to get you back into the sport before the next season began? Athletes are very similar in many aspects of their behaviour, they always think they can do just one more, just one more repetition, just one more workout, just one more race…However, your body might “think” differently! Time to work out if it is time to call an end to a season before you end up being told to end the season.
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