COVID-19 is here and it looks likely to stay for the foreseeable, uncertain future. Our approach within Tri Training Harder has been to switch our athletes’ focus to what they ‘can’ achieve during this unusual period whilst prioritising their health and immunity.
But why are we doing this? Coach Alan Ward writes about the impact of exercise on our immune system to explain some of our considerations.
Read MoreOver the coming weeks, the coaches at Tri Training Harder will be organising various Zwift sessions for you. These are great opportunities to ride with your fellow TTH athletes as well as having access to the expert guidance of our TTH coaches. There will be various sessions available from steady group rides, hill rep sessions, group workouts, and maybe even some TTH racing!
In this blog Coach Jon Reilly will give you a brief run-through of everything you need to get started and give you a step by step guide on how to join in with the fun.
Read MoreCoach Diogo gives us some sound reasoning as to why training is still a good option at this moment in time. Read on to see his list of why you shouldn’t abandon training.
Read MoreRead on to find out how to manage your run-walk strategy to ensure a successful completion without burning matches unnecessarily. Tim Ansell provides a solution to creating your best race approach to run-walking a marathon and getting to that finish line.
Read MoreCOVID-19 is out there doing its thing and for many Sports-People it feels as though it is stopping us doing our thing. Read on to find out how to manage this period of unknown as our performance psychologist Mark Bellamy provides us with some pearls of wisdom.
Read MoreAs we can see from the news (and our inbox), Coronavirus is having a lot of impact on training sessions and races around the world. Pools are closed, races postponed or cancelled and group workouts at gyms shut too. This is an inconvenience for all of us triathletes. However, we should be quite stoic about all this.
Read MorePhilip, you are someone who has built a reputation at working with high performing age-group female athletes, often taking them from competitors to real contenders and not just working with people who were already at the sharp end. We are delighted to ask you some questions.
Read MoreA good place to start is the question that always arises regarding the nutritional needs of males versus females. When it comes to the nutrition needs of an athlete, it is more about body composition that will be the determining factor as opposed to the sex of the athlete. The two main keys to determining an athlete’s nutritional requirements is the athletes body fat percentage and the athletes goals/needs. Once you have some key answers to these questions you can begin to unravel the athlete specific requirements, then more importantly for the female athlete. Read on to find out more.
Read MoreWhen riding in the mountains, most of your time and energy is spent going uphill. However, as we all know, whatever goes up must come down, and due to all that up, you are likely to experience some significant, exhilarating descents. A common feature of those alpine descents that you might not be so familiar with are hairpin turns. The good news for those who need a little practice is that there are usually quite a lot of them strung together, and with a just a few pointers on technique you will be able to see dramatic improvements after just a few days riding.
Read MoreAt Tri Training Harder we regularly claim that our camps are for anyone. But how can they really allow for multiple athletes of different abilities to do the same session? How can we genuinely make it work for many people of very different abilities?
Read MoreOK, fine: we are bias. Nevertheless, there is a reason we run training camps – it is because they are a lot of fun. So read on here to find out why you should consider attending a training camp this season.
Read MoreOpen water swimming can be a big limiter for a lot of people’s enjoyment of triathlon. However, it really doesn’t need to be. With more and more open water events becoming inclusive and the accessibility of open water swimming venues, Coach Soraya gives you some top tips to overcome any anxiety you may have and how to learn to love the open water environment.
Read MoreHaving a triathlete as a partner may seem like the easiest of lives: You have an automatic training buddy, a wheel to suck when your legs vanish after 100km and someone to push you to get to the pool when you just don’t feel like it. However, in reality, couples in triathlon can have negative outcomes and so here Coach Philip summarises some reflections on his years of coaching athletes and some of the ‘issues’ he sees when balancing training and their significant other.
Read MoreHere we explore the negative influence of the social media influencers on female endurance athletes. Read on to find out how images and new fads impact the athletic mindset of female athletes and review some best practices to take forwards in order to optimise performance.
Read MorePerhaps you are considering mixing it up a little and swapping your traditional hot weather / pre-season training camp for something a little more adventurous….such as high Alpine passes, crystal clear lakes, and secluded forested trails. While the mountain scenery will undoubtedly be a big positive point to everyone, some of you might be a little apprehensive when imagining endless roads to climb and steep running trails (but at least you are guaranteed the swimming won’t be uphill!). This article will hopefully set your mind at rest however, by letting you know what to expect, and ensuring you have the right equipment and preparation completed before you set off overseas.
Read MoreTriathletes love gadgets and toys, it’s a fact – just like they love lycra! Triathletes all love the latest model of almost everything and we are always looking for the next update or upgrade on our cycling or running kit but when was the last time you saw a triathlete invest in their swimming kit?
Read MoreMindset is everything if we can remove those perceived barriers to improvement the floodgates can potentially open and breakthroughs made. So how can we re-frame our swimming away from drills and into skills?
Read MoreHere Coach Alan helps you solve your swimming problems. It is time to get rid of any excuses and ‘Just keep swimming!’
Read MoreThe fourth (or fifth if you include nutrition) discipline is the conditioning work we can do in the gym. As most triathletes have access to a pool already, but do they take advantage of the gym bolted onto the side of the pool? Read on to work out why this should be underpinning your other three sports.
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