Do you even backstroke bru?
Apologies for the 'gym vernacular' but I think it fits here. As triathletes we focus on freestyle or front-crawl because it is the fastest and...
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Cycling survival in a bunch
Even if we hadn’t all been forced to ride our bikes on the spot as we have in 2020, most of us would still have...
Using a Treadmill for Speed Training
The Hamster Wheel - Normally I do my track or speedwork on a grass field because the nearest tartan track is a fairly long drive...
Dealing with Illness
"Coach I'm sick!" Never words I like to read but the law of averages dictates that we will, inevitably fall ill and miss a few...
Moving from the Half to the Full Iron Distance Triathlon
“How much more do I need to train for a full iron-distance race compared to what I have done for a half?” This is a...
Indoor Versus Outdoor Training
What a strange year we are having. During hard lockdown cyclists and triathletes were forced to do all their training indoors. Now that the restrictions...
Concept2 and Zwift
One of the least affected sporting disciplines during the lockdown restrictions was cycling. The development and proliferation of online training applications allowed cyclists to log...
Choosing a Coach
Sports coaching is no longer the preserve of school and professional sports. Most recreational or aspiring age-group competitors in all sporting codes have realised the...
Virtual Bike Racing
The first thing a coach or personal trainer does when starting with a new athlete or client is establish goals. For most this would be...
Training Alone
‘Total Lockdown’, another strange new term that we are all learning in 2020. We thought that the most significant impact for sports people would be...