Taper Time: How to Train Smart Before Your Big Race
Autumn in South Africa is a time of big events. Whether we are running, cycling, swimming or combining all three, this time of the year...
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Aerodynamic Optimisation for Triathlon Cycling
Aerodynamic optimisation is a balancing act. We try to find the best position and equipment in order to achieve our highest speed in a triathlon...
Maximising Performance Through Drafting in Triathlon
Triathletes and cyclists will be very familiar with the term, ‘drafting’. It is a well known fact that sitting directly in the slipstream of another...
Maximising Aerodynamics for Faster Triathlon Performance
There is not a professional triathlete competing today that has not spent time in a wind tunnel or at least with some sort of aerodynamics...
Mastering Triathlon Swimming: Essential Drills for Beginners and Experienced Athletes
The vast majority of triathletes do not come from a swimming background. The swim is also by far the shortest discipline, by both time and...
Unlocking Athletic Performance: The Power of Combining Power and Heart Rate Data in Training
With the advent of power meters in cycling and, more recently, power calculations on running watches, many athletes: cyclists; triathletes and runners alike, have started...
Triathlon in the Wind
Triathlon is not an easy sport. Three disciplines, transitions and possible heat and hills all play a role in increasing the challenge, but that is...
The Triathlon Race Simulation Session
These sessions are some of the most fun we have in training. They are where we get all the fast equipment out and try to...
The Importance of a Training Taper Week
Taper Week is the week that all athletes say that they dream about, the week they can’t wait for, but in reality, it is probably...
Planning your Triathlon Training
Planning our training for a season is like looking at a picture on our computer. At first, we look at the whole picture, taking in...