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No Such Thing As Bad Weather
We’ve often heard it, I use it myself sometimes to motivate getting outside when it looks a little extreme out there, but there’s only bad clothing. Given the right kit, you can train outside 365 (and a quarter) days of the year and still get a good workout. Hurricanes, earthquakes and tsunamis aside, people are [...]
Marathon Speeds
So we hit the track last night (p.s. every Wednesday evening at 5, 5:15pm for an hour if you’re keen to join, then do) and we tackled some 100s. 30 of them to be exact. Now we rested in between each one so we could give them a good crack. While resting, we started doing [...]
Preparing For A Change In Season
It’s that time of year again when the season starts to swing a little and you notice that the air is different, the sun sets and rises at different times, you start looking for “other” clothes and your internal body clock starts adjusting. And it’s also probably the end of a long summer down South, [...]
Standalone Logbook
In a world of “the cloud” and everything stored online, sometimes you just want to keep stuff to yourself. Who says you have to (or can or want to) stay connected to the great wide interwebs 24×7. Well, if you feel like that about your training log book, then look no further. The iTrainedToday training [...]
Reflections
As race day draws nearer, there’s slightly more time to think back on the preparation and a little more on the year gone by since TotalSports Challenge 2011. It’s been a busy year. At last count, approximately 35 races were attended of which some were swims, others were trail runs, other MTBs, and then a [...]
Open Water Swimming Sessions
Open water swimming is quite different to pool swimming, yet in some ways, very similar. A lot of the physiology is the same, just some of the skills required are a little different. The strokes and styles are also quite similar, but there’s an unpredictability in the open that requires a little more flexibility in [...]
Attitude Training
No, that wasn’t a typo for “Altitude Training”. This is very definitely about training your attitude. Now we pay a lot of attention to interval training, long slow distance, speedwork, HIIT, strength, power, stretching, core… and more. We rarely focus on our attitude specifically. Ironically, it is our attitude that makes or breaks the race [...]
Olympic Triathlon Swim Set
When you’re gearing up for a race, and looking to estimate your effort close to race day, try this swim set to get a good feel for your current swimming prowess. You can also use this set throughout the season to monitor your progress. The aim is to keep the swim steady with a slightly [...]
Open Water Swim Season
It’s that time of year again when the sun shines just that little brighter and just that bit longer putting an extra bounce into every step- and making that swim training all the easier. And what better way to train than to race? We’ve had one open water swim come and go already on a [...]
In The Teeth
After a routine dental checkup I learned something about sports drinks which I never knew before: they’re generally highly acidic. Now, most foods are acidic. Gherkins, bottled beetroot, fizzy drinks, citrus and so on. No big deal. But with an increase in training and racing, comes an increase in your hydration needs. And with that [...]
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