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Indoor training for triathlon
Ken Glah being interviewed about his 30 straight Hawaii Ironman appearances. I have been waiting to write on this topic for quite some...
Clarification on easy rides
To clarify some statements and philosophy behind the recent team letter on spinning: There are two types of easy rides. 1) An easy low...
Team letter - spinning
Bike training in Gran Canaria. Photo: Rob Holden Photography Hi to all, Wishing you the best in safety and health in 2016. I want to...
A marathon every third day
Running at our Pre-Kona camp in Jeju, South Korea. With the exploits of the Bird (Daniela Ryf) producing arguably the best long course...
New day resolutions
New Year’s Eve: Making adjustments to swim tools for the first session of the year. As we head into a new year I’ve been asked about my...
Couples who train together
Triathlon in the 21st century has seen more and more couples taking up the sport and sharing the experience and lifestyle together. This...
Training secrets and consistency
It seems to be all the rage for athletes and coaches to post-training sessions on social media and many seem to feel that these one-off...
Performance and training conditions
Carina Brechters, Nicola Spirig and Mary Beth Ellis will start a winter training block. I was recently forwarded an old forum article I...
A Weekend of ‘Brain Washing’ Ilawa, Poland
The original article by Lukasz Grass appeared in Triathlon Academy. Translated by Rafal Medak. Many say that Brett Sutton is a...
The 7 myths of swimming for triathlon
1) The 6-Beat Kick A 6-beat technique is not a fundamental of swimming fast. This is even more true in triathlon when we are covering...
Tapering for Kona
As we get down to what is normally considered taper time for Kona, lots have been asking for my take on an article published yesterday by...
Training tests vs. race day performance
One of the most interesting features people find about our coaching methods is the lack of physical testing. It has raised many questions...
Why less is often more
Age group athletes attending our camps often find it astonishing that our professionals don't do a greater amount of work. 'OK, but what...
Water running for triathlon
Way back in 2003 I remember watching Wazza, one of the guys in my triathlon training squad in Brisbane, put on his run shoes, promptly...
Ron Clarke: A triathlon legacy
One of the greatest distance runners of all time passed away recently in Australia (17 June, 2015). Ron Clarke, for our international...
Would Atlas have shrugged?
Atlas was a Titan carrying quite a burden. According to the mythology, he had the weight of the whole world on his shoulders. The Ayn...
Message to the time bandits
It’s a matter of seconds, but they’re crucial. As we start to build into our St Moritz camps it’s obvious that one of the biggest...
It’s not just the workouts!
Squad doing dive-sets. Photo: Rob Holden Photography Since coming on board as assistant coach to Brett Sutton two years ago, I’ve had...
The Dreadmill: Benefits of treadmill training
Recently I outlined my thoughts to Triathlete Magazine on why I believe the treadmill is the number one improvement tool for weak runners...
Beware the winter training camp
As we move into the second half of January the festive season is well and truly over and dedicated athletes turn their attention to early...
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