We all new it was only a matter of time before the LFTC lads started to show the potential we all knew they had. At the Marshman Middle Distance Triathlon last weekend Nathan Dytor was 3rd in his age group and coach Mick Cairns was 1st in his age group. The chilly conditions meant that … Continued
You know it’s been a bad week when you get a puncture on the turbo trainer! I kid you not. Anyway, all was made good when I checked the results of the Dragon Slayer Duathlon, part of the London Triathlon League, which a hardy bunch of triathletes from LFTC took part in last Sunday. LFTC … Continued
We had some very interesting discussions at the two education sessions on Saturday morning. My plan is to run a workshop on ‘Planning Your Own Triathlon Training Program’ in the near future. This will be more of a practical session where you will put together your own six week training block. We will certainly run … Continued
The ITU World Championship Series kicked off in Sydney over the weekend. It was a good chance to see who had early season form. Those who have already qualified for London 2012 were never going to be at the top of their game but there are still a large number of triathletes trying to pick … Continued
For two races in a row our girls have beaten the lads in the water. Sarah Paterson in fact had the second fastest swim time in the entire field at our aquathlon. She was even quicker than our Red Top rivals! If you haven’t seen Sarah swim she’s like our very own Jono Van Hazel. … Continued
There should be a little more space in the lanes this weekend with half the club living like pro’s by day and wreaking havoc by night at Club La Santa for the next week. I’m expecting big things from all of you when you return and hit the London League events coming up. Time will … Continued
I’m keeping it short and simple this week. No time for a big old rant about triathlon related stuff! I’m handing the reins over to our new Level 2 coaches for the next eight weeks so that they can complete the course requirements for the Level 2 qualification. Any feedback about the swim sessions to … Continued
I was pretty surprised when I googled ‘core stability and triathlon’ earlier this week and saw my own LFTC blog come up on the first page of hits! Apologies for the typos last week. I didn’t get my assistant i.e. Sarah, to check it before I published it. The reason I did the search was … Continued
It seems it is not possible to talk to any triathlete or read any triathlon magazine, whether it be about injury or improving performance, without someone saying ‘activate your core’. So this is my pet hate… The belief that core stability is all about activating a single abdominal muscle and in activating this muscle you … Continued
Welcome back to LFTC training for 2012! It’s going to be a very exciting year for Hackney, London and Great Britain. I hope that the opening and closing ceremonies of London 2012 with the £81 million price tag are going to be worth it! I must say that the fireworks on New Year’s Eve were … Continued