I hope you enjoyed Sunday’s session. We had a few first timers at both the swim and the run which was great to see. I was very impressed by the efforts of our first timers in both in the lido and in the park. The usual suspects did very well too especially on the speed … Continued
The triathlon is being built as a showcase event for the 2012 Olympics and why wouldn’t it be? One of the world’s fastest growing sports, in the middle of one of the world’s most amazing cities, in what has become one of the most dominant countries in triathlon with a massive fan base. I was … Continued
I have often heard people say that triathletes are willing to accept new ideas, methods and technology more readily than other single discipline sports such as cycling, swimming and running because triathlon is a relatively new sport. How many triathletes do you see wearing Newton shoes or compression garments? You can’t have a conversation with … Continued
The Kingfisher Aquathlon and Clash of the Tritons Aquathlon are both open for registration. Get in quick before they fill up so that you can compete for the club in the London League. These events will be great practise for your ‘A’ races (the races you are really aiming to do well in). They’ll also … Continued
I recently read ‘The Time-Crunched Triathlete’ by Chris Carmichael. Chris Carmichael (CM) is a former professional cyclist and was Lance Armstrong’s personal coach during his seven years as Tour de France champion. The aim of the book is to guide self-coached athletes with limited time to ‘race winning’ fitness in a maximum of 8 hours … Continued
In a recent study, looking at the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) by triathletes competing in an Ironman triathlon, a massive 59.9% of athletes reported comsuming NSAIDs in the previous three months. 25.5% consumed NSAIDs the day before the race, 17.9% immediately before the race and 47.4% during the race. The reasons for taking … Continued
Visualisation is a powerful tool and can be used to develop new skills or refine exsisting ones. Before this week’s technique swim session on Sunday have a look at this video of Jono Van Hazel (Australian Olympic swimmer) on the Swim Types website. Watch it over and over! During the swim session when we ask … Continued
Thanks to our growing team of coaches I managed to capture some video of a number of you swimming on Sunday. This week we will work on a few of the ‘swimming faults’ that I observed and discussed with Karl and Scott. Here is a list of a few of the faults and the effect … Continued
Our first session for the New Year was a good one. It is great to see everyone as enthusiastic as ever about improving their fitness through the sport of triathlon and also testing the limits of their fitness by signing up for more challenging events later in the year. By the way, the girls lead … Continued
Welcome back everyone! I hope you have had an enjoyable break over the Xmas New Year period. As of this week we are back to our regular training sessions. Run at Well Street Common tonight at 7pm and our fitness and technique development swim and run at London Fields Lido on Sunday at 8am. The … Continued