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
LFTC now offer a FREE coached juniors session for 11-16 year olds that runs alongside our Saturday session (7-9am, Saturdays). The session consists of an hours coached swim, developing technique and fitness, followed by a run. We have a small group already involved and are hoping to develop a a new and enthusiastic juniors team. … 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
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As we are currently coming out of the depths of winter I thought I would share with you my thoughts on riding long as part of your triathlon training. No matter what distance you do the bike is always going to be a significant part of your race and as such it should also be … 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