I am a big fan of Matt Dixon, Purple Patch Fitness, who coaches a number of pro triathletes and writes for a number of fitness magazines including Triathlete Europe. While I do not agree with everything he says, for me too much is made of ‘core stability’, I thought this article about marathon training would … Continued
While I do not believe injuries are an inevitable part of participating in triathlon they are certainly common. Running is the discipline most often associated with injury but injuries do occur across all three disciplines. One of the biggest risk factors for developing an injury is having had an injury in the past. The reason … Continued
The club announced this week that the next AGM will be Saturday 14th January at 1pm, at Pub On The Park. All members should have received all relevant information by email this week. For more information, please drop us an email
I’m keeping it short and sweet this week. Our swim sessions on Sunday will continue to focus on stroke timing. If you didn’t look at last weeks blog which covered stroke timing take a look before Sunday here. It would very useful to look at the different timing faults that we see and an example … Continued
It was a great way to finish the year last weekend at the POTP. Thank you to everyone that came along and made it such a fantastic night. Thank you especially to Chris Skinner, Seb Balcombe and Amanda Wilmer for getting up and saying a few words. You all did a great job. I was … Continued
There were some great results from the Jekyll and Hyde Park Duathlon a couple of weeks ago. Sorry about the delayed race report. This race is stacked every year with top London based athletes so these guys and girls from LFTC did incredibly well. Joe Dale was our highest placed male with an 11th place … Continued
The Hackney Sports Awards were on Wednesday night. Sadly we didn’t pick up any of the awards we were nominated for. It was a great night though. I’ve never seen such a big group of happy healthy children and young adults in Hackney in one place. I can’t say that I wasn’t disappointed though. While … Continued
So the ‘real’ triathlon world champs took place in Hawaii last weekend. A race that not only requires endurance but also great skill to complete a rough water swim, a rocky mountain bike course and a challenging trail run. It was the XTERRA World Championships. No smooth tarmac, pointy helmets or wind cheating bicycles here … Continued
Just one week to go until the Jekyll and Hyde Duathlon. Very exciting. This means our run session on Sunday will be firmly focused on developing your race pace. So yes, more high intensity intervals to get the heart pumping and the legs burning. Just the way you want to start a lazy Sunday! We … Continued
So my prediction was right. I should have been an Ironman Live commentator clearly. Craig Alexander was in a class of his own in Kona setting a new course record, albeit by just 12 seconds, on his way to winning a third Ironman World Championship title. It was looking pretty ominous when one of the … Continued