The Do's & Don's of Kona
Kona isn't that far away and with that in mind many athletes who head off to Kona end up making mistakes in the days before the race that...
Travel Tips for Triathletes
Don’t Let Travel Stress Ruin Your Race From crowded airports to sitting on planes for hours, we all know that traveling is stressful and...
Six Signs That Your Injury Is Nerve Pain
One challenge I’ve consistently come across over the years in coaching is the vast number of possible sources of pain and dysfunction. A...
Women are the better endurance athlete
Women are the better endurance athlete… In 2015, Helene Whitaker told the gathering at the start of the Dragon’s Back Race “If you’re...
10 of the best exercises to treat IT Band Syndrome
Illiotibial band syndrome (ITBS) is one of the most common running injuries today–and also one of the least understood. While most...
TrainingPeaks Metrics, the what, why and all you need to know
Training for an event is about incremental improvements, numerous small and consistent changes that yield positive results over time....
Performance Assessment Tests for Multi-sport Athletes
Swimming Performance Assessment Finally, here are two swimming field tests. Note that these tests do not involve functional threshold...
Building Aerobic Capacity: The Myths vs. The Science
Building Aerobic Capacity: The Myths vs. The Science The Physiology of Aerobic and Anaerobic Fitness The word ”aerobics” is used to...
Recovery products to help you gain the advantage
We all know recovery is critical to any athletes training plan and subsequent race day success. We should all take the necessary steps to...
Pool Etiquette...
It seems that every sport has its own code of etiquette that even the newcomers are supposed to know from day one. Seems unfair, doesn't...
When to quit or tough it out
No one wants to DNF (Did Not finish) I’ve had my fair share, whether it was because I was advised to by the medical team on the day or if...
How to use a power meter to find your ideal race-day effort.
After the training is done and you’ve successfully arrived at the starting line, one of the biggest determinants of success is the...
Power what?
Power what? A quick guide to help you understand power terminology. If you’re new to training with power, there can be a bit of a...
How to know when you are a Triathlete....
Here we have a tick list for you to run through for knowing when you are a 'real' Triathlete... How many can you tick? You failed Biology...
Embrace the pain
Imagine two runners, Janet and Jill or Bob and Bill, who have identical physical running ability, that is, equal VO2 max values, lactate...
