Coaches Corner

As we head into another tri season, I find myself as a coach regularly fielding questions from newbie triathletes looking to enter the sport and get ready for that first event. If you haven’t done much exercise for a while (or you are over 35 years of age) then it is...

Is this really the best measure of our performance? Enthusiastic athletes emit a lust for the sport that is contagious, as a coach it's the self-indulgent spark that helps to keep the fire for the sport alive. I love it no matter if it's a new athlete or an...

Kick Outs is a running drill that develops ankle action and good leg motion.   INSTRUCTIONS First walk through it. Lift knee to waist level, bringing foot up to back side – almost touching it. Kick lead foot out in front. As kicked out foot reaches about 45...

What's a power meter? A power meter is a device that is placed somewhere between your legs and the rear tyre of your bike and it gives you a measurement of the power being produced by the rider. This measurement is expressed in watts and is often expressed as a...

For a significant portion of triathlon competitors, the process of transitioning from the swim to the bike and the bike to the run is almost an afterthought. I won't bang on like your coach (we all like to bang on about transitions to our athletes) on the amount of...

​One way to really improve running off the bike, and triathlon running in general, is deep water running (DWR). This is running in the deep end of the pool without touching the bottom at all. Wear a buoyancy vest for extra floatation and this will assist holding good...

Triathlon as we all know is a three-part sport, and if you have been around the sport or read almost anything about it on the internet, you no doubt will have seen that it's imperative to your success that the sports are viewed as a whole or rather with a mind to...

The Bounding running drill develops more quadricep strength and driving power. INSTRUCTIONS Bounce off one foot and lead into air lifting lead knee. Hang in air to the last second. Very quickly bring the leading leg down for a landing, and spring off with leg almost...

Is something that should be incorporated once a week during the season, starting towards the end of the base phase with longer back to backs sessions.  EXAMPLE 30-40km bike followed by a steady 3-8km run. Then implementing shorter sessions once you start to get into...