Coaching Triathlon, Ironman and Multisport Athletes At the time there were very few triathlon coaches and no formal coach education programme in the UK. As soon as the then BTA offered the L2 award Simon applied, studied and qualified as one of the UK’s first L3 triathlon coaches. With a strong emphasis on working with […]
Push Hard Multisport News for 04-21-2018
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Every Day Is Another Dumb Adventure If racing is a celebration of training, then my time at Vineman on Sunday was one big 6-hour, 34-minute, 54-second party. I went to the athlete meeting, got my wristband and packet, set up my T2 stuff, and lazed around the hotel until it was time for dinner with […]
Push Hard Multisport News for 04-20-2018
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just another triathlon site As far as ‘not ideal starts’ go, this was up there! I woke up at 3.30am, made up my nutrition, had breakfast and started loading up the car. I’ve recently started using CurraNZ and had been advised to double up on Race Day, so threw those in too! Fingers crossed the […]
Push Hard Multisport News for 04-19-2018
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Wild Bill’s Rodeo About a year ago I wrote a blog post highlighting my three athletes and their races, also mentioning that I felt like I wanted to make coaching a bigger part of what I do. 15 years old and having lived in Wisconsin for only the past two months, she has already made […]
Push Hard Multisport News for 04-18-2018
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Coach Gordo’s gTips: Tips for the Busy Triathlete Have a written plan in advance of your sessions; make your training time effective. Train at the appropriate intensity for your session goals; it’s tempting to seek to increase benefits by increasing intensity – however, your physiology is not impacted by the number of weekly hours you […]
Push Hard Multisport News for 04-17-2018
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The London Triathlon 2012 The benefits of driving down to the triathlon with supportive friends far outweighed the chances of failing a random drugs test and so I arrived at the cavernous temple of mass participation events that is the Excel Centre. So early I could have registered for the London Triathlon 2011 but decided […]
Push Hard Multisport News for 04-16-2018
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Ironworks Multisport Triathlon Tips While setting up this blog, I’ve spent a little time looking at other triathlon blogs to see what else is out there. One of the best blogs that I’ve found is Chrissie Wellington’s, winner of the 2007 Ironman World Championships. It’s amazing in this day and age, well, any day and […]
Push Hard Multisport News for 04-15-2018
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Coaching Triathlon, Ironman and Multisport Athletes As Barry has a demanding job and a young son it was important to utilise his available training time as effectively as possible and allow necessary downtime to spend with his family. Further breakthrough took place in the sea during a winter training camp, where with a few pointers […]
Push Hard Multisport News for 04-14-2018
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Gordon Ramsay is forced to withdraw from Ironman triathlon in Hawaii Gordon Ramsay was pushed to his limit when he was forced to withdraw from the Ironman World Championships triathlon in Hawaii, which included a 2.4-mile ocean swim, 112-mile bike leg and marathon run, after suffering severe dehydration on Saturday. The 48-year-old TV chef was […]
Push Hard Multisport News for 04-13-2018
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‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ Although the swimming pool is heated the weather was only just starting to change for the better and so on Andy’s advice wetsuits were the order of the day This was actually really good as it provided a great opportunity to practice swimming in a wetsuit, and the extra buoyancy a wetsuit […]
