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Day 1

The day started with a surprise: rain! As we peered out of our apartment into the dark, the silhouettes of palm trees shook violently in the winds that had grown in force through the night, and the ground glistened  with … Continue reading

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Saturday – Arrivals

Our campers that arrived early and have been getting an extra couple of days of swim, bike and run training in prior to the start of the camp, whilst the rest arrive this evening. Last night Jo and I put … Continue reading

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Getting Ready For Camp

With just over a day to go before the camp starts we’ve everything in place (more or less) and Jo & I are really excited, and a little nervous, for the camp to start. We’ve been in Lanzarote for 4 … Continue reading

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Aero Bars

Most people start out in triathlon by just adding some clip on aero bars to their road bike. This is what I did and had some success in my first year. The clip ons tend to be pretty clunky (though … Continue reading

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You Snooze, You Loose? Not So !

When looking to make a real “go” of a world age -group championships title, my first step was to take more time off work- and do more training. Redundancy offered me an easy choice at the beginning of 2009 and … Continue reading

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Getting Aero

Recently I’ve had discussions with athletes about getting aero. Specifically Road vs TT bike, aero tubing vs none and aero bar set up. Much of this will be of use to anyone setting up their bike for racing Triathlon for … Continue reading

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Nutrition For Ironman Training And Improving Body Composition

This title should really be split into two separate topics as they are quite distinct objectives, but most endurance athletes are so obsessed with their weight that the boundaries get pretty blurred. Firstly, note that here I use the term … Continue reading

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Treadmill Sessions

Following on from our Turbotastic Turbo Sessions we’ve not posted up a selection of Treadmill sessions to help get through the remainder of the winter weather. A selection of sessions can be download the file and insert you max, min and run … Continue reading

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New Years Resolutions

Following on from sending Santa a list of wants we’re now in the season of self improvement and the setting of New Years Resolutions. There’s that posh management consultant talk of SMART goals but really all we’re looking for are … Continue reading

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How To Use Your Wallet To Go Faster

Well, it’s the time of year when you’ll be writing out your little lists for santa and hoping that he’s feeling generous in his assessment of your behaviour over the last 12 months…. So, a good time to post some … Continue reading

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