Are you an active couch potato?
Do you train at least 5 days/week, sometimes twice a day? If so, you might think that the answer to this question is obvious. "No, of course I'm not an active couch potato!" But think [...]
November 2020
September 2020
CONSISTENCY is the best way to improve your long term fitness
Ask any credible coach and they will tell you that consistency is the best way to improve your long term fitness. ‘Smash’ yourself on a regular basis if you like, but the probable result is [...]
August 2020
The foundations of smart training
In the beginning In recent years I’ve become far more aware of the importance of being a healthy human being, and how it impacts one's ability to achieve optimal athletic performance. When starting in triathlon [...]
May 2020
The Benefits of RPE
Rewind 30 plus years to the late 80’s. September 1987 to be precise. That’s when I started my triathlon journey. After my first event I was hooked, and determined to train hard for a bright [...]
November 2019
9 tips to improve your sleep
Consistency - aim to go to bed and wake up at the same time most days. If you only choose ONE of these tips to adopt, make it this one. It's much better to get [...]
October 2019
Training Peaks Endurance Coaching Summit 2019
10 days ago I attended the Training Peaks Endurance Coaching Summit in Boulder, Colorado. As usual they had some excellent speakers and below are some of the gems of information that I picked up. [...]
September 2019
Seek your limits and you will find them
Imagine training for months, maybe years, with the goal of finishing an Ironman triathlon and then after swimming 3.8km, cycling 180km, and running 42km you miss the cut off by 56 seconds. Would you be [...]
December 2018
How to be consistent
Judging by some of the responses to a recent Facebook post, (In 2018, how many days of 'planned' training have you missed due to injury or illness? consistency of training is a big limiter for [...]
November 2018
The Peri-Menopausal Triathlete
I’m starting a blog about my experiences with ‘the change of life’. Why? Partly, because it’s a form of personal therapy, a bit of self- coaching to help me in my quest to be the [...]
October 2018
Common Traits of athletes who qualify for Kona
In the last 25 years, I’ve probably coached and worked with around 50 athletes who have qualified to race at Hawaii Ironman World Championships. Whilst each of these athletes have followed a slightly different path [...]