Overtraining or the menopause
It was great to see Louise Minchin (Fellow GBR AG Triathlete) taking on the feature theme: ‘Wake up to the Menopause’ on BBC Breakfast(May 12-17th 2019) and for her to share personal experiences of the [...]
June 2019
April 2019
The Peri-Menopausal Triathlete – Blog 2 – A force to be reckoned with!
Firstly, after my initial embarrassment of getting my first blog out there and ‘outing’ myself in the bargain, I’m actually relieved to have brought this tricky subject back into the spotlight. I say back because [...]
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 [...]
September 2018
What actions will you be taking?
Some triathletes view the end of season recovery as a necessary evil. A period of time that they have to endure before they can get back to what they enjoy doing most…training. Those athletes who [...]
May 2018
What is the best post race recovery plan?
Yeay, summer and the triathlon season are finally here. All of a sudden the sun is shining and social media is flooded with pictures and stories of PB’s, podium places (and that's just the SWAT [...]
April 2018
Are you fit but unhealthy?
On Monday, I’m travelling to London to take part in a Masters Athletes heart study. The project is aiming to find out whether there is a correlation between “extreme” exercise and heart problems in older [...]
February 2018
Want to swim better? Quit trying to go faster and focus on efficiency!
Are you currently trying to improve your swimming in readiness for the 2018 triathlon season? You are not alone. There are two ways to do this. Get fitter - Swim more (increase frequency and or [...]
January 2018
Why kicking in the swim is NOT a waste of time for triathletes
I'm about to say something controversial. That’s not new for me but this comment might be for you. Are you ready? Triathletes should develop a kick to help not just their swimming, but their entire performance. This [...]