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How To Go From Runner To Racer
You've got to learn to push through discomfort in training in order to do the same on race day. It’s easy to get so caught up in the numbers on your GPS watch, the readings from a heart-rate monitor,...
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Simple Strategies For Developing Run Speed
Photo: ShutterstockWhether you’re coming to triathlon from a track background or with a history of long distance running, as a distance runner of some sort you most likely recognise the value of basic...
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Coaching A Pro: Tim Reed
Triathlete Europe coach Matt Dixon offers an inside look into the training of Australia’s Tim Reed from his purplepatch stable of athletes. He has only been working with Dixon over the last year, but...
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Safe Strategies For Run Speed Development
Photo: ShutterstockWhether you’re an 800-meter runner who knows you need to develop some wheels or a marathon specialist who rues not having them, as a distance runner of some sort you most likely...
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Core Power: Why A Six-Pack Helps
Swiss Ball Roll OutLunges Split Stance Lateral Bend Swiss Ball Roll OutBefore Lesley Paterson became a three-time Xterra world champion, there was a time when she finished races feeling weak. “I used...
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The Best Core Exercises For Better Run Form
In this video, we talk with international movement coach Carl Paoli, author of the forthcoming book “Freestyle: Maximize Sport and Life Performance With Four Basic Movements,” on the best core...
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Improve Your Swim Cadence
Traditionally swim training and drills for triathletes have looked at distance per stroke and trying to lower this rate. While distance per stroke is a wonderful measure of efficiency, we must have a...
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The Three Best Core Exercises For Endurance Athletes
There are lots of core exercises out there. Doing any of them is better than doing none of them. But some are definitely better for runners than others. A strong core — that is, strong abdominal and...
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Evolve your training for your 40s, 50s & 60s
Photo: Paul PhillipsWhile triathlon is a fountain of youth for many, it’s important that the maturing triathlete doesn’t reapply the same training strategy year after year, decade after decade. With...
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The Five Phases Of Swim Training
Photo: Nils NilsenNo sooner has the triathlon season seemingly drawn to a close than we start looking ahead to next year. And of the three disciplines we enjoy in triathlon, the swim is undoubtedly the...
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How To Get To The First Buoy Faster
It can be a challenge to sprint the first two minutes of a race that will take multiple hours to complete, but getting to the front early can result in a huge payoff! Not only will you be clear of the...
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Develop your mental toughness
When you don’t feel like training do you find a way to get it done … or do you make an excuse to skip out? If obstacles are thrown your way do you lie down in defeat … or do you welcome the challenge?...
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Six exercises to a stronger core
Rolling side plankReverse crunch Core stabilisation Rolling side plank Cat camel Mountain climbers Elbow-to-knee crunch This is an intense core workout. Tweak the timing and reps to your level of...
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Training gains: Essential truths
Growth takes time and patience, but the payoff in the end is worth it.I’m always on the lookout for good analogies to explain how training works, especially for less scientifically based training...
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Speed development for distance running
As training theory continues to evolve, coaches and exercise scientists are continuing to uncover more effective and efficient ways to train and get results at long distance racing. In particular,...
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Don’t let age slow you down
The Defining ITU Images Of 2012 As I was pedalling as fast as I could in the middle of Ironman 70.3 Eagleman, a strong-looking fellow blew by. I glimpsed the number on his calf as he charged ahead....
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How Pain Tolerance Affects Performance
Photo: John David BeckerImagine two runners, John and Michael, who have identical physical running ability — that is, equal VO2 max values, lactate threshold heart rates, and all that. Now suppose that...
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Develop A Better Sense Of Run Pace
The line between setting a new personal best and a near miss is often razor thin. A simple mistake like running just a few seconds too fast per mile at any point during a race could change your primary...
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Secrets For Building Short-Course Triathlon Speed
Photo: triathlon.orgA few years ago, I shifted from long to short and from elite to amateur. By approaching my short-course racing with the mind-set of a long-distance athlete, I was able to improve my...
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The Three Best Core Exercises For Runners
There are lots of core exercises out there. Doing any of them is better than doing none of them. But some are definitely better for runners than others. A strong core — that is, strong abdominal and...
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