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Episode 82- Overcome Your Fear of Open Water
In this week's episode I look at how to overcome your fear of open water. This is extremely common and every open water swimmer will suffer with some kind of fear of anxiety in open water.
I talk you through some of...
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Bonus- How To Train For a 70.3 In A Year
In this week's episode I cover how to train for an IRONMAN 70.3 (or unbranded middle distance) in a year from very little experience in swimming, cycling and running.
If you want to watch the video of the webinar,...
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Episode 81- Triathlon Race Day Logistics
All the fitness in the world won't help you on race day if you're late, miss your event, forget vital equipment or make any other manner of errors in the run up to your big race,
In this week's episode I take you...
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Bonus- How To Train For An IRONMAN In A Year
Is it possible to train for an IRONMAN in a year? The short answer is yes, but it's not recommended. Taking on an IRONMAN as a multi year project is probably the most sustainable way to take on the challenge, but some...
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Episode 80- The Subtle Art Of Not Crashing Your Bike
A big fear of many triathletes is crashing their bike. Whether it's fear of injury or scratching up their pride and joy, most of us will do whatever we can to avoid crashing and keeping our bike rubber side down.
In...
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Episode 79- How To Bounce Back From A Disappointing Race
Unfortunately, not every race can be a PB. Sometimes, we come away feeling disappointed. Maybe even broken hearted.
In this week's episode I look at how to reflect and frame these disappointing outings, to help...
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Episode 78- The Biggest Triathlon Money Pits
Triathlon is an expensive sport as it is. Let's not make it any more expensive than it has to be.
In this week's episode I look at the biggest money pits in triathlon. These are upgrades and items which may seem like...
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Episode 77- Overtraining and Burnout
In triathlon, where long hours of training are glamourised, and often required, we are at a high risk of overtraining. This can result in our training going backwards, poor performance, and even long term health...
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Episode 76- My Story
Having recently passed the milestone of 10 years as a professional coach, I wanted to share my story. How I got started in the sport, what motivated me to coach, how my coaching has evolved, and many other reflections...
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Episode 75- Triathlon Hard Truths
So much of what we see in marketing and social media presents us with a glossy, carefully choreographed image. IRONMAN finish lines, rides in the mountains, sunset runs across trails. But the reality can often be very...
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Episode 74- Panic Training
As the weather warms up and some triathletes emerge from hibernation, they realise just how out of shape they've got. What started as a healthy end of season break can soon snowball into a period of detraining, which...
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Episode 73- What Makes Some Athletes So Fast?
When racing, we're all familiar with having someone fly past us at light speed, making us wonder if we're even competing in the same race. This can be quite demoralising in some cases, as we wonder what it is that...
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