Triathlon training weekend

Now I am desperately hoping this weekend of intensive training, feedback and coaching is going to give my training a much needed kick up the bottom! 

I only started triathlon in any serious way in this last year. I am really enjoying the variety of training, and almost bizarrely my running has improved. Maybe this is because I am not massively fatigued and burnt out from relentless running. And I am sure that swimming, although hard (and bloody awful in my opinion) it provides some nice 'off the legs' training.

Practicing good running form

Some really interesting points were raised about running technique, and how improving your form can give you big gains in time, without having to smash yourself stupid doing huge volumes of training or really painful high intensity sessions (you will have to do some though if you want to get faster - sorry)

We were really lucky to have some really good quality swim coaching from Swim Smooth - have a look at some videos on YouTube if you have no idea what I am on about. Some brilliant technique stuff, brilliant but also ridiculously difficult for those with bambi on ice like coordination! This was preceded by a nice off road run and followed by a couple of hours on the bike around the hills of Halton. 

Leda and some of the cyclists

Day 2 was lead by Jez and Leda Cox from howgoodcouldibe.com. Both former pros  (cycling and duathlon) came to dispense some brilliant advice on running, cycling (specifically bike handling) and training. One of the most important things for me, as someone who LOVES training, is the importance of resting; not only for the body but also for the mind. In theory you should then be refreshed to take on the next days session, instead of getting more and more tired, and more and more frustrated with the results.


Train Hard - Rest Hard :)