It’s just up the Deception River, over Goats Pass and then out the Minga River to Klondyke. It’s only 30km of running….. it’s not even a Marathon said the IRONMAN athlete to the multisporter ……. Yeah Right!

To try and collate 8 days of adventuring into a few pages is quite the task, there is so much that goes into a GODZone (GZ) event both prior, during and post.

Standing on the side-lines at the Kathmandu Coast to Coast event was not unusual as a coach, but this year it was bittersweet…

INSCYD allows us as coaches to create laser focused training programs for athletes because it gives us greater information on how the performance of an athlete is composed.

We often have dilemmas within Triathlon of trying to fit three disciplines plus strength training and recovery into a training schedule…. we have to prioritise within our schedule what the focus is - what comes first and last within our training day and how that might adjust throughout our annual plan.

Warm ups and cool downs have certainly been an ingrained part of sports life since I can remember, and I know this has been the case since well before my time.

In the driven and ambitious athletic society that we live in, it seems at times the success of our training is only ever measured by our race results and equally, at times, we can find it difficult to train without a race on the horizon.

Running shoes are forever evolving, sometimes for the sell factor and often for performance gains. 

Another Kona is in the books but was it the same or was it different from previous incarnations of the race. 

I have a set session, but I feel terrible, what do I do…

Open Water Swimming. Dietary Goals. Nutrition or Pacing? TSS.

Heavy sweating. Pre-race gut issues. Rehydrating. Mental toughness.

In May 2018 I contracted a mild form of shingles. As someone who believes themselves to be extremely fit and very health conscious this came as somewhat of a surprise.

High Performance and Olympic Games Triathlon Coach Tim Brazier joins forces with Bevan McKinnon to create a powerful coaching partnership under the FITTER banner.

Building a training plan around your individual thresholds will go a long way to developing your endurance and speed as an athlete.

Chronic endurance training may increase cardiovascular fitness and muscular endurance, but over time, without proper nutrition and recovery, will wear down muscle tissue and suppress your immune system

Open water swimming suits a higher stroke rate than pool swimming yet many swim coaches are still putting undue emphasis on a 'high elbow' technique.