The 'Prep' phase of a phased training program is arguably the most important - I would argue that if planned well, every phase is th

Racing Half Ironman or 70.3 distance is very much about the run. As opposed to the full Ironman where the focus needs to be on the bike (in

In order to build to 90km inside nine weeks (14-week program less 5 weeks) I was clearly not going to have the time to build weekly mileage

There has been something that I have been very passionate about for a long time and I have proved it time and time again throughout my career. We, as triathletes don’t put enough focus or time on strength training. I believe that the single biggest limiting factor that affects how fast an athlete can race an Ironman, or Ironman70.3 for that matter, is their strength! Let’s look at it this way. The swim in an Ironman consists of thousands of swim strokes, the bike, many thousa

On Saturdays run we had a great crew who have done some amazing running around the world including Kevin and Sheila both multiple finishers

The fact that I have come back from a 95kg beer sloshing slob to 78kg Kona qualifying Ironman not once, but four times - in 1996-1997, 2005-

The long run in conjunction with your total weekly mileage will determine your race pace speed more than any other type of run training. Ple

TrainingPeaks is a tool that at its very core is all about attaining consistency. However, it is a very sophisticated and subsequently compl

There is a lot of research and science around injuries to endurance athletes and triathletes. Just ask your training buddies – they will be

Over the off-season they allowed their bodies to recover from the previous grueling season. With their coaches they identified their key wea