Triathlon Coaching

The whole reason i got into cycling was through the sport of triathlon so it only seems fitting that we coach triathletes too.

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The demands of the sport are closely related to cycling and many of the fundamental training  principles apply, albeit there are some key differences.

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For Triathlon the goal is optimal performance across three sports, finished with a run. Training is an exercise in energy management, neuromuscular specificity, and fatigue resistance. The focus is on achieving the best sum of three performances, not a maximal performance in any one.

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A triathlete's schedule is a complex jigsaw puzzle. A cyclist's schedule by comparison is about progressively overloading one activity.

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Take Lloyd to our left here. I was coaching Lloyd purely from a cycling perspective until earlier this year he suggested that he wanted to have a go at a triathlon, with the main goal being the Ironman Swansea 70.3.

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Clearly Lloyd had a solid base of fitness from his cycling, and given he used to play rugby he was no stranger to running.  We just needed to bring his swim up to a decent level, mainly so he didn't get out of the water feeling completely shattered before he had a chance to show what he was capable in the other two disciplines. 

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To cut a long story short Lloyd having only done one Olympic triathlon as a warm up for this event managed to complete the course in a time of 5:07:49.

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This placed him 27th in his category and 159th overall - this put him firmly in the top 10%. 

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Regardless of whether you are new to triathlon or you've been doing them for many years, we can still help elevate your performance and smash your previous bests.

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Get in contact today to find out how we can help.

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