Bike Strength for New Triathletes by Shem Leong Bike strength is one of the most overlooked areas in a new triathlete’s training programme. Everyone is afraid of the rough swim start and lack the confidence to make it around the open water course so they get worried...
Flag day for the USA as Izzo and Foley clinch MetaSprint Series crowns Words by Alan Grant The Stars and Stripes were shining at the 2015 MetaSprint Series Triathlon as dominating victories on the day from Brett Izzo and Jacky Foley saw the Americans crowned overall series...
See the rest of this weeks's newsletter here En Route to the Swim/ Bike/ Run… by Shem Leong When does your training session actually start? Do you only mentally switch on as soon as you take that 1st stride/ pedal stroke/ swim pull of your ‘main set’? To improve...
Sridhar came to MetaSport as a newbie to Triathlon under a year ago and gained 2nd place finish in his Age Group at his 70.3 debut in Putrajaya! Congratulations Sridhar! And thank you for taking the time to share your journey with us. ...
See the rest of this week's newsletter here Q: When you train for an half/full ironman, once a week you are supposed to do a long run. How exactly will you approach it? By and large, a weekly long run is part of every endurance athletes training....
You work hard in the pool 2 - 3 times a week. You buy all the latest swim toys, take stroke correction classes and analyse YouTube swim technique videos all for the sake of faster swim split. But many age groupers have not wised up...
The 2015 MetaSprint Series Duathlon saw two thrilling finishes at the F1 Grand Prix track...
Q. Can you suggest what & when we should be eating pre/post training sessions? Especially as many sessions are over dinner time. Good question. Many athletes with regular (long) office hours find themselves in this situation and we do our best advise them. Pre – Training 1)...
- Consistency is key! Triathlon is an endurance sport and an endurance base gets build over time. Putting in the hours consistently over months, years, decades is what it takes to build a solid endurance base. - Train your weakest discipline! It’s often a vicious circle; Athletes don’t...
Q. How to approach an half marathon 3weeks before a 70.3? I would like to use it as a training. Good question. At this point in your preparation, your long bike and runs should already be race- specific, meaning each time you head out for one...
