thetrilife.com
  • Home
    • Testimonials
  • Swim Stroke Analysis
  • The Coaching Team
  • Work With A Coach
  • Other Things We Offer
    • Group Coaching
    • One-To-One Coaching

  • Post Image

    Masters Spotlight – Stephen Branagan

    Posted on October 5, 2017 by jofrancis in Feedback, Uncategorized

    Stephen Branagan is a Year 3 Masters athlete, who joined the Masters program in January this year, having historically been a coached athlete, working with Mike Redshaw. At the start of this year, Stephen set himself some goals in terms of completion times and race performances (rather than AG placings). They were: Sprint: Sub 1:05 Olympic: Sub 2:30 […]

    No Comments. Continue Reading...
  • Post Image

    Bastion – getting your pacing right

    Posted on May 12, 2017 by jofrancis in Long Distance Preparation Days, Training Plans

    Have a plan – Stick to it! So what should this plan look like? Swim – Relatively speaking the swim is a very short part of your day both in half and full iron distance. Pacing strategy in both is the same; essentially start steady and settle early into your pace, ensuring that you don’t over […]

    No Comments. Continue Reading...
  • Post Image

    Bastion – your race day nutrition

    Posted on May 12, 2017 by jofrancis in Nutrition, Training Plans

    How much?   The body stores around 90 mins worth of glycogen fuel in your muscles and organs but once this is used you need to be continually replenishing your carbohydrate stores.   A general guideline for a long distance endurance event is that you should be consuming around 1 g of CHO (carbohydrate) per kg of […]

    No Comments. Continue Reading...
  • Post Image

    Bastion – your mental strategies

    Posted on May 12, 2017 by jofrancis in Planning, Training Plans

    Think through your “what if scenarios”.  This means thinking through the (most likely) things that could go wrong on the day and deciding your actions now.   Your list could include ‘what if I drop one of my drink bottles as I am cycling’.  The answer will depend on you and there is no right or […]

    No Comments. Continue Reading...
  • Post Image

    The Bastion – your biggest block of training

    Posted on May 12, 2017 by jofrancis in Long Distance Preparation Days, Mixed Bag, Training Plans

    8 weeks out from your Bastion and you should be heading into your biggest weeks of training so plan carefully.  Remember that 3 weeks out from the event you will begin your taper (more on that in a few weeks) so now is the time to get the last of the hard work done. Many […]

    No Comments. Continue Reading...
← Older posts

Your training article library

  • Sports psychology
  • Cycling
  • Mixed Bag
  • Planning
  • Running
  • Swim Drills
  • Swimming
  • Tapering

You may need to:

  • Contact Us
  • FAQ’s
  • Join
  • Cancel
  • Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy

Testimonials:

"I think the concept behind the Masters Programme is excellent. I find the sessions easy to follow, particularly the swim sessions." Masters Year 2 Athlete

Recent blog posts

  • How to: Descending on the bike April 18, 2019
  • Bastion bike race preparation March 21, 2019
  • thetrilife.com - Triathlon Coaching
twitter facebook

Your goals, our plans........