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Bastion – your mental strategies
Posted on May 12, 2017 by jofrancis in Planning, Training PlansThink 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 […]
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Putting in the hours
Posted on April 19, 2016 by liz in PlanningTraining for an Iron distance triathlon does require the commitment to a reasonable amount of training hours spread over a number of months. That is – if you want to have a good experience on race day. How long should you give yourself to train before the event? This will depend on your training background […]
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Goal Setting
Posted on October 27, 2015 by jofrancis in Planning, Website Articles“Our future will be determined by our goals and by the struggle to make them real.” So how many of you have stuck to your training plans throughout the triathlon season this year? Lets be honest, probably everyone has wavered at some point, been sidetracked off plan by a holiday in the sun, or entered […]
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Planning for a better season
Posted on October 13, 2015 by liz in Masters Article Library, Planning, Website ArticlesI am sure that many of you achieved your goals this season and some of you will have surpassed them. There will be though, a minority of you left scratching your heads wondering what went wrong, and why you didn’t achieve what you set out to achieve 9 months or so earlier. No matter which […]
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Coughs and sneezes
Posted on February 17, 2015 by jofrancis in Masters Article Library, Planning, Website ArticlesA question we frequently hear at this time of year concerns how to handle a cough or cold in terms of training? You are naturally a pretty committed group which means that our advice probably errs on the side of caution. There isn’t a lot of clear research on what works best, but if you […]
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