What is the Pose method of running?
Unless you are an avid reader of running articles and techniques, it's likely you have never come across The Pose Method. However, it is...
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Alison Smith
- Aug 14
- 5 min
Rest and recovery...is it really that important?
Triathletes, runners, and cyclists all like to push their bodies to the limit. However, it is how well you recover that determines how...
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Alison Smith
- Aug 14
- 1 min
Create your training zones
Training zone calculators Our online training zone calculators allow you to set up your training zones using the five zones we use in our...
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Alison Smith
- Aug 14
- 3 min
Polarised training....what is it?
Polarized training is one specific type of training intensity distribution; a way of organizing and distributing intensity within a...
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Alison Smith
- Jul 24
- 4 min
Love/hate hill running?
The majority of runners will shy away from hills, preferring to find a flat route or choosing to walk hills. My advice would be to...
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Alison Smith
- Aug 27, 2022
- 3 min
Triathlon training in a nutshell
There’s no one-size-fits-all way to train for triathlons. We are all different, and have different stressors in our lives: work, family,...
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Alison Smith
- Apr 3, 2022
- 3 min
What's your favourite swim aid?
As coaches, we have swimmers coming up to us all the time asking for advice on the best gear to improve their swimming. There are loads...
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Alison Smith
- Feb 19, 2022
- 3 min
Drink, anyone?
When preparing for a big race like a triathlon, it's easy to see alcohol as something of a comfort blanket, especially after a hard...
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Alison Smith
- Feb 10, 2022
- 3 min
I love my Tuesday night track sessions
During Eluid Kipchoge’s build-up to the Ineos 1:59 Challenge, where the Kenyan legend became the first human to break the sub-two-hour...
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Alison Smith
- Jan 8, 2022
- 5 min
Why and how runners should squat
A strong lower body powers your stride and wards off injury. Incorporating resistance moves like squats into your strength-training...
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Alison Smith
- Oct 12, 2021
- 4 min
Why to train with a power meter and how to get the most out of them for your training.
Power meters are not just tools for the elites. Everyone from a Kona-bound triathlete to a Gran Fondo enthusiast to those just riding...
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Alison Smith
- Jul 15, 2021
- 3 min
Sleep and exercise
We’ve all had those days where our workout seems a whole lot harder than usual. You push yourself but it feels like there’s just no gas...
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Anita Bean
- Jun 9, 2021
- 3 min
What and When to Eat Before a Workout?
Fuelling your body with the right nutrients before exercise will give you the energy you need to perform at your best. A pre-workout...
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Alison Smith
- May 6, 2021
- 17 min
So, race season is over and Winter is coming, what do you do now??
Triathletes that have successful race seasons consistently do two things very well: 1) Master their winter triathlon training 2)...
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Alison Smith
- Apr 6, 2021
- 4 min
Increase your running efficiency by working your butt
If you use the posterior leg muscle chain correctly while jogging, you can not only gain speed, but also practice injury prevention. ...
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Alison Smith
- Mar 5, 2021
- 3 min
10 things you need to know about drafting on a bike
It works And not just an ‘elite sportsperson’, 0.001 of a second amount of working. The difference it makes is huge: the rider drafting ...
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Alison Smith
- Mar 5, 2021
- 1 min
Does eating in the evening make you fat??
In everyday life, the time of day is not the determining factor, but the food itself. We constantly hear talk about how eating in the...
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Alison Smith
- Mar 4, 2021
- 4 min
Getting started with an online training plan
Reading this article will help you get set up correctly and allow you to focus on proper training right away. If you are new to...
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Alison Smith
- Feb 24, 2021
- 2 min
A simple way to work out your training zones
The Karvonen formula is one of the bests that can be used to define your heart rate zones and anaerobic threshold. It is based on the...
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Alison Smith
- Feb 24, 2021
- 4 min
Your body position when swimming
Once again I am enlisting the help of Swimsmooth for this blog post (why invent the wheel when they have a very good one already?!) Most...
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