Marathon Nutrition – Your Coach
Fuelling a marathon
The marathon is a fuel economy run. This is certainly the case for the sub-three-hour brigade, who are running almost entirely on carbohydrate. For those over four hours it is less important, because at a slower pace the body is burning up fat, but even the slower runners will benefit from an energy boost.
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New Blogger – Welcome Alex Houghton!
Alex is like many of us – he has a busy life and fits in his training in and around his commitments. Alex is going to be submitting his blog every other week to let you know what training he is doing in preparation of an Ironman in Switzerland later on this year. Read more
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Secrets to preventing Cramp
What Causes Cramp?
Muscle cramp has a number of main causes, the most frequent of these are fatigue, low sodium and potassium, low blood sugar. Loss of electrolytes through sweat is the most common one for athletes.
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Heart Rate Training Zones
Someone recently asked me if I could explain what the benefits of heart rate training was, so I thought I would try and explain, from my own personal viewpoint. Read more
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Your Coach Training Tip: Winter Training
This is the time for planning your running year. Just ‘going out for a run’ can lose its attraction when both mornings and evenings are either dark and cold or dark and wet. Read more
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WORLD DECATRIATHLON CHAMPION – Simon Bourne
Congratulations to Simon Bourne, who has just been crowned World Decatriathlon Champion in Monterray, Mexico. Competing in a grueling 24 mile swim, 1120 mile cycle and 262 mile run (the equivalent to 10 marathons!) the Norfolk based athlete has entered the record books by winning the 12 day event. Read more
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High Altitude Training Diary – Kenya
We’ve all heard about elite endurance athletes escaping the cold winter of the UK to concentrate on serious training at altitude in Kenya – but what actually happens on these training camps?
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The Inner Chimp Video
We’ve all been there…we’ve woken up too early in the morning, hit the snooze button on the alarm and thought, I’ll give training a miss this morning. It’s going to rain, it’s too cold and I’ve been training hard all week are all common excuses. Read more
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Autumn Training – Your Coach
We can assume that at this time of year people are either rebuilding fitness after a summer break or moving from short fast races to longer slower events. Read more
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So, you have done a triathlon, what now?
You have done a few of these multisport events; you have mastered the art of stringing together a swim, bike and run, and now want to get a little bit faster. What do you do next? Read more
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