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Swimming Programme: Kev Holt (Ironman & Coach)

If you’ve been neglecting the pool in the hot sunny weather, here is a great little swimming programme to get you back into the flow of the pool!

Swimming: Fingers apart or fingers together?

Ever posed the question “what position should my fingers be in when i’m swimming?” – it might sound like a small detail, but often the smallest thing can make the biggest difference!

Mark Cooper: Sometimes you’ve got to go through hell to get to heaven

How do you overcome those little doubts that start to creep into your mind when your mid-race or training? Mark gives us an insight into the little tips he employs to keep himself going. Running 50 marathons in 56 days he must know what he’s talking about!

How Can A Good Swim Kick Help Triathletes?

While staying at an old friend’s house for the weekend a while back, I discovered that his wife was a swimming instructor. Naturally she was interested in how swimming fitted into my average week as a triathlete. What did come up in conversation was the freestyle swim kick.

Personal Experiences of working against the Circadian Rhythm – Part 3

Our GB Triathlete Mel Ryding goes one step further this week and takes a look at individual experiences in the attempts of trying to reduce and minimize the body’s Circadian Rhythm.

Your Coach Training Tip #6 – How Often Should I Race?

So it’s race season coming up, you’re training week in week out, how are you going to fit in your races!? This week Bruce Tulloh ‘Your Coach’ looks into the best way approaching race season with strategies for keeping fresh so that when you hit the start line you’re good to go!