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News, Nutrition, Races & Places, Sports Travel, Stories, Training Centre, Triathlon

Tri Travel's Kona Dining Guide

There are many dining options in Kona, Hawaii. Tri Travel have hand-picked their favourites for race week during the IRONMAN World Championship, perfect for triathletes preparing for their race. Read more

Clock Posted Sep 18, 2019

Nutrition, Recovery, Training Centre, Wellness

Easy Protein Energy Balls

Need a quick and healthy snack between meals and training sessions? Then look no further than these protein-packed and delicious energy balls! Read more

Clock Posted Aug 13, 2019

Races & Places, Run / Trail Run, Running, Training Centre

Training for mountains without hills

Hanny Alston provides us with some suggestions to combat the challenge of training for hills, without hills! Read more

Clock Posted Jan 31, 2019

Running, Training Centre, Triathlon

The Art of Running

In this article we explore the science behind running propulsion and discuss some amazing research recently released on flat, uphill and downhill running.  During the article Hanny Alston also highlights some important running technique tips that might help to make you faster and more efficient. Read more

Clock Posted Jan 25, 2019

Swim, Training Centre

Swimming to Success

Dougal Allan reflects and provides an insight into six of the most important ingredients from the process he has experienced in his pursuit of better swimming. Read more

Clock Posted Jan 25, 2019

Mindset, Swim, Training Centre, Triathlon

Overcoming Swimming Anxiety

If you experience anxiety when swimming you are not alone, it’s not uncommon for competitive swimmers and triathletes alike to experience swimming related anxiety. Fortunately, there are some strategies to help reduce and eliminate it. Here are some tips to reduce swimming anxiety. Read more

Clock Posted Jan 25, 2019

Running, Training Centre, Triathlon

Run Ready

It is race season, and once again we’ve tapped into the mind of Dan Atkins, Head Coach at Triathlon Australia’s National Performance Centre on the Gold Coast, but this issue it’s for a couple of cracking run sets you might employ as you hone in on race day. Read more

Clock Posted Jan 25, 2019

News, Training Centre, Triathlon

One Out of the Box

It takes a special personality to put one set of dreams aside when they have hung so tantalisingly close, and focus on new goals; it takes one out of the box. When an opportunity came along for Drew Box to turn his passion for coaching from a side-line act into a full-blown passion, Box seized the opportunity. Read more

Clock Posted Jan 25, 2019

Bike, Training Centre, Triathlon

Get Strong, Go Faster

Building your cycling strength for training and racing in the hills is one of the most beneficial things you can do to improve your cycling. Michelle Hemley explains why. Read more

Clock Posted Jan 25, 2019

News, Recovery, Stories, Training Centre, Wellness

Find Time for Pilates

The benefits of Physio based pilates being integrated into your regular routine. Read more

Clock Posted Jan 25, 2019

Swim, Training Centre

Set to race: Swim Sessions

It’s getting close to race week, you’re in mini-taper mode but don’t want to switch off altogether. A quality swim set is perfect as it’s going to get the heart rate cracking, the race skills up to scratch but no impact means you can stay on track for a great race. Here’s what Dan Atkins, Head Coach at Triathlon Australia’s National Performance Centre on the Gold Coast, would put you through. Read more

Clock Posted Jan 25, 2019

Nutrition, Training Centre

To caffeine or not to caffeine? That is the question!

With almost every sports nutrition brand providing caffeinated options, from gels to chews to beverages, Hanny Alston addresses the question – to caffeine or not to caffeine?  Read more

Clock Posted Jan 25, 2019

Bike, Training Centre, Triathlon

Fitting in the second long ride

You work 40-plus hours per week and training for a long distance triathlon. How do you fit two long rides into an already packed schedule? Shane Smith reveals some top tips. Read more

Clock Posted Jan 23, 2019

Nutrition, Training Centre, Wellness

Recipe: Easy Protein Energy Balls

Protein Balls are a simple, easy snack to keep on hand in the fridge for those times when you need instant fuel – and it also helps to keep your healthy eating regime on track during those times when you may be tempted to stray. Read more

Clock Posted Jan 23, 2019

Bike, Running, Swim, Training Centre, Triathlon

What is the best way to improve my transitions and ability to run off the bike?

Often, a classic ‘newbie’ triathlete will spend so much time focussing on getting the required swim, bike and run training completed for their new sport, that transition practice is an afterthought in their preparation. When race day comes, the ensuring chaos and lack of practice can lead to many mistakes! Read more

Clock Posted Jan 23, 2019

Swim, Swim, Training Centre

Eliminating the Crossover

There are many different styles of freestyle, but one thing that’s common among fast swimmers is they don’t crossover. A ‘crossover’ is when the hand reaches across the head after entering the water. At our freestyle clinics this is the most common error we see among triathletes with typically more than half the athletes having some sort of crossover in their stroke. Read more

Clock Posted Jan 23, 2019

Run, Run, Running, Training Centre

What is the best running technique?

In a world where we strive to be the very best we can, we can be fooled into believing that one particular way is the ‘the best’; because what works for one person works everyone else, right? Read more

Clock Posted Jan 23, 2019

Accessories, Apparel, Mindset, News, Run, Run, Run / Trail Run, Running, Running Shoes, Shoes

7 running tips for new triathletes

7 Top running tips from triathlon coach Matt Dymond, designed to assist new triathletes. Read more

Clock Posted Jan 22, 2019