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Ironman 70.3 World Championship Report

by Quin Beech | Nov 7, 2022 | Uncategorized

Ironman 70.3 World Championship

Race report by Peak XV triathlete Tori Peters

So here I am in St George Utah, Ironman 70.3 World Championship day. The day started easy, jet lag can be a good thing as I was wide awake at 4am to eat breakfast. Usually I force feed cold pasta or cold rice with sugar, not today! Today I had cake and root beer, yum, the breakfast of champions!

I really didn’t want to race at all, I was so worried about the cold, given the option to get out of this, I would have. Why? I hear you ask, because I knew I couldn’t be competitive and be in the top ten. I struggle with failure and this, to me, was failure.

All the Facebook stories of swimmers itch made me Google the bloody thing. Apparently waterproof sunscreen gives protection, so I put this everywhere in hope!!

Great thinking, I put on my wetsuit in the warm hotel, followed by a pair of joggers, a T shirt, 2 hoodies and two coats, socks, old trainers then topped it with a woolly hat. Standing around in 4°C on an exposed reservoir is going to be cold. Dan put on his shorts! Off we went for the shuttle bus at 5:30am which took 35 minutes to get up to the start.

Time to face the Ironman 70.3 World Championship course at St George

I’m coached by Garrie Prosser of Peak XV Tri Coaching

Garrie has coached me for the past few years and has helped me win Ironman 70.3 age group at Ironman 70.3 Stafford, Ironman 70.3 Estonia and Ironman 70.3 Bolton all in one year. Today was the end of that part of my triathlon journey.

Transition was buzzing as usual, lit by many mobile phones, the still air carried the crisp noise of foil blankets and a live Jazz band. It was officially freezing!! The sun wasn’t quite up when the cannon went off to start the pro ladies, they had to follow a light on the back of a boat. I really didn’t want to race, I was too cold and getting emotional about both my horses dying and the anniversary of my Dad dying. Not a good feeling to race your best. I was failing to control my emotions which is something I pride myself on. These clothes were staying on until the very last call for my wave. I gave Dan a hug and told him I didn’t want to race. I got no sympathy from him or his blue legs, so off down the start chute I sobbed.

At the Ironman 70.3 World Championships, ten athletes enter the water every 15 seconds, the water was grey (happy with that) and tasted ok but the best bit was warm 18°C, wow! I set off slow, still feeling sorry for myself, then I started to enjoy the swim! I was passing lots of swimmers and I felt good. Still didn’t push it though, all I wanted to do today is take part, not kill myself trying for a place I wouldn’t be happy with, instead just enjoy and survive and not trash my body which would ruin the rest of my holiday.

We had wetsuit rippers on the shore, I love this, they rip your suit off you like a bandaid, ping, it’s off! Transitions are about speed and this was a race, so why are people jiggy jogging! I could feel myself getting colder and colder as I searched for my transition bag. Usually, I burn its hanging position into my memory and rehearse collection in my mind over and over, not this time. Athletes were putting on all sorts of clothes, trousers, hats, gloves and windproof jackets. All I had was a gilet and as an after thought I left my Wet Mac Gloves on my bike, at least I was going have good grip.

Words fail me in describing how cold the first 6km were on that bike. My arms and legs were stinging and I couldn’t even feel my hands, feet or face! The early sun was on my back but it had no effect yet. Passing under motorway bridges was like passing though a freezer. Thank god there was a hill to warm you before the freezing descent. The views were amazing though and I kept reminding myself to look up and take it all in. I’m used to racing alongside men, it’s a different kettle of fish racing with women. No one I shared my race with had bigger balls than me descending down hills. Why work so hard on the ups and not push on the downs, it’s free speed! Every corner they brake to much and just ride in the middle of the road. I had to cross the rumble strip a couple of times flying down hills to avoid them. I absolutely loved the bike course despite the cold! After an hour and a half the feeling started to return to my left foot but not my right. I was now sweating in my my gilet but freezing in my shoes, weird feeling for sure. I didn’t push myself on the bike, instead I looked up a lot and went at 75% power to make my run a little less painful.

Bike catchers grabbed my bike as I entering transition and I hobbled off with a still frozen right foot. Those ladies wearing all those waterproof clothing must have been roasting by the end. Putting my running shoe on my frozen right foot was weird. I couldn’t tell if I had bent my toes backwards, I just set off running!

Standing upright after 3 hours on the bike was proving difficult, a feeling which took a kilometre to get rid of. The first 4km was up a tough hill. Only when I reached the top did my right foot come back to life! Then I felt better and ran a little faster. As my run continued, I seemed to gain more and more momentum. I am thrilled to have finished running in under two hours for the first time this season.

I listened to a podcast about a guy who was national champion 19 times in 4 different sports. He said it was 80% mental power and 20% technique, I like this idea. So every time I got a lump in my throat as my mind wandered off to horses past or my dad, I steered it right back on to my race.

To finish 43rd in the world championships is fantastic but I have to admit, I didn’t try. I didn’t see the point as I couldn’t win…. now I wish I had!

How enjoyable was the Ironman 70.3 World Championship to race?

I have to say this was the most enjoyable 70.3 race that I have ever done. At last I feel fit and ready to race, problem is, that’s the end of the season. Now it’s time for a rest before building up for next year. I have to decide what races I want to do next year. I have qualified for the sprint team GB racing in Hamburg next year and my entry has just been accepted to do Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon. I wanted to move away from 70.3’s next year as I got a little stale this year. However, I think it’s been down to fitness looking back now. I will no doubt give my coach Garrie Prosser a headache with my race selection as the distances vary.

Life after Ironman 70.3 Championship?

I’m having a slight change of direction and I’m targeting a couple of bucket list events. So far ‘Escape from Alcatraz’ and ‘Alpe d’huez triathlons. I will of course be giving Peak XV Tri Coaching the challenge of getting me ready, you should ‘tri’ them they’re great

Thanks all for the support, onwards and upwards.

P.S. Every race has drama. Two athletes are in ICU because a “presumed” drunk driver pulled in front of them on a downhill fast section. Both athletes run into the back of the Jeep.

I passed a lady being put into the back of an ambulance around 4km mark, right at the beginning of the bike section. Apparently she passed out with hyperthermia and broken her collar bone, had concussion and a face full of gravel rash. However she’s ok but asking if anyone has picked up her helmet and sunglasses, can she have them back pleas.

One bike mechanic covering a down hill section of the ladies race had 7 punctured to deal with from tacks which we think means drawing pins. My bike computer recorded 42 miles per hour on that section, could have been messy.

Ironman Florida Tri Coaching Success

by Quin Beech | Nov 7, 2022 | Uncategorized

BEST IRONMAN FLORIDA COACHING

THIERRY BILLET GETS 3 PB’s

By Quin Beech Certified Ironman Coach providing the best ironman Florida coaching experience.

I’ve just had the great pleasure of seeing a very, very happy man. Thierry completed the Florida Ironman on Saturday and absolutely ‘smashed it’, definitely enjoying the best Ironman Florida Coaching of the day.

10:41:07 a personal best
11^th (age group) a personal best
3:35:06 marathon a personal best

I first met Thierry sat on the edge of a very cold lake in the Utah desert, I’d already swam and was trying to warm up in the early morning sun, Thierry was just trying to coax himself into the cold water, a chat was started (I think it went something like “Ahhh! that’s cold” and Thierry quickly became my favourite Frenchman, even if I don’t know any others.

We raced St George together on that ‘hell of a day’ and suffice to say that my coach, our very own Peaker Garrie Prosser (British Triathlon Level 3 High Performance Coach) got it right and maybe Thierry’s coach didn’t. 1 – 0 to the Peaker’s.

Over the following weeks we kept in touch and I became involved in helping Thierry train and improve as he felt he had stagnated and was getting what he felt he wanted or needed from his current coach. Eventually Thierry asked me to be his full-time coach and prepare him for Ironman Florida and the rest is now history. Well done Thierry!

THIERRY’S JOURNEY SOFAR

Thierry’s triathlon journey started only a few years ago when he started running to help stop smoking. He trained himself and completed a couple of half marathons and twice finished the Miami marathon.

As a personal challenge he entered a 70.3 triathlon finishing in 5:13 and found that he had qualified for Team USA Age Group at the ITU World Champs in Almere. Hilariously Thierry thought that this was another 70.3 race and only learned later that it was a full distance race. Thierry at the time was working in Tokyo and started peddling endlessly in his small Tokyo flat, enough for him to get an impressive 11:03 at Almere, Netherlands.

He has now completed 3 full distance Ironman events at Ironman St George, Ironman Alaska and Ironman Florida as well as numerous other triathlons and running events.

If you were to meet Thierry you would find him relaxed, amusing, witty, impulsive and charming which to be honest hides the fact that he is very motivated and driven, determined to achieve. He wants to qualify for Kona and is trying is hardest to get to the big Island and the Ironman World Championships. To do this is going to be very tough and Thierry knows this, he has joined Peak XV Tri Coaching to help him “be the best that he can be” and so far, so good.

BEST IRONMAN FLORIDA COACHING

To give Thierry the best Ironman Florida coaching possible I changed his training routine, placing a greater emphasis on recovery, and quality over quantity which are corner stones of our Peak XV Tri coaching philosophy. Thierry will tell you that he felt better prepared and ready to race Florida Ironman than ever before.

2023 season is coming up fast and we’re busy planning Thierry’s next events. This is challenging to say the least; did I mention that our favourite Frenchman is impulsive?

As of now, his ‘A’ race will be Ironman Canada, Mount Tremblant in August, when we will be hoping to improve further and get in the top 10 age group finishers. However, watch this space because Thierry is extremely driven and motivated and did I mention impulsive?

Marathon des Sable Training

by Garrie | Apr 5, 2022 | Peak XV News

The Marathon des Sable is one of those events that often appears on people’s bucket lists, and often it stays firmly in that bucket. Forget Ironman, this is one brutal challenge! Peak XV Tri Coaching athlete Peter met that challenge with a specific Marathon des Sables training plan.

The Event is held annually in the Sahara Desert and for the 2022 edition this included running 6 consecutive days, total of 236 km, including a brutal 86k on the fourth day all over sand.

To make the Marathon des Sable even more challenging competitors are required to carry all their own supplies! Temperatures have been known to reach over 50 degrees and if that’s not unpleasant enough there are no showers at the end of the day to wash away the sweat and sand!

So, when Peak XV athlete Pete announced that he had entered the race and wanted me to coach him it was with both a mixture of excitement and trepidation that I said yes. When we sat down and discussed the event there were two main components that needed to be addressed. The first was the practical issues such as logistics, equipment, nutrition, dealing with the conditions and so on. The second consideration was the training that would be needed to complete the event, and this became my responsibility to create a specific Marathon des Sables training plan.

When preparing for extreme events like Marathon des Sable the main challenge is how to build mileage, not only daily but week after week, month after month without risking injury. For this particular event the challenge was also to try and replicate the consecutive running over 6 days.

Pete started Marathon des Sable training in August 2021 a few weeks after completing Ironman UK. The training volume progressed gradually from 4 hours a week to 19 hours of running. To attempt to acclimatise to the conditions Pete also had several sessions in the Heat Chamber at Manchester University in the weeks leading up to the race.

Marathon des Sables training for tough climbing

Marathon des Sables training helps Peter keep a good run pace

Tough bucket list challenge achieved by Marathon des Sables training

Ironman Bolton Training Weekend

by Garrie | Jun 1, 2021 | Uncategorised

” The Peak XV Ironman Bolton Training weekend does what it says on the can” – “An essential weekend for those doing Ironman UK” – ” Best prep I could have had for my Ironman”

These are just a few of the comments from the participants in our 5th Ironman Bolton training weekend. The aim of the weekend is to ensure that those taking part have all the information that they could possibly want so that race day is as stress free as possible.

Our weekend started on Friday with a very warm welcome from our British Triathlon Level 3 coach Garrie Prosser. It then got quickly wet and soggy on a social run giving participants a chance to stretch their legs after, for what had been a long drive to the Ironman Bolton course for some.

Saturday morning saw the group head to Pennington to sample the delights of swimming in the Flash. Once everyone had thawed out we took a trip to Pennington Country Park to check out where swim entry and T1 will be.

Back to Bolton Arena for a working lunch and a chance to talk all things Ironman UK with our experienced coaches. In this session we covered everything that you could possibly wish to know from race day strategy, what bags go where and where the best porta-loos will be on race day.

Next on the programme was a chance to check out T2, the town centre finish area as well as run one loop of the run course. This was made more interesting by the presence of a large demonstration exactly were the finish line will be.

Sunday Morning saw the Ironman Bolton training weekend participants split into smaller groups and, assisted by Peak XV local triathletes everyone had the chance to make up their own minds about the bike course by completing the loop! For a couple of participants this valuable experienced resulted in the decision to change gear ratios for race day. Once back at Bolton Arena it was time for goodbyes and a promise to support each other on July 4th!

If you would like to find out more about our next IM weekend please get in contact

Triathlon Racing after COVID!

by Garrie | Sep 21, 2020 | Uncategorised

Triathlon Racing after COVID

Following what seems like forever Peak XV Triathletes have at last been able to don the neoprene, eat crazily early breakfast and experience the emotional highs and lows of triathlon racing after COVID.

Peak XV Triathlon Coaching for Racing after COVID

Its been a huge challenge coaching for triathlon racing after COVID. Race after race has been cancelled or postponed. This has meant that our coaches have been constantly re organising training schedules helping our athletes to adapt to this new world of triathlon racing. It has shown just how important a 1 to 1 personalised coach athlete relationship with good communication, flexibility and mutual respect is.

If you want help with your training email us at info@peakxvtricoaching.co.uk

North West Sprint Triathlon

First to sample the delights of a chemical toilet were Nick and Kerry, who were both racing at the North West Sprint Triathlon on Saturday.
For Nick, this was going to be a test of how much he has recovered after contracting Covid 19 in early March. Whilst for Kerry this was her first ever triathlon. Perfect weather and a fast course were the order of the day.

In a field of 300 athletes Nick finish in 31st place overall. A great performance especially considering he missed several months of training thanks to Covid. Lots of positives to build on during the winter.
“I am buzzing… Loved it” was the feedback from Kerry, reminding us “Old hands” what a fantastic sport triathlon is. Kerry has the commitments and passion to see some big improvements over the off season.

Onto Sunday and Epicman events at Lake Windermere where Pete, Steve and Rob, were undertaking the middle distance event whilst Stephen and Connaire were racing at the standard distance.

At the time of writing the results for the middle distance event haven’t been published but early feedback was that it was a challenging course. This was summed up nicely by Connaire’s statement “Whoever planned that running route needs their ******* head examined”
Succinctly put indeed!

With so many of our athletes competing last weekend race envy is spreading through the team and inspiring those heading to Nottingham next weekend to take part in Outlaw X. Thankfully there is triathlon racing after COVID

Watch this space for updates on both results from this weekend’s Epicman and the forthcoming Outlaw X

Ironman UK Triathlon Coaching – Heroes 19

by Garrie | Jul 25, 2019 | Uncategorised

On July 14th 2019 we saw the benefits of Ironman UK triathlon coaching provided by Peak XV. It is a date which has been etched on the minds of many of the athletes who are either coached by Peak XV, swim with one of our swim squads or who attended our IronmanTraining Weekend back in May.
At 6am these intrepid souls entered the murky waters of Pennington Flash to start the final part of their Ironman journey. An adventure which for some would end on the red carpet for others would end in disappointment, frustration and even a trip to the medical tent! In total Peak XV were following and supporting just over 20 athletes who we had been fortunate enough to share some part of their ups and downs leading up to D day.

Conditions on the morning were ideal, little wind, dry roads and temperatures that would remain in the low 20’s for the entire day. The swim start was quite a relaxed affair, gone are the days of 2000 people starting together in a frenzy where the water boils reminiscent of sharks attacking a shoal of minnows! First to exit the water was squad swimmers Cath Labrianidis who completed the swim just outside the hour. A few minutes passed and fellow swimmers Adrian Prendergast and Steve Hulme were pulling on the neoprene. Slightly further back Peak XV athletes Rick Lucas, Lizzie Underwood and Mark Dickenson had entered the change tent. After another short gap Craig Taylor, Carl Barrow, Phil Sutton, Martin Donnellan, Greg Kennedy and Ste Wood were all on 2 wheels. The award for the most stylish T1 must go to Lizzie who unveiled her nutritional secret weapon…sausage rolls and flapjack all nicely presented in Tupperware! All lizzie needed was lashings of ginger beer to really finish the meal off.

In the lead up to the race there had been much social media chatter about how tough the bike course was, in particular the unrelenting hills, leaving people to ask whether this course is the hardest Ironman. The jury remains out on this, but one thing was for sure completing the bike within the cut off time, avoiding mechanical breakdown and remaining upright was going to push everyone to their limits and give thanks that they had the benefit of Peak XV’s specific Ironman UK triathlon coaching.

As the competitors munched into their gels and energy bars it was time for the real challenge of the day, finding the best place to spectate on the bike route.

One of the things which rarely gets mentioned when talking about Ironman is the major stress that spectators feel on race day. Catching a glimpse of loved one’s is no easy feat. The idea location has to have access to a pub (ideally with pristine toilets), be halfway up a monster climb (brings out the sadist in us all) have car access so that we don’t have to carry those deck chairs, cool boxes, home made banners, picnics and in our case PA system with portable generator. After weeks of pouring over the bike course map we decided upon setting up half way up the Holcomb Beast sharing this prime location with the enthusiastic Rammy Running Club. This spot gave us an up close and personal perspective on how the athletes were feeling and to identify which of the three type of competitor each person was.

Type 1: Focused Few: These are the guys and girls whose ambitions are way beyond just finishing. They are on a mission, nothing will distract them from the task in hand. No amount of “give us a wave” or “your looking awesome” will earn a response. Interestingly though there appears to be no relationship between their seriousness and their position in the race.

Type 2: Reluctant Responders: Not quite as “in the zone” as the Focused Few these guys can be coaxed into a thumbs up or even a wave. As a spectator these are the most rewarding athletes to cheer on. You feel that your efforts of having stood roadside desperate for a wee for the past 2 hours have paid off.

Type 3: Party people. Oh boy these guys are there to have a GOOD TIME. These sligtly deranged individuals are the ones who are riding no handed, waving, fist pumping and dancing on their peddles in perfect time to the rhythm of the music. Unfortunately these guys are also often seen free wheeling shorty after having gone massively into the red for our entertainment. However these are the competitors that we remember and who get the extra high fives next time around.

Anyway back to the race and word came to us that one of our own Craig had managed to fall off his bike going up hill and had at the very least broken his nose. In a spirit reminiscent of Terry Butcher Craig battled on as did those competitors who had one eye on the road and another on their watches. The cut off time for the combination of the swim and the bike is 10 and a half hours and for some this was going to come down to the minute. 10.30 passed and all our athletes had finished the bike, however for Ste his Ironman journey was about to end. Having missed the cut off time by 3 minutes the marshals refused to allow him out on the run. For someone who had put 110% into his training and having shown total commitment to his training this was heart breaking.

Reaping the benefits of specific Ironman UK triathlon coaching was Cath at the front of the race she was flying and moved into first place in her age group. The remaining Peak People were strung out across the 4 lap run, experiencing the usual highs and lows of an Ironman run. Each competitor locked in their own internal battle. Over the course of the next 5 hours each one of them would savour the elation of running onto the red carpet to hear those words. ‘You are an IRONMAN“

So that’s it for another 12 months. Once again 100% of our coached athletes made it to the start line, a record we are very proud of especially this year where the race saw an unprecedented number of competitors pull out before the race day. We will be soon recruiting the class of 2020 so please get in touch if we can support you towards your own finish line next year.

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Ironman UK Weekend

by Garrie | May 15, 2019 | Uncategorised

” This weekend has been the best thing I could have done in my preparations towards the race, I have put so many worries to bed”

Great feedback from one of our participants in this years Ironman training weekend. Over the course of the weekend the group experienced the chilly waters of Pennington Flash, discovered the hills of the run in Queens park and most importantly had the chance to make up their own minds on how difficult the bike course actually is.
The Ironman wannabes also had the opportunity to use their imaginations and turn green fields into transition areas and a busy shopping centre into the pulsating finishing areas that it will become in July. Over the course of the weekend everyone had plenty of opportunity to ask all the questions that had been playing on their minds to our Ironman veterans, coaches and experts.

We will be running the weekend again over the weekend of 15th – 17th May 2020. To register your interest and be eligible for a large discount once we open entries contact us here.

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Celebrating Success

by Garrie | Apr 17, 2019 | Uncategorised

Triathlons are like buses… none around for ages then all of a sudden they all come at once! Last weekend three Peak XV Triathletes took part in the North Wests largest pool based triathlon. The event consists of a 400m swim, 22k bike and a 5k run and is held in the Yorkshire market town of Skipton
First to get his trunks wet was Joe Coleman. Joe joined the team back in the new year as a total novice and has been working hard learning to swim, buying a bike and getting to grips with all the triathlon terminology including learning that you rack your bike rather than park it!
Shortly after Joe exited the swim and was onto the bike Tori Peters began her swim. This was Tori’s second race of the year having raced 70.3 in Mexico a few weeks earlier. As occasionally happens the lane counter managed to miss a count meaning that Tori ended up swimming further than planned! The third member of the Peak XV triad was Stephen Mundie who had travelled down from Aberdeen to compete is the race. Stephen is one of our more experienced triathletes and hopes were high of a podium place!
With over 700 athletes taking part in the event age group results were not available until later in the day, however the wait was worth while as all three of our triathletes finished on the podium.
Stephen finished in a time of 1.11 which placed him second in his age group
Tori finished in a time of 1:17 which earned her second place with the fastest female bike split of the day
Joe completed the race in 1:25 which earned him the third step on the imaginary podium.

A special mention must also go to Oliver Coleman, Oliver was racing the triathlon with his dad Joe to raise funds for the charity Bloodwise who support and research to improve blood cancer patients lives. This is a illness which directly effected Oliver and Joe. Their story can be found here
Please take a few minutes to read and donate if possible!

Success in The Sun

by Garrie | Mar 19, 2019 | Uncategorised

What do you get when you combine focus, great work ethic, determination and an unwavering trust in your coach?
Well on this particular occasion Peak XV Triathlete Tori Peters got the rewards of a 24 minute improvement and a 6th place age group finish (just missing out on a podium place). Even more impressive when considering the extreme conditions of her chosen race 70.3 Campeche in Mexico.
Racing in March is never an easy undertaking as it means that much of the core training is either completed indoors or outside in the miserable weather. However this didn’t deter Tori from completing virtually all of her training even if it meant training well after midnight. You can read Tori’s great race day report here

As is often the case there were times when illness, work commitments and life in general got in the way of our best-laid plans and it is during these times that the relationship between coach and athlete become critical in progressing through. It’s relatively easy to coach athletes when everything is going well however it become more challenging when schedules are interrupted, injury occur, it snows, kids get sick etc. As a coach I spend a fair amount of time talking to athletes to reduce their anxiety often asking them to be patient, see the bigger picture and to place their trust in my judgment.

This judgement is based on nearly 30 years experience both as an athlete and coach where pretty much everything that can go wrong has done. This experience of having raced in every condition imaginable, from the ice cold waters of the lake district to the blistering heat of Australia, from the howling winds of Lanzarote to the soaring waves of Alcatraz becomes invaluable when offering support, advice and reassurance to athletes.

In Tori’s case having personally raced may times in hot and humid climates we were able to work out a strategy to deal with these conditions including clothing choices, race day fuelling, equipment choice and how bad it feels to walk out of an airport and think to your self how on earth can I race in these conditions. Thankfully Tori was able to not only listen and trust but also clever enough to implement our strategy on race day.

Of course there is no such thing as a perfect race and we will be sitting down to look at what lessons were learned, analyse the race data and discuss what we need to do to ensure that the next step is one onto the podium!

If you would like to have a chat about how we can work with you to achieve your goals contact me at garriep@gmail.com

Introducing Sam & Dave

by Garrie | Nov 19, 2018 | Offers, Uncategorised

Do you know your TSS from your IF or the difference between your average power and normalised power.?
Back in the day it was simple, mainly because we had no gadgets and triathlon sports science was in its infancy. Our training methods consisted mainly of swimming, biking and running as fast as possible. Today, however we are inundated by adverts for amazing technology, surrounded by articles filled with training jargon and bombarded by social media experts!

However not all triathletes buy into this new world order of G&T…… No not gin and tonic but Gadgets and Technology. To explain let me introduce you to two of our clients let’s call them Sam and Dave.

Old School Sam: Sam is the type of person who is happy to simply put on their trainers and go for a run without the distraction of beeps and pings from their watch. Their swim kit consists of a costume or Speedos (often threadbare) wrapped in a towel along with well worn goggles. When the coach ask’s them to evaluate a session the answer will be something like “it was fine.” Phrases like Normalised Power, Training Stress Score or Functional Threshold result in them rushing out of the room suffering from a mild anxiety attack

Data Dave: Dave is all about the numbers, after a workout Dave can’t wait to download all the data to Garmin Connect, Training Peaks and Strava, then wait for the coach to innocently ask ” How did the session go” An hour later every aspect of the training session has been discussed and evaluated in the greatest details. Ask Dave to complete a swim a session without wearing the latest Garmin watch and he will have a poolside paddy!

In our experience triathletes generally sit happily somewhere between these two extremes. Which is why we are delighted to announce that we are launching three new coaching packages for 2019.
Our unique, bespoke training plans still remain at the heart of all of these packages but we recognise that everyone is different and often require different levels of feedback and coach involvement. We also understand that Data Dave needs to work with a coach who is able to interpretate, explain and then incorporate the wealth of information into his daily training. Which is the reason that the coach that Dave will be working with is a British Triathlon High Performance Level 3 Coach as well as a qualified Training Peaks practitioner.

To discover whether you are Sam or Dave and to find out more about these exciting new coaching offers click here.

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