As most triathletes either take a break this time of year, or are getting started on their winter training, it is a great time to put in place a macro structure for your coming training year. In this article Passion Fit coach and professional athlete Lydia Dant explains how she reframes the different parts of the training cycle, and what an athlete should be focussed on in each training phase. This is a great place to start for your own periodisation.
In this article Passion Fit athlete Lauren Turley discusses the taper. While there are a million ways to approach the actual training load taper – and each athlete will be different – there are many other considerations for this phase before your race which Lauren outlines here.
Loren Ward from Passion Fit believes that it is never too late to develop your swim no matter your age or experience level. Loren asked some of the teams’ athletes to share what they have learnt about swim progression, and how they apply themselves. But as Loren writes, a lot of these key learnings can be applied to all areas of your life.
Tom Ward from Passion Fit Coaching discusses in this blog why always being focussed on outcomes can lead to demotivation and disappointment. He presents an alternative approach and shares some of the techniques he uses with his athletes.
