What I have learnt training for the triathlon is that the secret behind a great race lies in the quality of your weekly training.
As we have already seen in our first article “The road to success starts here“, planning plays a key role. This should include: work on developing/maintaining your aerobic capacity, quality work and recovery time.
It is often thought that training more means you are more likely to be successful. Wrong! The real key to success in the triathlon is finding the right balance between recovery time and high-quality training sessions.
A good plan should include:
1. A winter period focusing on technique and physical fitness, as well as improving your endurance.
2. A spring period including both over-distance and quality work
3. A summer period with high-intensity quality training sessions and test races.
Recovery: this is the real key during all three of these periods. Your body will tell you how intensely and for how long you can train. Ignoring the signals it sends out would be a big mistake, so: rest when necessary!
The thing I have learnt during training is that your body needs different stimuli other than conventional training. If you want to improve your fitness, try including the following in your weekly…
