Taper tactics
With two Australian IMs just around the corner, athletes in these races will be either at the point of tapering or looking forward to the reduction in training that a taper brings with it.
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The (not so) secret Ironman Melbourne miles of Dr Mitch - Part 2
After a fair bit of conjecture and comment from last week's training diary, Mitch checks in again with quite a different week on the road and in the water. Four weeks to go to IM Melbourne.
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The (not so) secret Ironman Melbourne miles of Dr Mitch - Part 1
Mitch Anderson is in the last few weeks of his preparation for IRONMAN Melbourne. After a considerable lay off due to injury, the good doctor has found both form and a few injury free weeks to get some good miles done. We asked if we could take a peak at his build up so for the next 4 weeks leading into IM Melbourne, Mitch will be checking in exclusively with firstoffthebike.com each week to let us know how it's all going.
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Short-course racing lessons
Racing is where all your training comes together in a single performance, where any mistakes will cost you time and placings. With triathlons involving three legs the scope for things to happen is increased, which also means there are many lessons to be learned. Here's some lessons I've learned about short-course racing.
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Training - the IM long ride
The long ride is the cornerstone of the IM training program, which for most age groupers is typically a weekend journey of sometime epic proportions. Many people define their IM preparations by their long rides and set their race day goals and pacing around the quality and outcome of their long rides, which in theory is well and good but in practice, and in my experience, is not necessarily the case.
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