As we head into spring training, most athletes are planning their schedules and hoping to reach summer in a strong position. This will be your year!! This will be the…
Author: marc laithwaite
Understanding Intensity & Output
Monitoring your training intensity and workload is an art form and we have lots of toys which can help us to achieve it successfully. A lot of runners have GPS…
If you can’t do the simple, how do you expect to do the complex?
So we posted LAST WEEK about simple periodisation and the benefits of polarised approach. There’s enough evidence now (thanks to mass data collection via online platforms) to demonstrate that those…
Training data can mess with your head…
If you read page 1 of most ‘coaching books’ it will start with ‘monitoring progress’. If you keep a training diary, you will hopefully see your power output or running…
Anaerobic Speed Reserve (ASR)
The Anaerobic Speed Reserve (ASR) has been used for many years in sports science and endurance coaching, specifically for running. As usual, it tends to be over-complicated and over-scientific, but…
There’s a perfect plan, then there’s a person who needs to do it… PART 2
Process orientated people always do better… We know that process orientated people are more consistent with their training plan and generally have greater longevity in the sport compared to ‘outcome…
Use the force… but what if you can’t?
*This is an old blog posted several years ago, but we’ve updated and re-posted as this topic has arisen recently with coached athletes. The key to using sports science testing…
Understanding test results
The testing is one of the most important aspects of the plan and understanding the results gives you real insight into your personal strengths and weaknesses. When you complete your…
Before you worry about going faster, stop slowing down….
Another weekend of Ironman racing and luckily we had the weather! If you raced Ironman UK, I hope you achieved the result you’d hoped for (probably not, we’re never happy)….