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…

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…

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…

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…

*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…

What is Stroke Count? Stroke count is the number of strokes you take each length of the pool. You count both your left and your right arm strokes and most…

When I learned to swim, I’d be first to the local pool in the morning and as I walked through the changing area, I’d have only one thought in my…

Triathlon is a relatively new sport and a consequence, there’s a huge number of people aged 30+ who have never swam competitively and find themselves now destined to a life…

There are many theories of how to best train for endurance sports. Some people prefer low intensity and greater volume, others prefer high intensity intervals and each has their own…