Wetsuit Removal
Wetsuit Removal This week we will look at what you can do to make you that little bit quicker in transition when taking your wetsuit off. All Change! Swimming in a wetsuit can affect a swimmer’s experience in a number of ways, particularly with regards to buoyancy, mobility, and warmth. Firstly, a wetsuit provides additional buoyancy […]
The Dreaded Heel Strike
The Dreaded Heel Strike Today we discuss heel striking, is it as bad as some make out or is it ok? Most of us who have been involved in triathlon for even a few years will have heard heel striking being talked about as if its some form of dangerous practice and should be avoided […]
Building Resilience
Building Resilience This week’s ‘Gospel according to,’ is all about how sport and exercise can help us to build our resilience. Exercise and sport in general provides us with an outlet, an outlet to forget about the daily grind, to clear our minds of negative thoughts, to relax and enjoy time to ourselves or with […]
Athletic Success
Athletic Success This article looks at the top 10 things an athlete needs to have to become resilient Here at Team TCC we are fortunate to be working with a wide range of athletes. One category of athlete we work a great deal with is elite youth and junior triathletes, and one thing parents and […]
Rest, the dirtiest word in triathlon
Rest, the dirtiest word in triathlon Resting, as important as training? Rest, such a simple word, yet it is probably most difficult to implement when you are so focussed on performing at your selected race. The harder and the longer you train, the better you’ll be on race day, right? WRONG! the body will only […]
Just how important is kicking?
Just how important is kicking? Today we discuss the horror of kicking when swimming and how triathletes are cheating themselves if they don’t kick. If there is one thing that strikes more fear in a triathlete than a partner finding that ‘real’ receipt for their last bike purchase, it is looking up at the whiteboard […]
How Easy is Easy
How Easy is Easy When are you training? How easy should an easy day be? In this article, we discuss how to gauge your efforts for the most benefit in your training Go hard or go home! We’ve all heard the stories of the monster training sessions a friend/competitor/pro athlete has done, and I have […]
Triathlon Motivation
Triathlon Motivation 5 Simple tips for maintaining motivation throughout the cold winter months and into the season. We all love our sport, but sometimes you don’t want to get out there and do it. We all sometimes find ourselves struggling to focus on training and getting out of the door, especially during the cold and […]