You log your kilometres. You track your pace. You think carefully about your easier days and your higher intensity days. And maybe you already do some gym work - a few squats, some core, a bit of mobility before and after a run. But here's the question worth sitting with: is your strength training actually designed for running performance? Or is it just general fitness work that happens to exist alongside your running? There's a meaningful difference between the two, and it's one that even...

Why Your Competitors Will Be Burned Out By June (And You Won't) If you're anything like I was when I first started racing triathlons, the offseason feels wrong. That voice in your head is screaming: "If you stop now, you'll lose all the fitness you've built." I get it. I've been that athlete who kept hammering through November and December, terrified of losing fitness. But here's what I learned: the offseason isn't when you lose your fitness - it's when you build the mental and physical...

If you're like most triathletes I work with as a triathlon coach, you've probably felt that familiar guilt on recovery days. Maybe you're anxiously scrolling Strava, analysing other people's workouts with that nagging voice asking: Should I really be resting when my competitors are out training? I get it. I've been there. As someone who's raced at Age-Group European and World Championship level, I understand the relentless drive to train harder, longer, and more often. But here's what...