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Strength

Strength underpins everything we do — not only in sport, but in life. As endurance athletes, we sometimes focus so heavily on miles, pace and heart rate that we forget the foundation that makes all of that possible. Strength supports us day-to-day, enabling us to move well, stay healthy, and enjoy our training over the long term. I like to think about strength in two parts: strength of body and strength of mind . Each plays its own role, and both are essential. The strengt

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Endurance Training – The Doorway to Success

Endurance isn’t just about going longer — it’s about building a body that lasts, a life that supports progress, and a mindset that refuses to quit. Whether you're chasing your first 5K, a marathon PB, or the finish line of an Ironman, actual endurance training builds confidence, capability, and long-term health from the ground up. But endurance doesn’t happen by accident. It requires structure, awareness, and discipline. Life needs to be organised so training can be consisten

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Strong Body

Endurance challenges might include triathlons, long-distance swimming, running, cycling, rowing, or any of these activities performed overnight, or unicycling, skating, or kayaking... the list is endless. Athletes taking on this challenge will repeatedly strain their bodies with a single set of movements. They will benefit from having stronger skeletal muscles to help endure and apply force to the activity. While endurance training builds stamina and cardiovascular power, s

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Strength of Mind for Endurance Athletes

In endurance sports, success is often attributed to physical conditioning — VO₂ max, lactate threshold, or muscular efficiency. Beneath every endurance athlete’s body lies something even more vital — a strong mind. Strength of mind isn’t about ignoring pain or pretending fatigue doesn’t exist. It’s about managing the inner dialogue that decides whether you stop or keep moving. For endurance athletes, mental strength is the bridge between training and achievement. It’s what k

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Nutrition (for endurance training and racing)

In endurance training and racing, additional healthy nutrition is needed. Referring to ‘diet’ as the day-to-day consumption of three nutritious meals, drinks, and snacks. The extra ‘sports-nutrition’ would be consumed close to the training session and during, to keep you going, and immediately after to aid recovery. The additional fuel required during these challenges is mainly carbohydrate. We burn this off fast. While some endurance is primarily fat-burning, the body

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LIFE

A high level of organisation is crucial for anyone undertaking endurance training. Be it for pure health or to be a competitive athlete. Simultaneously, endurance training also provides more structure, discipline, and consistency to your life, but one doesn’t work without the other. Let's face it, the ‘life’ stuff contains more essential, non-negotiable facets — like work and family — than endurance training ever would. Generally speaking, training is the fun bit. On

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Strategy Planning

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in determination - Usain Bolt Many people reading this have a triathlon-related goal for this year. As part of structuring training into life, this blog is to encourage you to do two main things: Think further ahead, DREAM Be grounded and realistic when you aim for things This blog is actually a strategy planning exercise. Primarily, in this context, I would like you to use it for planning your endurance goals. Bu

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Hydrating

When exercising, we sweat, even if sea swimming. Sweating is essentially dehydrating. Sweating is a very individual thing. Athletes who are heavy, those moving quickly, or those operating in hot conditions will experience higher levels of sweating. In contrast, lighter athletes, those moving more slowly and/or in cooler conditions, will exhibit lower levels of sweating. Of course, you could be somewhere in the middle (for example, a light, fast runner on a moderate day). Th

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Recognising The Nutrients

Eat more wholesome, less processed food types. Also, try to maintain a balance in the kinds of food to increase your nutrient intake. The nutrients we consume can be categorised into six groups. Each nutrient contains a set amount of Kcal per gram: Carbohydrate (4 Kcal per gram) Fat (9 Kcal per gram) Protein (4 Kcal per gram) Vitamins (no Kcal) Minerals (no Kcal) Alcohol (7 Kcal per gram) Recognising, more or less, what kind of macronutrient a food type is mainly, will h

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