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By Glen Gore – editor and marketing manager Triathlon Plus SA
Triathlon is such a diverse sport that it is virtually impossible to perfect. I guess that’s why so many athletes are drawn to it. You never stop learning and are always striving to be better at it. You will make mistakes, the trick is learning from those mistakes and fixing it next time out.
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by Glen Gore – Editor Triathlon Plus SA
Let’s be honest, the swim portion of any triathlon for most, is by far the most daunting. The training time it takes to prepare for the swim discipline is a big part of any triathlete’s make-up, especially for the novice and lesser experienced athletes. A number of factors combine to ensure that training time becomes rather tricky when we talk swimming. Most of you will have jobs, families and other outside influences that make training for the swim extremely difficult. This article will hopefully contribute to you maximising your swim training time and delivering the best possible end result for you personally. We go in search for the tricks of the trade for the poor swimmers with little to next time to spend on swim training. Continue Reading →
Download our IRONMAN TRIATHLON TRAINING PROGRAMME’ to get you finishing in under 17 hours!
Peaking and Tapering are probably the most important fundamentals of any triathlon training program especially when we are geared towards an ironman event. You can have a great build-up with months of training behind you, seemingly in the best shape of your life. If you blow the peak and the taper, your race could potentially go up in smoke and all the effort could come to nought! Before I scare the living daylights out of you, let’s define some of the terms and get that straight. Once we know exactly what peaking and tapering are, I can then give you some pointers to ensure that you hit race day in the best shape possible. Continue Reading →
Triathlon PLUS SA magazine has put together a comprehensive 18-week Ironman training program that has been tried and tested with great success. From sub-10hr finishers right through to the novice, this program has assisted many triathletes to reach their Ironman Finish Time goals over the years. Continue Reading →
So you want to do Ironman but the swim seems a little daunting? read below:
Beginner Program for the Novice Ironman Triathlete
I have compiled a very basic 4 week program to start with, for the novice who is looking at eyeing the 3.8km distance that is the swim leg of an ironman. It must be said, that one would have a very basic form of swimming fitness coming into this program i.e. a novice who has dabbled over the 750m swim distance before and now wants to up their game and take the next step. The complete 12 week program would comprise a lot more distance and require at least 4 swims per week, but that will come in later issues. For now, we will concentrate on getting through this month long slog, which no doubt, will make you a stronger swimmer and at the least, you would be in great shape to tackle any half ironman swim course that is out there.
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Swallow and Van Hoenacker Dominate Buffalo City 70.3
Defending Champion Jodie Swallow rose to the occasion to successfully defend her 70.3 title down at Buffalo City on January 22nd. Coming into the race, Swallow had endured a somewhat miserable on and off season since winning the event in 2011. Plagued by injury and illness since her win last year, she came to East London fresh and ready to start 2012 on a positive note. She had spent some time training down in the Cape with partner James Cunnama and this seemed to pay off as she hit the water for the start of the 1.9km ocean swim. Conditions for the swim were ideal with a water temperature of around 16 degrees awaiting the 3000 competitors as they entered the Indian Ocean for what is now, the largest 70.3 event in the world. Swallow was comfortably nestled amongst the top 5 men for the duration of the swim and indeed left T2 in 3rd place overall.
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WANAKA, NZ — Australia’s Aaron Farlow came through a strong field to win the sixth edition of the long-course Challenge Wanaka triathlon on Saturday.
Farlow broke the tape in 8:41:53, 10 minutes ahead of defending champion Jamie Whyte of Auckland with Aucklander Kieran Doe another six minutes behind in third.
Farlow, a rising Canberra-based professional, took his first Ironman win last year in the UK and showed his class with a steady performance that brought him from three minutes behind in the swim to an emphatic win. He was clearly spent at the finish.
While disappointed he couldn’t defend his title, Whyte said he was pleased with a day that saw him racing solo much of the race and unable to pick up the pace on the run as he’d hoped.
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