10th – 16th October is week 2 of training year: We’ve 4 sessions organised to help you move forwards this week: Tuesday run – Kelvingrove / Park Circus – new format strength and VO2 set followed up with a run vo2/speed set. Not huge km’s, plenty of rest but goodness some quality. Sign up here Wednesday Zwift / zoom – 7pm-8:10pm session 1 is deep aerobic conditioning with a 90 sec twist / challenge at the end. Get the session through training peaks to sync on zwift (ask us for it). Zoom feed / instructions for those without zwift – click here Friday Mobility – 6:30-7:15 – you asked for earlier so it’s on earlier!! Your coach will guide you through dynamic but gentle mobility…
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AGANST THE CLOCK
SATURDAY 13th / SUNDAY 14th MARCH AGAINST THE CLOCK A WEEKEND OF ONLINE ACTIVITIES TO AID YOUR TT / TRI RIDING BOOKINGS HERE This is a flexible weekend designed to help those interested in improving their riding against the clock – specifically Cycling Time Trials and Triathlon. The weekend offers 8 hours of input spread over 6 separate sessions including: 2 group riding sessions via zwift including proper base training and interval set. 2 off the bike functional training sessions. A theory workshop examining the theory, science and reality of riding against the clock A Q+A with Jo Patterson – a very new kid on the block, multiple top 5 UK national CTT champs performer who is working hard whilst facing the issues many of…
Christmas Urbaneering
CHRISTMAS URBANEERING WHEN: 18th + 19th DECEMBER 2020. WHAT: A running challenge with a twist WHO: Suitable for all ages and abilities. WHY: For fun, challenge your brain and body, help raise funds for a deserving charity, win prizes, Gift bag for participants Enter Here!! Get yourself into the Christmas spirit with our new take on our ever popular Urbaneering. Suitable for all ages and abilities, this is a great event to do as part of a family Christmas day out or with friends (current Covid restrictions permitting – currently up to 6 people from up to 2 households but this may change). WHEN: 18th + 19th DECEMBER 2021 (complete at your leisure over the time period). WHAT: A running or walking activity challenge with…
Triathlon training continues to build
Maintaining triathlon training is difficult at the best of times, throw in a global pandemic and lock down measures and it makes the process almost impossible, or so you might think. Pro Endurance Coaching has introduced a series of on line training activities that will definitely keep you in top condition ready to get back to training outside when current restrictions are lifted. The sessions provide not just triathletes but runners, cyclists and any endurance enthusiast with training sessions that match your needs. We have strength and conditioning sessions that work on some of the major muscle groups used in each discipline, coached turbo sessions that maintain cardio fitness but also work on bike strength and technique and swim sessions. Yes I did say swim…
MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS – A GREAT GUY STEPPING UP
If you follow triathlon you won’t have missed the superb race performance of Marc Austin at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. April 5th 2018 was a great day for the sport in Scotland. It’s been lovely to see the buzz it created and especially witness the inspiration delivered to the kids in the sport. Since then I’ve received a fair few communications both congratulating me as Marc’s coach and also asking what I do that has allowed him to step up. REALITY CHECK – I’M NOT MARC’S COACH!! I do however perform consultancy work for Marc, so if you need to categorise me you could call me his Performance Consultant. Marc is officially self coached and based in Glasgow when not training or racing abroad….
Warm Weather Training 2018
Located 110km north of alicante airport, Denia is one of the most accessible / cheapest venues to reach from Scotland. It has over 325 days of sunshine per year, is one of the driest parts of europe with warm temperatures through March and April but not excessive heat. It is well known as one of the best cycling destinations in Europe and a regular haunt of pro teams. This spring Camp brings together the amazing training opportunities in this region using the local pool and athletics facilities alongside top quality coaching to create the optimum environment to learn and progress as a Triathlete. Running between 24th March and 7th April, there are two 7 day camp options, individual needs can also be discussed. Training will…
Race Results and The Higher Purpose.
Saturday was a roller coaster day. A rare day off work was planned but harder to execute than planned with clients racing all over the place. A smartphone makes it hard to avoid contact / finding out results. Truth be told I like that most of the time – because I care about what I do, I care about peoples goals, aspirations and dreams and I work to help them achieve. As the day went on results filtered in from various locations – a breakthrough performance at youth elite level, a nasty crash for another hard working technically proficient athlete, great racing and experience from the amazing kids that inspire me. A couple of folk struggling with health and specific elements of performance giving results…
TESTING TIMES
Mention time trials and training session numbers often drop dramatically, don’t mention time trials and athletes complain that they couldn’t prepare properly… A pattern that is no doubt echoed through all sports, and at all levels. So, if it has such a detrimental short term effect on training, why do coaches persist with it? Long term athlete development is our main purpose; educate and develop athletes to perform at a higher level. Perhaps understanding more about what can be gained from testing will help get rid of those jitters, and encourage a few more to test their capabilities. Types of testing Testing can be done in various ways, and of course in different conditions/ situations. These can include; Straight out time trial Lactate testing/ lab…
The Missing Component
The Missing Component – A blog from Crawford. I’m writing this off the back of delivering a very successful triathlon training camp, focusing primarily on strength and technical application. Incorporating strength work into your programme with the correct balance and intensity can take your performance to the next level. Our camp had 2 main strength sessions, with a different focus for each session. The first focused predominantly on functional ability; which can be more simply described as flexibility, balance and control of movement. The second session was a higher intensity circuit session that used a blend of functional movements as well as explosive strength and power exercises. Getting a balance of both of these elements into your programme can really benefit all 3 sports, and…
Shortcut Society – A Coaches Observation
John’s October blog!! As a coach some of my key skills are observation and feedback. In the simplest form this might be observing an element of technique and providing feedback to aid correction and improvement. Other forms of feedback might include identifying when an athlete at a session needs the content of the session changed, maybe due to fatigue or failing to meet objectives and subtle (or not so subtle) changes are needed. That’s why if you attend a group session I coach there are often many mini sessions going on at the same time with people completing things optimised for their improvement. These are very important skills for a good coach and if you look around it’s not often done very much or done…