Long sessions, greater than race distance/duration provides the body with a training stimulus that develops the aerobic system. It is key that the aerobic system is optimsied for success in endurance events like an Olympic distance triathlon or ¼ Ironman.
View More Ask Coach Ray – How Come My Long Runs and Long Rides are So Long?
What to Do When Your Training Gets Disrupted Coach Ray discuss what to do when your trianing gets disrupted. Regardless of why the training got disrupted.
View More Coach Ray’s Chat Ep 05 – What to Do When Your Training Gets Disrupted
VO2 Max: What is it? And why does it matter? Coach Ray discuss the benefits of VO2 Max training and includes some suggested workouts.
View More Coach Ray’s Chat Ep 04 – VO2 Max: What Is It? And Why Does It Matter?
How to maintain your motivation over winter. A series of tips so you can optimise your training and come into spring fitter and faster than previous sessions.
View More Coach Ray’s Chat [Ep 03] – Maintaining Motivation Over Winter
Ray’s Rules for Healthy Eating
View More Coach Ray’s Chat [Ep 02] – Day to Day Nutrition
How to manage anxiety and optimise pre-race jitters for performance.
View More Coach Ray’s Chat [Ep 01] – How To Deal With Anxiety Before An Event
The purpose of this form, is to assist with your final mental preparation for your running event. It will guide you through developing your race plan, as well as assisting you to plan ahead to the ‘what if’ scenarios that may (but hopefully don’t) unfold for you during your running event.
View More Running Event Self Psych Form
How do you measure intensity? So many coaches use so many different methods, power, Heart Rate (HR), three zones, five zones, seven zones?? I’ve been planning a series of weekly articles for over a year now, looking at what different coaches prescribe (or used to prescribe) and why. This article is part of a series that is exploring how other coaches determine intensity, using Hunter Allen and Andrew Coggan’s Training and Racing With A Power Meter book as the primary reference.
View More Hunter Allen & Andrew Coggan’s Cycling Intensity
How do you measure intensity? So many coaches use so many different methods, power, Heart Rate (HR), three zones, five zones, seven zones?? I’ve been planning a series of weekly articles for over a year now, looking at what different coaches prescribe (or used to prescribe) and why. This article is part of a series that is exploring how other coaches determine intensity, using Paul Newsome & Adam Young’s Swim Smooth book as the primary reference.
View More Paul Newsome & Adam Young’s Swimming Intensity
How do you measure intensity? So many coaches use so many different methods, power, Heart Rate (HR), three zones, five zones, seven zones?? I’ve been planning a series of weekly articles for over a year now, looking at what different coaches prescribe (or used to prescribe) and why. This is the third article in the series, using Jack Daniel’s Running Formula as the primary reference.
View More Jack Daniels’ Running Intensity