Swimming – Page 2 – Coach Ray

Saturday Swim Session: John Wood’s Endurance Workout

This is a great session that develops specific endurance for triathletes and open water swimmers.

COVID-19: How to Swim Train When The Pools Are Closed

Currently here in New Zealand I’m reasonably isolated from the effects of COVID-19 with only 20 reported cases and my local pool is still open and operating. Unfortunately that isn’t the case for athletes all around the world I’m arranging Skype calls with my Northern Hemisphere triathletes and swimmers who I coach to put into place alternative plans for them. Here are my suggestions and recommendations for continuing to work on your swim fitness whilst your local pool is closed.

Top 10 Gifts For Swimmers

Christmas is nearly here, if your loved ones are struggling for suggestions for a Christmas present for you pass this list of gifts on to them.

Saturday Swim Session: The Threshold Set

Holding pace for a large number of reps, is always challenging and this session is no exception. You will reap the benefits of improved swimming threshold though, so the effort will be worth it. This session is perfect for Ironman and Olympic distance triathletes or people doing longer Ocean Swims.

Saturday Swim Session: Sprints & Stamina

Within this session I’ve included some longer reps for stamina and some shorter reps to build your sprint speed. This session is perfect for Ironman and Olympic distance triathletes or people doing longer Ocean Swims.

Clatters Chatter: First Swim Back

I’m going to go to the pool today, after I have finished my exam to relax myself and have a bit of enjoyment. The first…

Week In Review – August 5th, 2019

The Week In Review is a collection of both what I’ve put on my websites and what I’ve enjoyed reading from other sites.

UltraHumps: Where There Is A Will There Is A Way!

Swimming With Ropes…

Book of the Month June – Open Water Swimming

This is the go to bible for anyone who swims open water whether triathlete or ocean/lake swimming events. So good is this book that I’ve got two copies on my bookshelf.

Saturday Swim Session: Broken 200’s To Help You Swim Faster

Broken 200’s are a great way of developing a swim set to build the aerobic capacity of longer reps but you can add a touch more intensity due to the short rests involved. This session is perfect for Ironman and Olympic distance triathletes or people doing longer ocean swims.

Garmin (.FIT) files for Top 20 Run Workouts From Coach Ray

Back in 2019 I had published over 200 run workouts on my website. I took the 20 most popular workouts and published them in this easy to read eBook. Normally this eBook sells for $27, by itself. I’m in the process of transferring all my ebooks from my previous e-commerce store to this website, I’ve decided to add Garmin (.FIT) files for all the workouts within this eBook into a package. I’ve also thrown in some Zwift (.ZWO) files but they can’t be produced for ALL these workouts, so the ones that can have a Zwift file generated have.

Top 20 Run Workouts From Coach Ray eBook

With over 200 articles covering run workouts published when this ebook came out, I condensed it down to the Top 20 most popular run workouts. As viewed by people like you, the readers of my website.
I’m in the process of transferring all my ebooks from my previous e-commerce store to this website, so for now I’m offering them for only $7. Although I believe I have tested things thoroughly, I’m doing them for only $7 (saving $20 from the normal price) just on the off chance there is some bug in the system and there is s delay in getting the ebook to you.

Zwift (.ZWO) & Garmin (.FIT) files for Top 20 Cycle Workouts From Coach Ray

I’m in the process of transferring all my ebooks from my previous e-commerce store to this website, so for now I’m offering them for only $7 ($17 bundled with the Garmin (.FIT) and Zwift (.ZWO files). Although I believe I have tested things thoroughly, I’m doing them for only $17 (saving $20 from the normal price) just on the off chance there is some bug in the system and there is s delay in getting the ebook to you.

Top 20 Cycle Workouts From Coach Ray eBook

With over 200 articles covering cycle workouts published when this ebook came out, I condensed it down to the Top 20 most popular swim workouts. As viewed by people like you, the readers of my website.

Top 20 Swim Workouts From Coach Ray eBook

With over 200 articles covering swim workouts published when this ebook came out, I condensed it down to the Top 20 most popular swim workouts. As viewed by people like you, the readers of my website.