Having spent over 3 decades in daft outdoor pursuits I have seen ( and made) probably every mistake in the book. There isn't a week goes by when someone does something to limit progress. Without thinking about it super analytically here are my favourites. In no particular order 1. Not being consistent and doing the boring stuff. Being distracted by the fun stuff - fine now and again but i its a feature it will limit progress. 2. Under Fuelling. Not just in sessions but every day. One that popped up for me personally simply not eating enough protein. 3. Doing the hard sets too easy and the easy sets too hard. This links to number 1...I just joined the boys for a chain gang..next days Vo2 session couldn't do it. 4. Skipping the sessions that target your weakness and always playing to the current strong suit 5. For triathlon - viewing it as 3 sports rather than a 'linked system'. If your weakness ( see 4) for example is the swim and you fail to address it, there will always be a limit on how well the whole system improves

We usually have spring camps and we have occasionally done an off season one just to set us up for the incoming darkness so we are heading to the Costa again in Oct. Triathlon Training Camp (16–23 Oct 2026) 🇪🇸 We’ve just opened applications for the next camp - this time on a more invite-only basis following the success of the previous edition. This version of the camp includes: • Longer endurance rides • Outdoor 50m pool sessions • Evening debriefs & coaching discussions • Supported bike excursion day • Structured swim, bike & run training across the week Link to book below: https://thefitescapemalaga.notion.site/The-Fit-Escape-M-laga-Triathlon-Training-Camp-35a38a7c0a9180b2a3f5c465fda0a368?pvs=143

Hi All, we are heading to the white loch for the south side open water debut. I think its about 12-14c but not really sure. Hoping to get in the water btw 4-4:30pm. All welcome!

Training peaks is the most commonly used and mis used software in the endurance world. It has amazing functionality and making use of it more fully will help you maximise training outcomes. Time is a major constraint for many and there is always lots of chat about how best to use the time. The subject can be confusing and in depth and the 'answers' are not the same for everyone. This post will tackle the 'big picture' using data from athletes that we coach. This may spark some interesting chat! Lets take a look at CTL ( Chronic Training Load) as a marker or an estimate of 'fitness'. I would say that its more a measure of consisteny mainly driven by volume - hours spent vs intesnity. So you can drive a huge CTL with copious volume and be vey consistent but that doesn't always mean you are fitter than someone with a lower CTL. CTL will of course move at different times of the year but the guys that built the idea have attributed labels to the levels : Beginners <40 Recreational 40- 80 Competitive 80-120 Elite 120 -150+ Ironman (sic) 145 -185 ( with Kona Qualifiers regularly 175+) This is fairly one dimensional so rather than using this as a rigid blueprint it can be a useful guide and it is multifactorial if we consider race distances, level of a race and of course age of the competitor. When I first came across this number the Ironman one kinda disturbed me - 175 CTL would be the equivilant of 17.5 hours at threshold intentsity which is a tad nuts so looking at it another way 25 hours of zone 2 work. Still pretty hefty. So unless you are a professional or have the time to train like one then you aren't doing that. I took a look at our stable of athletes and split it into broad categories in a mix of runners, cyclists and triathletes and looked to see where the CURRENT CTL values are overlayed with where it would be in peak season from historical seasons. March Peak Juniors - Older juniors 100-124 130 Effectively elite athletes Youths 65 - 75 90 All still at school 14 - 17

A wee while ago I was really struggling to get my swim sessions done consistently- I live over half an hour from the pool so it’s a right faff. So I came up with an incentive: get the swim done early-ish (but not too early) then treat myself to a coffee and bacon roll for breakfast afterwards. Chance to sit and listen to an audiobook for a wee bit, and just chill, something I basically never do otherwise. I’ve been listening to this brilliant book, (Swimmingly, by Vassos Alexander) but I’ve almost finished it, so I need another one! https://open.spotify.com/show/13zsVDHeEsn2trxMRbVcCZ?si=zp7uIbcqR4uiDqCpK-9Lpw So - sport-related adventurous books you enjoyed… recommendations?