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New Year Resolutions
We all like to start the New Year on a positive note and set some resolutions to better ourselves in the year ahead. Let’s look at some things you can do to improve your fitness and performance in the...
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Treadmill as a Training Tool
The treadmill is a tool that is not explored as much as it should be. It has a reputation of being boring compared to running outside. As much as there is a good deal of truth to this, it also offers...
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Power Breakfast for Optimal Performance in 2015
Breakfast is my most favorite meal of the day and also your most important meal of the day. It sets you up for a successful day so your body and brain get optimal nutrients. For those people who say...
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Just Gave Birth And I Want To Start Training Again! | Ask The Coach
Coach Ani de Leon is a Certified Level 2 Triathlon Coach by the International Triathlon Union and has completed coaching, camp requirements and attended coaching courses such as Endurance Performance...
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Preparation for a big race in a new place: Advice for new triathletes
When doing a regional race, aim to get to the destination at least 3 days in advance. This will give you a chance to build your bike up, do all the pre- race admin and shake off the fatigue from the...
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Can’t Take Cramping No More | Ask The Coach
Coach Ani de Leon is a Certified Level 2 Triathlon Coach by the International Triathlon Union and has completed coaching, camp requirements and attended coaching courses such as Endurance Performance...
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3 Most Important Bike Sessions in Triathlon
After nearly two decades of being involved with triathlon, both as an amateur triathlete, professional triathlete and coach, I had the opportunity to train and learn from the best coaches and athletes...
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A 70.3 Q & A (Question And Answer)
For someone who can only train 10hrs/week (between 8-12hrs) for a 70.3, with no particular strength/weakness – all swim bike run are equally average, how would you allocate the training hours and at...
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How Can I Swim Faster? Are Pool Paddles Effective? | Ask The Coach
Coach Ani de Leon is a Certified Level 2 Triathlon Coach by the International Triathlon Union and has completed coaching, camp requirements and attended coaching courses such as Endurance Performance...
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6 Tips to Improve Your Run
Having trouble with your run? For most (ok, some) people, running is their weakest discipline. Check out the following tips that can be incorporated into your running workouts and can help you on race...
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Injuries
Training for top level performance in Ironman, injuries are inevitable but there is a lot we can do to prevent injuries from occurring. So many of us focus on simply swim bike run and neglect the...
View ArticleSwim Fit
Swimming is often overlooked in Ironman as it’s seen as a short warm up before the main event. This thinking has led to swim training being overlooked or the bare minimum of work being done so athletes...
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Race Day – Avoiding Mistakes
Getting to race day fit and ready to race is a hard task and a challenge to every athlete and coach. I would say as a coach those final 2 weeks before a race are the most stressful of an entire...
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KABOOM
You’re flying along enjoying your first Ironman then you hit 120km and KABOOM! How many athletes experience this at 120km in an Ironman ride, it’s amazing how often this happens and athletes have a...
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Appropriate Race Day Swim Gear That Can Make You Swim Faster
As the triathlon world has its eyes on the Ironman World Championships this weekend, in the warm waters of Hawaii, you will likely see most of the participants using a speedsuit for the swim leg of the...
View ArticleRunners Knee and How to Prevent It
I vividly remember the time when I supported my friend at a marathon event. He is in the school varsity athletics team and is an avid runner. However during that particular marathon, he was not one of...
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I Want To Do Triathlons. How Do I Start Training? | Ask The Coach
Coach Ani de Leon is a Certified Level 2 Triathlon Coach by the International Triathlon Union and has completed coaching, camp requirements and attended coaching courses such as Endurance Performance...
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“ALL OUT” means “ALL OUT!”
“ALL OUT” means (slightly more) “ALL OUT”. I recently had my eyes opened by Matt Fitzgerald’s article in Inside Triathlon- “You are a Quitter”. He references Marcora’s ground-breaking study that...
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Marathoner Has Limited Time To Train | Ask The Coach
Coach Ani de Leon is a Certified Level 2 Triathlon Coach by the International Triathlon Union and has completed coaching, camp requirements and attended coaching courses such as Endurance Performance...
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Complete Guide: Improve Your Cycling For Short and Long Races with Indoor...
In the last article, we discussed the benefits that race training on the treadmill offers triathletes. This topic has been very well received by the fact that many triathletes, especially those who...
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