Coaching 5/7

Am I missing out?

Coach, if I can’t go to camp or train in a group, am I missing out? Every off season stories permeate through the Triathlon media about...

New Year resolutions for all

As we head into a new year some of our athletes ask ‘coach, what would be a good resolution for me to start the new year with?’ This...

Exceptional performance craves repetition

Having coached for many, many years there is one observation that intrigues me no end. The biggest hurdle I have to deal with for new...

How long between Ironman and my next race?

Many of us are couped up at home looking for motivation, which is likely to lead to people planning their potential races following the...

The Kona surge

With 22 days and counting – it’s about this time every year that the Kona surge starts to take hold. An affliction that doesn’t just...

Which wheel is right for me?

Corinne Abraham and Ritchie Nicholls at camp in Gran Canaria. Photo: Rob Holden Photography Our approach to training extends to the...

Don’t make the race a misery!

As we head to the business end of the season, I want to address a big problem for not only age group athletes, but also pros. Putting...

Play the hand you’re dealt

Of the many valuable lessons impressed upon me during my time working with Brett, the Doc, there is one that rings true time and time...

What is success?

In every race there are only three prizes. One for first, one for second and one for third. So unless there are only three people racing,...

So you want to be a pro triathlete?

Last week I made an honest attempt to defend those developing pro athletes who train every bit as hard as the champions. They have the...

Early season lessons from the pros

We have barely started February and the first weeks of my year are spent debating and making ultimatums to athletes preparing for a...

Certainty in an uncertain world

Any person who has studied project management in the Information Technology field will be familiar with the 1975 bible on the subject...

The magic comes from within

Reading last weeks news of the passing of Canadian runner Ed Whitlock, prompted the following reflective piece - Robbie (March, 2017) In...

Sickness does not have to kill your race!

At January’s 70.3 Dubai (also the opening race of this years Triple Crown), the Angry Bird, Daniela Ryf flew just high enough to win....

Total Body Force Swimming – Part 2

In the second of our 2 part series Brett address’ the specifics of the TBF stroke and the principles behind developing a stroke for the...

Total Body Force Swimming – Part 1

Over the past 12 months we have received numerous requests from our readers for more information about our swim technique – Total Body...

Total Body Force Swimming –Part 3 Cadence for Women

Our recent blogs and discussions about Total Body Force (TBF) swim techniques have highlighted the need to find a stroke that we can...

Why we love Ironman

It is the time for reflection. Like many I’ve been reflecting about the season just gone, was it good or not so good, what went well,...

Race day tactics: Kona 2016

At trisutto.com we try and give our followers a transparent insight into high performance triathlon coaching – whether through our camps,...

Racing in the heat - part 2: It’s not a beauty contest

Fastest amateur athlete last year in Kona, Malte Bruns from Germany! Photo: Malte Bruns This time it will be more ‘personal’ and so I...