How do you approach race week?
As race season ramps up, questions are posed by athletes about what and how much training should be done leading into race day. I might...
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Your Coach for today!
I'm going to treat my usual readers and those that casually float in and out, as I do when my squad annoys me. A bit of brutal honesty is...
A Trisutto Christmas gift - here & now
As we head into the festive season we would like to take the opportunity to thank you for your support. We offer our best wishes for the...
We are a product of our environment
If you follow golf, tennis or surfing at the professional level you can be forgiven for a misconception that access to year round...
What is good attitudes and facilities
A recent social media post by one of our new squad athletes whilst training in St.Moritz, prompted a couple of enquiries regarding...
There’s No Such Thing as an Overnight Success
“Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out.” -R.Collier It’s officially Autumn in the northern hemisphere, and the...
Project Ironman – The Fundamentals Part 2
In Part 1 I addressed some big picture aspects of IM preparation. In this segment I will touch on five other important areas that are...
What is a drill?
I often receive enquiries about our training methods. This included the usual chestnut about drills: 'I have been told you don’t believe...
Consistency versus adaptability
Since we launched the Trisutto.com platform one of the aspects of our program has been to offer coaching places once held for pros to age...
The great triathlon fallacy!
Many athletes, inclucing my own, are deep into the motivational tools. Whilst my consciousness isn't concerned with a lot of these...
Strength training for triathlon
Time management is a major challenge for age-group athletes. One of the major challenges for the age-group athlete is trying to find the...
What is an off season?
This is my 30th off-season now and if my experience has taught me anything, it's that the 'holidays' are inevitably the most difficult...
We will be ready
Many of us are looking towards a new year, with the hope of a return to more normal travel, training facilities and racing opportunities....
Squad note that can help you!
Yobes Ondieki winning 5000m gold at the Tokyo World Champs, 1991 We send notes to our private athletes to help them to understand the...
Your body knows best
In these difficult times we have seen one thing that stands out. Everybody has individual reactions to a virus. Some may have it and have...
An on deck rant to the age group athletes!
We usually keep our in-house training thoughts in-house..., but these are extraordinary times! We are living in race hell, with hope...
Training the systems for performance
Part 2 of things you should know about your sport but are not told! In this blog we will investigate what we are told on the internet,...
The myth of cardio
Part 1 of things you should know about your sport but are not told! Starting off with the big buzz word of this age.., Cardio! Let's...
Who do I believe?
With our generational change to social media, many business minded sports enthusiasts have developed a highly lucrative market in...
Business as usual
The Olympics is like real life itself. It's the last no bullshit zone. You have to be ready. It's brutally honest. Injuries, sickness, or...