Tales From The Trail

Kindly contributed by Valentina De Pascale. Swimming is a highly technical sport and without the help of a coach it can be very tough to understand weaknesses and what we need to improve on, however there are a lot of things that we can do to support ourselves and make our lives easier and our swim better. Learning how to structure a session...

Contributed by Claire Warburton from Tri-Tech Coaching What? A Race? What’s one of them?!?  Getting ready to race is one of the hottest topics right now. With the lack of racing, due to the pandemic, many of us will not have raced for quite some time. So do we remember what to do?!? How to taper, what kit is needed,...

Contributed by Jack Alford JSA Fit Let's get started... It’s no secret that warming up is up there with one of the most important components within fitness, but I can tell you now that it is also one of the most overlooked, almost forgot in some athletes training. From my own personal experience, neglecting warming up is like neglecting your...

There's no doubt that the world of indoor training and cycling has exploded in light of Covid...  (Since when was a set of second hand dumbbells £80???...) - and whether you were a convert before - or new to virtual cycling, it's here to stay.  But not all indoor training is equal - and if you want to get the most from it, you'll...