Sadly I won't be there this Sunday for our first club run. However you might like to follow this session plan. If your not sure where to go I am sure one of the the local lads/lasses can act…

I was going to write this blog myself but upon opening this months 220Triathlon magazine Dan Bullock of Swim for Tri had done it for me! Dan breaks the session down into 1. Warm-up, 2. First sub-set, 3. Main…

In Swim tips 1 we introduced some sculling drills to improve your 'feel for the water'. Here are three more drills to help you develop a smooth and efficient FC technique: 1. Kicking on your front: Push off from…

Some of you have been asking what you should be doing during the week in addition to the Sunday club swim and run sessions. This depends entirely on you as an individual. You should consider each weekly plan as…

Running drills are an important part of any run session. They should take place after a 5-10min warm-up such as a light jog. The drills mimic and often exaggerate movement patterns that take place when running. Thus they provide…

Here is the session put together for Sunday January 10. It was a bit of a monster session with a few of you completing the whole thing and most of you doing very well to get through the majority…

Here is a sample session plan to incorporate the sculling drills in the previous blog. In the video you will see the first three drills. The fourth sculling drill is performed by pushing off the wall with your arms…

When you have a significant number of people sharing a lane, especially when you have mixed abilities, 'lane etiquette' becomes an essential part of a swim session. A few simple tips can mean that everyone enjoys the session a…

The Borg Scale is a simple method of rating perceived exertion (RPE) and can be used by athletes and coaches as a way to gauge exercise intensity during a training session or competition. This is one method that we…

This week in our first swim session we will introduce 'sculling drills'. Sculling drills are an excellent way to develop a feel for the water. By that I mean rather than dragging ourselves through the water with maximum effort…