Mr Smith Talks Triathlon

We talk about the experience and lessons from spring training camp, plus how to use the run/walk approach to get your best possible result in your Half or Ironman.

23 Okt 201818min

We all want to feel like the training is making us faster. But don’t try and be fast all the time in training. Do the right training at the right time so you hit a true peak for the most important eve...

9 Okt 201826min

Triathlon is one sport. It’s about integrating swim, bike, and run disciplines - not training them as 3 separate sports. Listen in to hear about differences between triathlon and the individual sports...

2 Okt 201818min

Long time squad member Warren Sue talks about his time in the sport, the ups and down, how to make it work when juggling family and work, and other lessons that have helped him make the sport an ongoi...

25 Sep 201821min

It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking “I don’t have much time to train so I need to train harder”. However that often leads to training in the “gray zone” where you are loading the body with mor...

18 Sep 201821min

It's not about how much training you can DO - it's about how much training you can recover FROM. Training breaks down the body, and recovery helps it repair and get stronger. Its only with appropriat...

11 Sep 201818min

We can get very focused on doing the training day in day out, but there are plenty of things outside of training that will help us lift the performance. We talk about six of those today. And remembe...

4 Sep 201817min

Carrying on the nutrition theme, we talk about: fuelling your training, timing of food, different needs at different stages of training, and ensuring weight-loss goals don't sabotage your training.

28 Aug 201821min