Hello everybody, I have a question about some discomfort I’ve been feeling later and it worries me. I’ve made an appointment with the doctor, but till I can see him I wanted to see if you experienced this. My quads are too sore and nothing seems to release them; especially the top front and the internal lower section (Rectus Femoris and Vastus Medialis).

I've looked through most of the threads on recovery and didn't see any that really answered my question... I pity da fool!

Simon Ward writes Consistent training is one of the most important factors in the development of any athlete. In the eyes of many coaches it ranks even higher than natural talent.

Most coaches will subscribe to the "no pain, no gain" philosophy. More is better, faster is better, tighter intervals are better, etc. This is not the Tri Swim Coach method!

Coach Barbara writes: Whilst another triathlon season here in New Zealand is over, for many others in the northern hemisphere, it's just beginning. Although it may have been a great season and most of you would have noticed some improvements here and there, for some of you it was your first experience of having a less than satisfactory race because of your preparation.

Getting the most out of your training is a fine line between training enough and resting enough to improve but not over doing it and becoming overtrained. Coach Julian Piotto looks at overtraining and some suggestions to help avoid it.