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Triathlon and Multisport Injuries

Rob Dallimore is a consultant Podiatrist based in Auckland and has a special interest in multisport athletes. He is able to assess and treat chronic or acute lower limb injuries where there is a biomechanical abnormality, and can perform a bicycle position assessment and correction. His gait and bicycle analysis is with the use of a digital video camera and a great new biomechanics computer programme. Rob also deals with the less glamorous problems that all athletes come across such as removing corns and callous, treating ingrown toe nails etc.

Health & Nutrition

Injuries

Interval Training

Training for a distance swimming event is very different from training for a run or cycling event. When training for a marathon, for example, you would start out with short runs, and gradually increase your mileage each week as you build up endurance. You may work on sprints to increase speed, but overall the goal is to run further or for a longer period of time to get ready for the event. When training for an open water swim or triathlon, you must do much more than just swim more laps each time you hop in the pool.

Swim

Recovery Strategies for Runners

Races and hard training are an essential element in any training program, but to ensure that athletes absorb and maximise the benefits of these sessions, optimising recovery is important. There are several key areas that athletes can focus on to ensure quicker recovery, things that may lead to better performance from the same level of training - whether you are training 2 hours per week or 30 hours per week. The minute you finish a session your body starts recovering so what you do can make a huge difference to how long you need to wait before training hard again.

Recovery

Choose Your Weapon

When it comes to choosing your running shoe there can be a vast array of choices and it can be very difficult to decide what is best. Coach Brendon takes a look at the best way to ensure that you get the right shoe.

Running Shoes

Be Happy For This Moment Is Your Life

There is a trend out there in triathlon these days. And I for one am the newest devotee. It seems to have rolled through quietly but is really gathering speed amongst old and young, tall and short. It's training and racing from your 'happy spot'. I will give full credit of this concept to Lisa Bentley, who seemingly brought this to the forefront with a deep passion for what she does with a great big smile all day long. Natasha, watch out! Back in 2001, I was standing in line for the Porta Loo in New Zealand at the awards ceremony after Ironman.

Inspiration

The Perfect Taper

The final touches to any training program come during the taper. This is the period of your season leading up to a key race when you cut back your overall training volume and allow your body to absorb all of the hard work you did during your base building and speed phases. Doing the right kind of taper is an art unto itself.

Triathlon Training

Tapering

Are Fins Useful in Training?

One of the most common questions I hear as a coach is, "Should I use fins?" The answer depends largely on your goals, your skill level and the type of fins.

Swim

Pre Race Gear Check

There is nothing worse than getting half way through the bike leg of a triathlon to find your front changer coming loose and jamming your chain so that you can't pedal anymore. Or putting on your goggles on the start line to find the nose bridge break. Planning and checking all your equipment could be the difference between reaching your goal and dreaming about what might have been.Put together an essential equipment list.

Running Drills 101

An introduction for Multisport Athletes and Endurance Runners

By Coach Paul

drills

Go Vertical For Running Power

The Secrets to Strength and Power Training for Running

Ever marveled at the sheer power that some runners can produce? Being a strong powerful runner requires more than huge mileage and a lean frame. Brendon Downey explores some of the methods available to runners.

Trifuel

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