Top 10 openwater swim tips for beginners
Posted on Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
The transition from swimming in a pool to swimming in open water can be a daunting one for some people. Once you get into open water, you no longer have lane ropes or a nice [...]
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Training Camps Update
Posted on Thursday, April 29th, 2010
The long summer evenings are here so a number of training days and camps are now in full swing.
Bike Riding – A Few Things You Should Know
Posted on Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
Beginners bike tips from Eamonn Tilley.
There are certain nuances of riding a bike that are passed down by word of mouth or that some times will be demonstrated (by a good coach!). Many are simple, but if [...]
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Triathlon Boot Camps by Tri-Planet
Posted on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Tri-Planet launches Triathlon Boot Camps
Dublin based Triathlon coaching company Tri-Planet today officially launched two New Boot Camps – a Triathlon and Duathlon Boot Camp. Starting on Monday 28th March and aimed at novices and newbie’s, [...]
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Beginner’s Triathlon Training Plan
Posted on Friday, March 5th, 2010
Eamonn Tilley has put together the following 10 week plan to take you up to your first Sprint Distance Triathlon (750m swim, 20km cycle, 5km run). An excel copy of this program can be downloaded here.
Note: [...]
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Adventure Racing Training Day
Posted on Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Doing an adventure race in 2010; WAR, Gaelforce or Roar. Looking for training advise, kayak practice, hill running training? Then the WAR training day on Saturday the 20th of March is for you.
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Your First Duathlon
Posted on Friday, January 15th, 2010
Your first duathlon is full of challenges. Have a read through some of our event tips and you should find some very good advice or answers to some of those nagging questions. The key thing [...]
Eamonn Tilley’s mid-winter training tips
Posted on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
Mid-winter training tips to help you prepare and train for the 2010 season
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Winter Turbo based brick session
Posted on Monday, November 30th, 2009
In the cold, wet and dark evenings, getting out on the bike is not appealing. At the same time a lot of the turbo sessions people do are too intense for this base training phase of the [...]
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Introducing – Sebastien Locteau
Posted on Friday, November 27th, 2009
NCTC Level 3 Coach, Athens Olympic Athletic Coach
Olympic Coach Sebastien Locteau is the only Registered Level 3Triathlon Coach and Tutor of the National Coaching and Training Centre (NCTC). He is also a registered Level 3 [...]
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