A Guide to Improving Your Run Technique for Greater Efficiency
In endurance sport, we focus more on achieving an efficient run technique. Quite often endurance athletes are running in a fatigued state...
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Tyre Pressure - Coach Kate’s Endurance Sport Lessons
Why Tyre Pressure Is Important Improves comfort & ‘smoothness’ of ride by absorbing imperfections in the road / trail Helps avoid pinch...
Michelle Crofts - World Age Group Triathlon Championships
Never, not even in my wildest imagination, did I think I would represent Australia in a sport, but at the age of 60, that is exactly what...
The Tools - Coach Kate’s Endurance Sport Lessons
The Tools Book by Phil Stutz & Barry Michels Stutz Netflix Documentary by Jonah Hill The Tools is a book written by two psychotherapists...
Training Programs - Coach Kate’s Endurance Sport Lessons
Training programs are hugely beneficial for endurance sport. An effective program will slowly progresses your training load to reflect...
Training With Power Handbook for Cycling - Coach Kate's Endurance Sport Lessons
This is a summary of the key learnings I took from reading The Power Meter Handbook by Joe Friel, founder of Training Peaks. Power Meters...
Atomic Habits - Coach Kate's Endurance Sport Lessons
The following is a summary of the learnings and direct quotes from the book. Atomic habits describes are small achievable changes,...
Menopause and Endurance Training - Coach Kate's Endurance Sport Lessons
Common symptoms of menopause: hot flushes night sweats weight gain mood swings insomnia Menopause can also affect your ability to recover...
Training for Senior Athletes - Coach Kate's Endurance Sport Lessons
This article is a summary of the key points discussed by Joe Friel in his book 'Fast After 50' enhancing training for senior athletes. If...
Heart Rate Variability Training - Coach Kate’s Endurance Sport Lessons
What is Heart Rate Variability (HRV)? HRV is the variation between heart beats. A high HRV score (more variation) indicates you are in a...
Training Nutrition - Coach Kate's Endurance Sport Lessons
Below is a summary of recommendations for fuelling for endurance sports. Please be aware that this advice is general in nature. Please...
Mindset - Coach Kate’s Endurance Sport Lessons
Ben Crowe is a mindset coach who has worked with Ash Barty, Steph Gilmore, Dylan Alcott and the Richmond Football Club. He is a former...
Personal Hygiene for Triathlon - Coach Kate’s Endurance Sport Lessons
Sweating in lycra in a triathlon, cycling or running can result in a few uncomfortable conditions specifically relating to the skin....
Training Metrics - Coach Kate’s Triathlon Lessons
Common training metrics include heart rate, power, rate of perceived exertion, pace and speed. Training Peaks and your smart...
Sleep - Coach Kate’s Endurance Sport Lessons
Sleep is vital for recovery from training and a determinant of athletic success. Factors such as early morning training, long haul...
Iron Deficiency - Coach Kate’s Endurance Sport Lessons
Iron has several roles in the body including the transport and delivery of oxygen, and energy production. It is also key for both...
Consistency - Coach Kate’s Endurance Sport Lessons
Consistency is the backbone of an endurance training program. If you take a look at the world’s best endurance athletes you won’t find...
Mental Fatigue - Coach Kate’s Endurance Sport Lessons
Many of us are familiar with physical fatigue, from training, from work. Mental Fatigue - Endurance Sport Mental fatigue can also...
Tapering for an Event- Coach Kate’s Endurance Sport Lessons
Taper is a period of time before an event where training load is decreased. This can be a reduction in training volume (time/distance) or...
Polarised Training - Coach Kate’s Endurance Sport Lessons
Polarised Training Polarised training is completing majority of training at low intensity, with small amounts of training at moderate &...
Sport Nutrition - Coach Kate’s Endurance Sport Lessons
Sport Nutrition Sport nutrition / supplementation is a lucrative industry. There is plenty of ‘advice’ available for athletes including...
Caffeine Use Endurance Training - Coach Kate’s Endurance Sport Lessons
Caffeine is one of the few legal (since 2004) performance enhancing (ergogenic) drugs.
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