Introducing Coach Mathias Hecht
Coach Mathias will be joining the squad from 2016. I’m so pleased to announce that Mathias Hecht will be joining Trisutto.com as a full-time coach for the 2016 season and beyond. Mathias is one of...
View ArticlePerformance and Training Conditions
Carina Brechters, Nicola Spirig and Mary Beth Ellis will start a winter training block. I was recently forwarded an old forum article I wrote back in 2007 as part of TeamTBB. Eight years on and I find...
View ArticleWelcoming Coach Cali Amaral
Cali Amaral joining Trisutto.com coaching. It’s my great honour to announce that a great coach and former colleague, Cali Amaral, will join forces with Trisutto.com to once again provide Brazil with a...
View ArticleBike Shoes & Cleat Positions
Daniela Ryf with the mid-foot cleat position. Since working with Age Group athletes it is clear that they usually want to know about the specific, technical parts to our training. Unless we’re talking...
View ArticleRace Recap: Texas Comeback
3rd place for Corinne Abraham at Ironman 70.3 Austin. Corinne Abraham’s effort in Ironman 70.3 Austin was just a statement of who she is and what she stands for. 8 weeks ago she was laid up in...
View ArticleTraining Secrets and Consistency
Matt Trautman, Jordan Bryden and Nicola Spirig training in Jeju. As we go into our preparation for what could be the biggest money race in triathlon history, I have been tweeting some of the Angry...
View ArticleJust Another Race
MBE training at St. Moritz earlier this year. Reading Mary Beth Ellis’ blog Anatomy of a Meltdown, which has taken her 40 days of soul searching to put together warrants a response not just for her,...
View ArticleCouples Who Train Together
Rafal & Alicja Medak a good example of a couple who gets it right. Triathlon in the 21st century has seen more and more couples taking up the sport and sharing the experience and lifestyle...
View ArticleVictory at Ironman Cozumel
Comeback win for Corinne Abraham at Ironman Cozumel. Sometimes races can be won by athletes who are not at their best. The ingredients necessary to make this happen: Courage – being brave enough to put...
View ArticleWearing the Triple Crown
Undefeated in 2015 and the most successful year in long distance triathlon history. I have been asked to give a breakdown on the year of Daniela Ryf and how one sustains such a long term performance of...
View ArticleActive Recovery
Coach Susie Langley with Jane Hansom at Hawaii earlier this year. I thought I would put the two subjects of Rest and Christmas together, as both need to be integrated to have a happy holiday period for...
View ArticleReverse Periodisation and the New Way Forward
1985-86 Swim Coach of the Year. One of my first observations on joining triathlon in the early 90s was how outdated and neanderthal the mainstream coaching methodologies were. In fact I couldn’t...
View ArticleAddis Ababa Training Camps
Coach Harald and the great man himself, Haile Gebrselassie. Very happy to announce an exciting project for our athletes and coaches in 2016. This March and onwards we’ll be partnering with Austrian...
View ArticleNew Day Resolutions
New Year’s Eve: Making adjustments to Nicola’s (Spirig) swim tools for the first session of the year. As we head into 2016 I’ve been asked about my ‘New Year’s Resolutions’ for 2016. Unfortunately I’m...
View ArticleWelcoming Mat O’Halloran
Mat O’Halloran: 2014 AsiaTri Coach of the Year. Photo: Redg Plopino It makes me very happy to announce that coach, Mat O’Hallaron will be officially joining us in 2016 as a Trisutto.com coach. Mat has...
View ArticleA Marathon Every Third Day
Running at our Pre-Kona camp in Jeju, South Korea. With the exploits of the Bird (Daniela Ryf) producing arguably the best long course triathlon season yet seen, there was a lot of media and...
View ArticleTeam Letter – Spinning
Bike training in Gran Canaria. Photo: Rob Holden Photography Hi to all, Wishing you the best in safety and health in 2016. I want to emphasise this and for all to realise that this can be a very, very...
View ArticleClarification on Easy Rides
Coach Mathias leading out the squad in Gran Canaria. To clarify some statements and philosophy behind the recent team letter on spinning: There are two types of easy rides. 1) An easy low heart rate...
View ArticleVictory in South Africa
Back to back Ironman 70.3 South Africa titles for Matt Trautman. While we are very happy to see The Captain bounce back to his true form after a crash interrupted season in the build up to Kona last...
View ArticleIndoor Training for Triathlon
Indoor training for the Bird. Has the tan to prove it. I have been waiting to write on this topic for quite some time for all age group triathletes who don’t have the luxury to attend one of our camps....
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