Performance Insights

In this episode, we dive deep into the world of sports nutrition and fuelling strategies designed to boost endurance, performance, and recovery.

We’re covering everything from the essentials of macronutrients to the finer details of pre-race meals, in-race fuelling, and post-race recovery.

Welcome our guests Michael Foreman from Infinit Performance Nutrition and Claire Weller professional triathlete, this episode is packed with practical tips and expert insights to help you fuel right and get the most out of every race.

In this episode we will:

· Outline the need for fuelling for triathlon

· Explore how you can access enough energy to perform well in training and racing

· Discuss what and how much we should be eating for racing and training

As endurance athletes who are serious about improving their performance and endurance, setting up training zones according to one’s training intensity is absolutely critical. But what are these training zones, what are their benefits, and what are the different types of training zones available to you for enhancing your performance?

In this episode we discuss:
· What we mean by training zones

· Why it’s important to train within the correct zone

· How we apply this within our workouts

Eilidh Prise is the current female XTRI World Champion.

Eilidh’s first triathlon was the Celtman Scottish Extreme triathlon in 2021 which he won is a time of 13:08:26. This result qualified her to take part in the Xtri World Championships and to race the iconic Norseman Triathlon in Norway in 2022.

She returned to the Celtman in 2022 to defend her title where she won again in brutal weather conditions and strong headwinds (11:19:30). Only 6 weeks after completing the Celtman she was off to compete in the Norseman which she won and is the current female Xtri World Champion (11:47:49).

In this episode we:
· take a look at Eilidh sporting history and what motivated her to get into extreme triathlons

· hear about how she trains for her triathlon events

· learn about her next challenge and what lessons she’s learnt that we can all apply

Mairi Cumming is a Senior Chartered Physiotherapist who has also completed additional training in Orthopedic Medicine, Pilates and Acupuncture.

She is the owner and founder of M-Power Physiotherapy and Pilates based in Auchterarder, where she treats high performance athletes and the general public.

Mairi has a keen interest in cani-cross with her sidekick Tina the dog and is an accomplished triathlete.

She has competed in events Full Distance and Middle Distance triathlons such as the Outlaw, Aberfeldy and Castle Howard where she podiumed.

In this episode we:

• discuss why injury prevention is important
• hear about the common injuries Mairi has seen with athletes involved in sport and triathlon
• learn about what we can do as triathletes to prevent injuries and practical prehab routines we can do to stay injury free

Neil Edge is a Triathlon Mental Performance Coach and an ultra-endurance athlete.

He has played sports for most of his life where he began to understand the benefits of sports psychology in terms of performance.

Realising that the mind plays an important part in the success of an athlete’s performance, he has created solutions to overcome the specific mindset challenges that triathletes face.

These solutions have been tried and tested with the triathletes that he works with ranging from age groupers to professionals.

In this episode we:

· discuss why mental performance is important

· hear about ways to reduce stress and create sustainable habits to become mentally tougher

· learn how you can arrive at race day feeling calmer whilst still focused and primed to perform

For more information on the triathlon mental performance programs Neil has developed, please visit his website www.neiledge.com