Performance Insight - Getting in the Right Zone

03/04/23 • 31 min

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

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

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Performance Insight - Eilidh Prise

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

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Performance Insight - Rest and Recovery

Stress, fatigue and exhaustion are often a constant in the lives of people today. Long work hours, chasing after kids or pets, worrying about health, both of their own and that of their family, and even training or exercise can contribute to this.

Considering that these issues can affect our ability to exercise or train effectively, we need to be conscious of how these work-life events affect our bodies, and subsequently, manage our rest and recovery.

In this episode we will:
· Outlining why rest and recovery is important

· Look at how the body responds to stress and strain

· Consider the impact recovery has on our training so that we know when to go hard or take it easy

· Explore ways we can measure and monitor stress during training