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Make your winter triathlon training miles count. The last Sunday in October marked the end of Daylight Savings Time in the UK. Turning our clocks back an hour means the end of another triathlon season and the start of our dark and often gloomy winter. As outdoor training conditions deteriorate and limited daylight hours keep […]

When it comes to planning your triathlon season and choosing which races to enter, ‘each to their own’ and rightly so. We all race for different reasons and there are many considerations that influence our decisions about where and when (and how far) to race. After all, for the vast majority of us who aren’t […]

I can hardly believe that almost an entire year has passed since I started TRTC. And it’s been an amazing year. I’m happier than I’ve ever been and working harder than I have in my whole life. Every day I’m doing work that I love, coaching and training some amazing athletes, each very different, with […]

Introducing the TRTC 2018 Advent Calendar with 24 triathlon training tips for your winter season. The holiday season is fast approaching and Advent calendars are an intrinsic part of our countdown to Christmas. I’d never really thought much about Advent beyond the traditional Advent calendars I use with my children every year – typically a […]

The temperature has been dropping to single digits and we turned the clocks back this past weekend – a sure sign that Winter is fast approaching and the triathlon ‘off-season’ is upon us. You’ve been buzzing for months, having an amazing season of highs and lows, with targets to go for and the achievement of […]

Gemma Sisson has never considered herself an ‘athlete’. She’s ‘The Kitchen Mixer’, sole proprietor of a made-to-order cake company, dedicated to making life ‘that little bit sweeter’. As the sole owner/employee of this highly successful small business, she works hard, and a LOT! Like most of us, Gemma did sport at school and the odd […]

Tomorrow, on Sunday 2nd September, TRTC’s very own Ashley Roughton will be participating in the 70.3 Ironman Wold Championships in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Qualifying for an Ironman World Championships is a monumental achievement. More than 130,000 athletes from around the world vie for just 3,000 places every year and, for the majority of athletes, […]

Last year at Ironman Copenhagen my bike was stolen. I’d been training towards this specific Ironman for the better part of a year – I was in the best shape of my life, my training had been going really well, and I was peaking at just the right time. And I loved that bike; I […]

No matter your cycling ability or goals, there are 5 critical reasons to have your bike professionally fitted: Improved Aerodynamics = more speed Increased Comfort = greater enjoyment Enhanced Energy Efficiency = better power management Reduce/Eliminate Recurring Pain = so you hurt for the right reasons Prevent and Reduce Injury = so you don’t end […]

‘If we want something we’ve never had, we must do something we’ve never done’ Welcome to my new blog page, where every month I’ll be blogging about the challenges we face in becoming better triathlon athletes. As both a triathlete and a coach, every day I witness ordinary people achieving extraordinary things. But as a […]