As children, we spend much of the time refusing to admit our parents are right. However, sometimes, deep down, you have to agree with them. My father once said that exams were merely ‘an opportunity for you to show what you knew and therefore, you shouldn’t get nervous about them’. He did get a half blue for volleyball from Cambridge,…read more →
BUCS Sprint 2013: Picnic in the Park The triathlon season got off to a great start for Oxford University Triathlon club, who picked up a grand 4 medals from the BUCS Sprint competition in Calne on 5th May. We were very lucky in that Sunday turned out to be a glorious sunny day, so a quick sprint triathlon was combined…read more →
3 weeks ago I wouldn’t have thought that I would have the control and mental strength to actually not finish a race (DNF) but still compete in one for the learning experience and more importantly be happy with my decision. Over the past few months I have struggled along with injury and as a result, been unable to get enough…read more →
INJURY OF THE MONTH (April) - Growing Pains Registered physiotherapist Neil Sleeman tells us about growing pains and how they are caused. In this edition I am going to discuss one of my special interests in the world of physiotherapy, namely injuries/conditions affecting children (Paediatric conditions). This will include a number of musculo-skeletal conditions commonly had by children as they…read more →
Does run technique actually matter? The coaches at Tri Training Harder give their answer. After watching Priscah Jeptoo (above) win with ease the London Marathon last week with her characteristic awkward-looking running style, one is left questioning the usefulness of gait analysis, run style analysis and the subsequent technical alterations suggested to athletes by so many running and triathlon coaches….read more →
It has been a busy few months here for TTH out here in Portugal and amongst all of this we have been forging relationships with some of the best up and coming names in the triathlon world. Here they are… Huub Design will be sponsoring The Tri Training Harder Triathlon Race Team with top of the range wetsuits…read more →
This weekend, 3 of our racing team athletes and Head Coach Philip Hatzis will be taking to the racing line of the Lisboa International Event (4th May). Two of them, Ross MacDonald and Jenny Latham, will be racing the Olympic Plus (slightly longer than a standard Olympic race) which is being run as a Battle between the sexes event. A…read more →
Ed Brett Director and head coach at Tri Training Harder (and resident of Saipan – a typo by the officials here – although having looked it up, seems to be an incredible holiday destination) qualified for the his second Ironman World Championships at Ironman South Africa on Sunday 14th April 2013. Ed had one of the best races of his…read more →
Quarteira ITU Cup race & Portuguese Club Championships 6/7th April 2013 On Saturday 7th April, some of Europe’s finest athletes kick started their 2013 season with an Olympic distance ITU race in Quarteira, just 5km from our base here in Portugal. We had our own team athlete Nick Beer flying our flag in his brand new Champion Systems’…read more →
Nipples, compression and big beers: A week in the sun with Oxford University Tri Club In mid-March, OUTriC swapped the tights and waterproofs of England for the shorts and suncream of Portugal on our training camp with the fantastic Tri Training Harder. Hopes and expectations were high from all the glowing reports of the previous year’s trip, and lying…read more →
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