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Run off the bike better with a simple audit, cues, and 3 brick workouts plus run and bike sessions to beat heavy legs after cycling.

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  2. Full Distance Race Strategy: Calm Execution Beats Chaos

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01

Training Philosophy

  1. How Many Hours a Week Do You Really Need to Train for a Triathlon?
  2. Signal over Noise
  3. The Myth of the Bleeding Hero: Redefining Greatness for the Age-Group Triathlete
  4. The ‘No-Nonsense’ Gear Manifesto: Equipment That Actually Survives the Sport
  5. What To Do in Winter – Off‑Season Triathlon Training Principles
  6. You're Not a Norwegian Triathlete, And You Shouldn't Train Like One
  7. The Session That Felt Like Nothing
  8. Stuck in No-Man’s-Land: Why Triathletes Plateau and How to Break Through
  9. Slow Doesn’t Mean Safe: Why Conservative Training Can Still Get You Injured
  10. How Fitness Actually Builds: Recovery, Adaptation, and Timing in Triathlon Training
  11. Marginal Gains in Triathlon: A Costly Myth
  12. Indoor vs Outdoor Triathlon Training: What Actually Helps You Race Better?
  13. Stop Treating Swim, Bike, and Run Like Separate Sports
  14. Zone 2 Obsession? Here’s What You’re Missing
  15. Ironman Training the Sense Endurance Way: Maximise Gains in Minimal Time
  16. How to Choose a Triathlon Training Plan That Fits
  17. Sense Endurance’s Approach to Triathlon Periodisation: Smarter Triathlon Training
  18. Fads in Triathlon: What to Ignore and Why
  19. Why Lab Testing is a Waste of Money for Triathletes
  20. Why Triathletes Overcomplicate Their Training
  21. When Training Goes Wrong: Reading the Signal, Not the Noise
  22. Don’t Let Perceived Perfection Be The Enemy Of Good
  23. The Digital Delusion: Reclaiming Physiological Agency from Data Dependency
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Athlete Life & Longevity

  1. The Noise in the Kitchen: A Practical Guide to Training Nutrition
  2. Structuring Your Season: The Science of A, B, and C Races
  3. Coming Back After Time Off: Why You Don’t Need to Start From Zero
  4. Mental Fatigue, Life Stress, And Why Your “Fresh” Legs Still Feel Heavy
  5. Keeping Joy and Longevity in Triathlon: Why Athletes Burn Out Young, and How Age-Groupers Can Stay in the Sport for Decades
  6. Training with Rhythm: Female Physiology and Triathlon Performance (Part 2)
  7. Training with Rhythm: Female Physiology and Triathlon Performance (Part 1)
  8. After the Finish Line: A Coach’s Guide to Navigating the Post-Race Period
  9. Triathlon Training in Your 40s, 50s, and Beyond
  10. The Time-Crunched Triathlete: Maximising Limited Training Hours
  11. You’re Not “Overtrained”: You’re Underprepared or Misaligned
  12. Coaching the Committed vs the Curious Athlete
  13. Triathlon Coaching That Gets You Faster & Stronger, Without Wasted Effort
  14. Training Through and After Illness: A Triathlete’s Guide to Recovery
  15. Strength Training for Triathletes: Build Strength and Crush Races with Sense Endurance
  16. What working with Brett Sutton taught me
  17. Effective Communication for Athletes and Coaches
  18. The Long-Term Perspective
  19. The Long Game: My Journey to Founding Sense Endurance
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Race Strategy & Execution

  1. Kona 2026: The Problem With Knowing Better on Sunday
  2. Kona 2026: The Price of Racing Sensibly
  3. Alanis Siffert Won Roth With Principles You Can Use
  4. Dehydration: What's Actually True, and What's Just Sold to You
  5. Triathlon Transitions: The Fourth Discipline
  6. Your Race Week, Done Right
  7. Ironman 70.3 Race Strategy: Pace to Run Well
  8. Run Off The Bike: Fix The First 10 Minutes
  9. How to Train For and Race Short-Course Triathlons
  10. How to Nail Your First Triathlon Without Drowning, Crashing, or Bonking
  11. Challenge Roth – What Racing There Is Really Like
  12. Heat Adaptation Strategies for Triathletes
  13. Full Distance Race Strategy: Calm Execution Beats Chaos
  14. Why More Miles Won't Fix Your Marathon
  15. Simplifying Triathlon Nutrition: The Myths and Realities
  16. Race Report: Full Distance Challenge Almere-Amsterdam
  17. IRONMAN 70.3 Vichy: An Athlete's Race Report
04

Mental Performance

  1. When Motivation Is Gone: A Practical Playbook
  2. The Quiet Athlete: Winning Without Needing to Prove It
  3. The Mental Trap of Always Feeling Fit
  4. Serious Fun: Why Play Matters in Triathlon
  5. The Missing Ingredient in Athlete Development: Pressure
  6. Unlock Unstoppable Race-Day Confidence: Beyond Physical Training
  7. The Cost of a Frictionless Life: Losing Joy and Meaning in Life and Training
  8. The Secret to Endurance Success: Grit Over Gift
  9. Secure and Insecure Strivers
  10. Learning to Endure
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The Technical Lab

  1. Triathlon Run Technique: What Holds Under Fatigue
  2. Brick Training for Triathletes: How to Do It Right
  3. Beyond the Numbers: The 3 Durability Benchmarks That Build Real Performance
  4. Open Water Swimming Tactics: Sighting, Drafting, and Race Execution
  5. Form Under Fatigue: How To Keep Moving Well When It Really Matters
  6. Big-Gear Done Right: A Triathlete’s Guide to Low-Cadence Strength
  7. Why You’re Not Getting Faster: The Forgotten Role of Technical Skills in Triathlon
  8. How to Swim Sense Endurance Style
  9. Your Marathon Fitness Won't Save Your Triathlon Run
  10. Effective Swimming: Keep it simple and leave the circus at home