Tried this for the first time last week. Works a treat. I still wrote the workout out on my hand as usual though - I was doing 75s and my workout was at one end! 😆
I’m not sure it’s “good” advice - but I’ve had great results by slowly increasing use of barefoot/zero drop shoes. I now do everything but my important races in them. Has built up my strength and eliminated my knee pain, and then during a race I literally feel like I’m flying.
I’m the same. Inov8 G270, Altra lone peak 6, Altra superior and Altra escalante are my go to shoes. Merrell trail gloves were also a go to shoe for less technical trails too
Super helpful coaches corner! Particularly the multiple shoe question. I just recently bought a pair of fancy carbon running shoes (Saucony Endorphin Pro 3) and they do feel amazingly fast (it's not marketing!!). But I save these for my speed days and use "normal" shoes for long, slow runs--but mostly because I'm thrifty (aka cheap). Glad to hear there's some real sports science behind not getting too adapted to the carbon shoes. Thanks!
yes! what you are doing makes total sense. Keep it up. There is no problem using carbon shoes once in a while, specially for specific workouts and races but way too many people use them too often trapped by marketing and their foot gets super weak and that leads to injury and not enough improvement. I use mine for some brick sessions and races only. Speed workouts with old school race flats like the Asics hyperspeed or the Nike Streakfly. Some cushioning but they really get the foot working. Have fun!
I think the same. I run my slow z1 and z2 in Barefoot Shoes for short distance and my stability shoe for z1 and z2 for longer runs. Race and race like workouts as well as threshold and HIIT I prefer using carbon plated shoes - closest to race situations
How long does it generally take to improve on your swimming speed? Unlike in running where I can get a sense for what faster paces feel like, I can’t overcome my technical insufficiencies to swim faster than a 1:40 pace for 50yd. For reference I’ve been swimming for only a couple months now and I’m training for a 70.3. I can hold a 2:00/100yd pace pretty well and have a solid running and cycling background. #GTNcoachescorner
I do use my Mach 5 (least cushion) for my short, quick runs and Cliftons (more cushion) for longer runs. Still, I don't understand the shoe question. Won't your easy runs always be slower than your interval or tempo runs? I know some people enjoy the data and science side, but my feeling is, unless you are a pro or someone trying to be in the money at events, enjoy the process. Granted, I'm the one who supports all the top runners by finishing in the bottom 10%.
I’m a keen runner, cyclist and wannabe triathlete and, like many, it’s the swim that’s holding me back. I’m working on my freestyle technique (thanks to your awesome videos) but progress is frustratingly slow. I still can’t quite finish a full 50m length while I can happily do 1.5km breaststroke at 2:20min/100m, should I just signup to my first triathlon and focus on breaststroke? Or go back to basics and slowly build up my freestyle technique? I’m looking into lessons but worry I’m losing motivation. Any advice? #gtncoachescorner
#gtncoachescorner Hi, While running or biking for longer than a hour my front part of the left foot goes fully numb. When I ride a bike for more than 4 hours my right foot has mild numbness. I havent done runs more than 1:30 so I dont know about the mild numbness in my right foot. In the begining I thought its from the bike possition but when I started running I crossed that. My shoes are new for both sports. My guess is nutrition or innate defect.
#gtncoachescorner Hey coaches love your work, wee question about swimming! I'm preparing for my first Olympic distance in May with the end goal being Taupō Ironman in March '24 (maybe the 70.3 in December, might be getting carried away!). I have the opposite problem from most people, I did a lot of pool/competition swimming when I was younger (albeit, some time ago) but have spent a lot of time around the ocean/open water since. Running is the newer sport for me; I'm still quite slow and building mileage, but it's a process. Getting back into swim I was actually going a fair bit faster than I had the fitness for, purely because my technique is pretty solid so have been working on slowing down and pacing. I've been able to implement some little technique bits here and there, but my primary focus is building back that upper body strength and stamina. So my question(s): do I still need to have dedicated technique/drill sessions? Or should I continue with maybe a few drill sets once a week or so? Or something else entirely? Ultimately: is my time better spent just working in building that mileage, or are there still gains to be made from breaking down my stroke technically? Also, is it worth doing a swim stroke assessment with existing ability? Was thinking in the months preceding the IM it mightn't hurt, mostly from an energy-efficiency perspective.
Hello Coaches. May I ask best foods to eat after training and around what time after training session should we fuel to recover. Thank you very much. #gtncoachescorner
#gtncoachescorner Hi guys! I was hoping you have some tips to prevent "runner's toenails"? I'm wearing the right shoesize (after extensive testing), keeping my toenails short and yet I cannot remember the last time I had 10 healthy and happy toenails. Appreciate the help and love your work!!
Side note: i know James had quite the challenge to read out my username last time you answered my Q, so sorry about that 😅 this is what happens when you create your YT profile at 8 y/o and you want to become a mermaid... Hello, I'm Julia 🙋🏼♀️
Hi! Thank you for all the great pieces of advice! I have a question regarding nutrition before the start when you are intermittent fasting. I'm doing it every day as a part of healthy living and I try to fit trainings in my 10h eating window. But what should I do in the days before the start of 70.3 and IM? Should I fast as normal or as "carboloading" eat more with a smaller time gap in fasting? #gtncoachescorner
Hey everyone! Recently completed my first race of the year a sprint distance, and looking towards an olymoic distance this may, I want to improve my training and would like to ask, should I do all my high intensity workouts in one day for 2/3 times a week, or should I do one on say tuesday then another on wednesday and another on friday with thursday being time off, this training distribtion between three disciplines has baffled me to say the least, would really love for you guys to do a segment on this, thanks for the great vid as always! #gtncoachescorner
#gtncoachescorner Hi, GTN, appreciate the advice as always! I've got my second 70.3-distance race coming up this June. Because I've raced this distance before, I'm confident enough in terms of baseline fitness, but not for the specific conditions of the race. My first 70.3, Grand Rapids, had a bike course that was almost entirely flat. However, I've had some teammates describe the bike course of my upcoming race, IM 70.3 Virginia's Blue Ridge, by saying "You're basically either going uphill or downhill the entire time." I've never done a race like that at *any* distance--what should I be doing to prepare for an especially hilly bike leg? Is there anything I can do on a trainer, such as low-cadence reps or tackling Zwift's larger KOMs? Is it worth spending more time getting outside and trying to find some good hills to practice on? Or, should I just stay focused on my current training and get myself as fit as possible for the start line /regardless/ of the conditions?
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FYI, a diving notebook w/ pencil can also work for analog swim logging
Poolside workout - written on paper and the paper goes in a clear ziplock bag. stays dry. stays readable. easy to carry/manage.
Tried this for the first time last week. Works a treat. I still wrote the workout out on my hand as usual though - I was doing 75s and my workout was at one end! 😆
What more could you want! 🙌
I’m not sure it’s “good” advice - but I’ve had great results by slowly increasing use of barefoot/zero drop shoes. I now do everything but my important races in them. Has built up my strength and eliminated my knee pain, and then during a race I literally feel like I’m flying.
Which shoes do you race in?
I’m the same. Inov8 G270, Altra lone peak 6, Altra superior and Altra escalante are my go to shoes. Merrell trail gloves were also a go to shoe for less technical trails too
@@jimjamthebananaman1 same size in all shoes?
Same for me, using the Altra shoes improved my running abad pain/niggles are completely gone
@@DevelopingNL same size for me. (Using Merrill body gloves)
Super helpful coaches corner! Particularly the multiple shoe question. I just recently bought a pair of fancy carbon running shoes (Saucony Endorphin Pro 3) and they do feel amazingly fast (it's not marketing!!). But I save these for my speed days and use "normal" shoes for long, slow runs--but mostly because I'm thrifty (aka cheap). Glad to hear there's some real sports science behind not getting too adapted to the carbon shoes. Thanks!
yes! what you are doing makes total sense. Keep it up. There is no problem using carbon shoes once in a while, specially for specific workouts and races but way too many people use them too often trapped by marketing and their foot gets super weak and that leads to injury and not enough improvement. I use mine for some brick sessions and races only. Speed workouts with old school race flats like the Asics hyperspeed or the Nike Streakfly. Some cushioning but they really get the foot working. Have fun!
Awesome #coachescorner today, James!
9:23 Write in the rain style notepads no mess and is meant from wet conditions.
I think the same. I run my slow z1 and z2 in Barefoot Shoes for short distance and my stability shoe for z1 and z2 for longer runs. Race and race like workouts as well as threshold and HIIT I prefer using carbon plated shoes - closest to race situations
do you mean z3 and z4 for the altter half?
@rundown132 z3 and z4 as well as z2 to z3 for long runs, Half Marathon distance and above.
How long does it generally take to improve on your swimming speed? Unlike in running where I can get a sense for what faster paces feel like, I can’t overcome my technical insufficiencies to swim faster than a 1:40 pace for 50yd. For reference I’ve been swimming for only a couple months now and I’m training for a 70.3. I can hold a 2:00/100yd pace pretty well and have a solid running and cycling background. #GTNcoachescorner
I do use my Mach 5 (least cushion) for my short, quick runs and Cliftons (more cushion) for longer runs. Still, I don't understand the shoe question. Won't your easy runs always be slower than your interval or tempo runs? I know some people enjoy the data and science side, but my feeling is, unless you are a pro or someone trying to be in the money at events, enjoy the process. Granted, I'm the one who supports all the top runners by finishing in the bottom 10%.
I write my swimming workout onto my bottle so that I don't have to take another item poolside. Works fab! ☺️
Great hack! You are on to something there 🙌
What do you write with/ how do you erase it?
@@wilfdarr White board pen or marker pen. Wipe off as I complete sets.
I’m a keen runner, cyclist and wannabe triathlete and, like many, it’s the swim that’s holding me back. I’m working on my freestyle technique (thanks to your awesome videos) but progress is frustratingly slow. I still can’t quite finish a full 50m length while I can happily do 1.5km breaststroke at 2:20min/100m, should I just signup to my first triathlon and focus on breaststroke? Or go back to basics and slowly build up my freestyle technique? I’m looking into lessons but worry I’m losing motivation. Any advice? #gtncoachescorner
#gtncoachescorner
Hi,
While running or biking for longer than a hour my front part of the left foot goes fully numb.
When I ride a bike for more than 4 hours my right foot has mild numbness.
I havent done runs more than 1:30 so I dont know about the mild numbness in my right foot.
In the begining I thought its from the bike possition but when I started running I crossed that.
My shoes are new for both sports.
My guess is nutrition or innate defect.
Good vid Gtn
#gtncoachescorner Hey coaches love your work, wee question about swimming! I'm preparing for my first Olympic distance in May with the end goal being Taupō Ironman in March '24 (maybe the 70.3 in December, might be getting carried away!). I have the opposite problem from most people, I did a lot of pool/competition swimming when I was younger (albeit, some time ago) but have spent a lot of time around the ocean/open water since. Running is the newer sport for me; I'm still quite slow and building mileage, but it's a process.
Getting back into swim I was actually going a fair bit faster than I had the fitness for, purely because my technique is pretty solid so have been working on slowing down and pacing. I've been able to implement some little technique bits here and there, but my primary focus is building back that upper body strength and stamina. So my question(s): do I still need to have dedicated technique/drill sessions? Or should I continue with maybe a few drill sets once a week or so? Or something else entirely? Ultimately: is my time better spent just working in building that mileage, or are there still gains to be made from breaking down my stroke technically?
Also, is it worth doing a swim stroke assessment with existing ability? Was thinking in the months preceding the IM it mightn't hurt, mostly from an energy-efficiency perspective.
Hello Coaches. May I ask best foods to eat after training and around what time after training session should we fuel to recover.
Thank you very much.
#gtncoachescorner
#gtncoachescorner Hi guys! I was hoping you have some tips to prevent "runner's toenails"? I'm wearing the right shoesize (after extensive testing), keeping my toenails short and yet I cannot remember the last time I had 10 healthy and happy toenails. Appreciate the help and love your work!!
Side note: i know James had quite the challenge to read out my username last time you answered my Q, so sorry about that 😅 this is what happens when you create your YT profile at 8 y/o and you want to become a mermaid... Hello, I'm Julia 🙋🏼♀️
Hi! Thank you for all the great pieces of advice! I have a question regarding nutrition before the start when you are intermittent fasting. I'm doing it every day as a part of healthy living and I try to fit trainings in my 10h eating window.
But what should I do in the days before the start of 70.3 and IM? Should I fast as normal or as "carboloading" eat more with a smaller time gap in fasting?
#gtncoachescorner
Hey everyone! Recently completed my first race of the year a sprint distance, and looking towards an olymoic distance this may, I want to improve my training and would like to ask, should I do all my high intensity workouts in one day for 2/3 times a week, or should I do one on say tuesday then another on wednesday and another on friday with thursday being time off, this training distribtion between three disciplines has baffled me to say the least, would really love for you guys to do a segment on this, thanks for the great vid as always! #gtncoachescorner
I used 1 pairs a year can i?
#gtncoachescorner Hi, GTN, appreciate the advice as always!
I've got my second 70.3-distance race coming up this June. Because I've raced this distance before, I'm confident enough in terms of baseline fitness, but not for the specific conditions of the race. My first 70.3, Grand Rapids, had a bike course that was almost entirely flat. However, I've had some teammates describe the bike course of my upcoming race, IM 70.3 Virginia's Blue Ridge, by saying "You're basically either going uphill or downhill the entire time." I've never done a race like that at *any* distance--what should I be doing to prepare for an especially hilly bike leg? Is there anything I can do on a trainer, such as low-cadence reps or tackling Zwift's larger KOMs? Is it worth spending more time getting outside and trying to find some good hills to practice on? Or, should I just stay focused on my current training and get myself as fit as possible for the start line /regardless/ of the conditions?
A swim workout that is too complicated you can’t memorize it is a swim set too complicated!
Write or print your workout slip it in a ziplock bag
Yes