Finding your psychological anchors                               “You have to fight with your brain, you have to put it in its place." Cus D'Amato As a newbie triathlete many years ago I remember one of my biggest psychological issues was failing to stay in the moment...

Drowning in data, gadgets & misinformation There are so many distractions in today’s world. Many have seeped into the world of triathlon where I see triathletes more and more distracted than ever before. The information age has done a lot to help athletes improve...

The 3 most important turns on a ski run Books have always provided me constant source of motivation and inspiration. None more so than one I read recently called The Art of learning by Josh Waitzkin. For any chess fans out there this name might ring a bell because...

Team Nagi Coaching Newsletter - May 2017 I'm so pleased to say it's been a phenomenal month for Team Nagi racing. The results have been coming in thick and fast as some people kick off their season and others on the opposite side of the world are winding down theirs....

The Race Review As much as writing a race plan is a key starting point for setting up race day success it now just as important to now sit down and review your race. This should be done at least a few days later. This allows time for the emotional dust to settle which...

  If you can’t imagine it, you can’t execute it. The transition from training to racing has now well and truly begun. It's an exciting time of year, you've trained hard all winter and now it's time to put your fitness to the test. Engaging your mind with what you...

The Fatigue Conundrum I was asked a great question recently by one of my athletes, it was regarding managing fatigue: "How do I know when it's ok to train with fatigue or when it's a bad idea because fatigue is too high? It seems the frontier to bad fatigue is a...

Team Nagi Coaching Newsletter - April 2017 Two great firsts happened this month at Team Nagi headquarters: We had daylight during our evening swim squad sessions Coach's legs made their first appearance poolside in a pair of shorts!   This all tells us that...

Get race ready - The multiple brick session Thankfully we are now approaching that glorious time of year when we leave the cold weather and dark nights behind us. It’s an exciting time for triathletes because for many means that race season is fast approaching. This...

  Dusting off the wetsuit   Usually at this time of the year wetsuits have been hidden away for quite some time. For many they will have been unused and unloved since the last race of the previous season, in many cases gathering a significant layer of mould....