I often get asked about how best to prepare for a race. I’ve learned that the key for me is to focus on being as physically fit as I can be on the day. And so I focus on swimming, cycling and running almost exclusively. I add in some yoga and in the offseason some strength training.
So it was good to read that one of Canada’s top triathlon coaches, Joel Filliol, has a similar philiosophy. [Let me be clear that he had his philosophy first. I've read of his approach and other coaches in developing my own, combined with more than a decade in the sport.]
You can read Filliol’s response to several questions here:
Among the key things he says:
- athletes need ‘sustainable’ and ‘consistent’ training to improve – and it takes time
- the key to athletic success: conditioning, conditioning, conditioning
“… it’s about getting our athletes as fit as they can be and ready to race and express that.”
“If I give people advice, frequency is important in such that even short workouts are still really useful. If you only have time to swim 20 minutes, that’s better than nothing. And doing that more often. Even short runs-20 or 30 minutes-are much better than not doing those, and spread those throughout the week and you can achieve a good level of frequency.”
He also says be wary of coaches with whom many athletes become injured. He also says keep it simple, avoid making training complicated, avoid trying to be too sophisticated.
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