Many of the Yellowfishes had the opportunity to try the Nike Lunar Trainer, Lunar Racer, Air Zoom Vomero, Air Zoom Pegasus during the training run held on Sunday, 23 November 2008.
This goes to show that fishes can run too!
Wishing all the best to everyone running the Standard Chartered Marathon 2008!!
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Triathlon Workshop
The programme's main purpose is to promote the sport of triathlon, as part of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2010, to be held in Singapore.
More details can be found here.
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ITU Coaching Course
They will be trained by the best coaching experts including ITU Sport Development Manager Alan Ley(USA) and accomplished coaches Bobby McGee(USA) & Craig Redman(AUS).
More details can be found here.
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Singapore Biathlon 2008
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Tempo Trainer by Finis
The device works by emitting an audible beep that can be set to a specific rate thus teaching swimmers to swim in a consistent rhythm.
As swimmers get real-time feedback from the beeping, a consistent pace is reinforced into the muscle memory by the repetitive symmetrical movement.
How do I recommend my swimmers to use the tempo trainer in their swim sets?
Different level of swimmers may use the trainer in different ways. As for beginners, the first thing they need to do is to find their maximum distance per stroke they can take at the specific setting. The setting found will be their distance per stroke pace. Once the setting is found, the goal is to reduce the number of strokes per lap while maintaining the distance per stroke pace by focusing on hip rotation, efficient pull and lengthening of the stroke.
Different stroke cycle may also be used to focus on the various aspect of the swim movement.
Eg. a slow setting may be used to synchronize with the rotation of the hip.
More advanced swimmers may use the tempo trainer to increase the stroke rate while maintaining the stroke length as much as possible.
Feel free to contact me if you need further information on the Tempo Trainer.
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Demonstration
To find out more about Felix, please visit his site
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How often should I swim?
As working triathletes we may not have the luxury of time. Most of us would rather spend most of our training time either on the bike or run. However, I highly recommend to all my students to spend at least 2 days/week of swim. This is especially important if swimming is your weakest event in triathlon.
What should you do when you swim on your own? Drills, drills, drills. I cannot emphasize enough to any of my students who come and complain "why my swim doesn't improve?". The first question I ask them is always "do you swim outside my class?". And true enough, most of them don't. Unlike in beginner and novice classes, there is hardly enough time to spend on doing drills in the advance class. The more intense your training sessions get, the more effort you need to put in outside the class to work on the basic drills. You may even fit in a third swim on your recovery day, just to work on drills.
What are the basic drills you can work on?
- side kick drill
- body rolling
- catch-up swim (focus on body rotation)
- finger-tip drag
- fist swim
Some important things to take note of while working on your drills:
- Don't rush through your drills
- Concentrate on whatever you need to work on (eg. balancing/body rotation/breathing/pulling etc)
- Feel the water with every stroke
- Focus, focus, focus
Of course you can't expect to attain speed just by working on drills alone. You need to work both on cardio and technique. All the time you spend working on drills will pay off when you can maintain a good form while going fast, and finally to maintain the speed and form for longer period of time.
Remember, the best triathlete may not be the best swimmer, but he/she will certainly be fresh out of the water.