North Devon Triathletes - Training
Coach - Alan Ward
Level 2 British Triathlon CoachSTC(b) Swimming Teacher
Level 1 Athletics Coach
MSc Coaching Science
BA (Hons) Applied Sport Science and Coaching
Qualified SAQ Instructor
Podcast Sidekick to Joe Beer (like BooBoo to Joes Yogi Bear)
British Triathlon National Ranking Series 2007 - 11th in Age Group
World Triathlon Age Group Championships 2007 - 84th in Age Group
10mile TT PB - 22:28
Session Details
Swimming
Sunday Swim Feedback Form
Sundays 8.50am Start - 10:05am Finish, Barnstaple Leisure Centre. Cost £3 to be paid at poolside pre-session start. £4 for non-membersThe aim of these sessions is to make a logical progression through the different components of an efficient freestyle swimming stroke. The sessions provide explanations, descriptions and feedback upon your execution of each component. Drills are chosen to enhance your understanding and feel for each component in the water.
There is a varied ability at these sessions from first time triathletes to 3.8k swim race winners.
The club will be running 4 lanes this winter and the programme will again feature video analysis recording and group feedback sessions for each individual, cost TBC.
Transition/Brick Training
An addition to the summer programme as the clubs members turn their focus to world triathlon domination. Triathlon is often defined as having three disciplines, incorrect! Triathlon has 4 disciplines. Many of the clubs members could improve their Transitions and these sessions are run during the Summer.Cycling
Bike sessions are informally organised through The Forum.
Running
Most run sessions are also arranged through The Forum with some informal Track Sessions in the Summer as well as a wide variety of on/off road training.Tim Reed also runs regular programmed sessions on a Sunday at North Devon Athletics Track. These start at 10:30 for an hour and a Track License is required. These can be purchased HERE
Click here to contact Alan with any Club Training questions you may have.