Sally Bigham is a name synonymous with marathon racing worldwide along with being a true ambassador for ladies cycling, and now the 6 times British Marathon Champion and two time Cape Epic winner is venturing into the ever competitive world of performance coaching with Iron Sally...
Here we are at the last of the articles, not the simplest of pieces to finish on but I hope to make it as clear and simple as I can.
Please remember that this is a method to deal with peaking in race season and you are all individuals and therefore will find that different things work best for...
This was the question that got asked most from our E3coaching series we carried out over the winter period.
Here is the 2nd of two articles (First one can be found here) we will be publishing from riders that are coached by E3 coaching so you can get a better understanding of what its like and...
This was the question that got asked most from our E3coaching series we carried out over the winter period.
Here is the first of two articles we will be publishing from riders that are coached by E3 coaching so you can get a better understanding of what its like and if its something for...
This article needs to start with "life happens" no matter how well we train, plan and focus, something can always go wrong. No one likes setbacks but we will come across them and so need to be equipped to deal with them.
We need to deal with these setbacks as we would in life... Step back...
E3coaching have recently started to develop some simple static training plans, the term static simply means you are purchasing a plan for a particular event.
If you are looking to do any of the big Endurance events such as the Twentyfour 12, Manx 100 or any of the Scott Marathon series then,...
The question of pacing is something that I have to deal with across all endurance sports, for short and long events. We will look at this from a racing view point mainly but will touch on people wishing to complete rather than compete.
Let's start simple and say this is not your first season......
So you have survived the cold wet winter months working on building your endurance engine and now it's time to change focus, upping that intensity, but how is it best done?
As I have mentioned a few times now, the human body is super clever and learns when we subject it to consistent...
You mention either stretching or recovery and the normal response will be “oh yeah I stretch sometimes” or “no not really, what’s the point?”
As a coach it is clear why these two are so important… As athletes so much time is spent on doing the sessions but no one is stopping to think...
The best place to start is making sure we understand what Cross Training is. Putting it simply, it's adding another exercise to the one that you are racing in so for example you are racing XC and add a Pilates class to help with flexibility and strength. Yep cross training is really that...
This age old debate needs to be looked at simply, you need to ask yourself a few questions before dismissing the turbo trainer:
Do you have perfect weather
Do you have lots of time
Do you have a perfect mix of terrain
Do you like riding in the wet and mud
Do you love washing your...
As has been my goal with all of these training articles, I want to give more than you would get from just repeating what has been said before. This article is no different and in fact, I hope it helps break down the thought process of labelling yourself as time 'deprived' for training.
Having...