Australian Triathlete — December 2017

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Whichever way you look at it, your

ultimate aim should always be to do as

little as possible to achieve the result you

are aiming for. Why would you want to

train more than you have to? Successful

athletes don’t just train for the sake of

training; every session has a purpose.

Understanding why you are completing a

session is important to ensure you are

getting the most out of the session.

So, get rid of the junk miles, isolate

what is truly important in each area of the

sport, focus on those areas and then do

them well. There is a time and place for

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deLeGATe oR Ask

FoR heLP

We all have lots on our plate

• training, working, washing,
  cleaning, studying, cooking,
  family. But who said you have to do it all?
  If you have a partner, ask for their help and
  share the load. You don’t have to be
  superman/woman! If you have kids, get
  them involved (i remember having to clean
  my own room and doing my own washing
  and chores!) If you live alone, you can call
  on a cleaner, or order in pre-cooked meals


• there are lots of great options available
  nowadays. There is nothing wrong with
  asking for help if you view your time to be
  more valuable than the time spent on these
  ‘jobs’. Remember your time is valuable, so
  although you may not want to pay or ask
  someone to do something that you could
  do yourself, sometimes a little helping hand
  can go a long way to resetting and allowing
  you some extra time to breathe, particularly
  during the heavier months of training.
  Weekly time saving: 1-2hours a week

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TRAIn sMARTeR,

noT hARdeR

You may have heard this term

before, but honestly, it is the

most time efficient way to

train and still get the results you are after.

Gone are the days of needing to do

countless hours of long, hard kilometres.

Review your training and see how you can

also maximise your time here instead of

training for the sake of training. Some

people will know this as the ‘polarised’

method of training; others can simply look

at it as ‘effective time-efficient training’.

Prioritising and managing your

time is the key to your success – both in

life and in triathlon!

— Sarah Grove

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