Overview of the Training Methods – Part 4: Polarized Training

Overview of the Training Methods – Part 4: Polarized Training

Polarized Training: The Smart Path to Greater Endurance Performance 80% easy, 20% hard – why this formula applies equally to runners, triathletes, cyclists and swimmers.   More articles in this series:  Overview of the Most Popular Training Methods | Part 1:...
Overview of the Training Methods – Part 5: The Norwegian Method

Overview of the Training Methods – Part 5: The Norwegian Method

The Norwegian Method: Double Threshold, Half the Intensity – and Still Faster How the Norwegians redefined threshold training – and what recreational athletes can learn from it.   More articles in this series:  Overview of the Most Popular Training Methods | Part...
Training zones in endurance sports: Zones 1 to 5 explained

Training zones in endurance sports: Zones 1 to 5 explained

Endurance Training Zones: What Happens in the Body – and Why Zone 2 Is So Important Anyone who gets into endurance training will sooner or later come across the term “training zones.” Behind it lies a core concept of training control: depending on intensity, different...
Run Smarter: Running Form, Economy, and Durability

Run Smarter: Running Form, Economy, and Durability

Run Smarter: A Guide to Running Form, Economy, and Durability Practical guidance to help runners move better, go further, and stay injury‑free. Running looks simple: one foot in front of the other. No equipment, no technical barrier. Yet most new runners get injured...
Rapperswil 70.3 Course Recon

Rapperswil 70.3 Course Recon

Course Check Gone Fast In mid-April, a small group of Ironcoach athletes, joined by one guest, tested the bike and run course of the Rapperswil 70.3 🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️. The plan was to keep it easy… but as usual, the group dynamic had other ideas 😄. Instead of cruising in Zone...
Masters Sport: Getting Older, Training Smarter

Masters Sport: Getting Older, Training Smarter

Few myths in endurance sport are more persistent than this one: as you get older, you simply have to accept that performance declines. Train less, demand less, rest more. Those who believe this underestimate both the adaptability of the human body and what sports...