Every Thursday evening I coach a track session at Cannock Sports Stadium.  I have turned the conventional periodization method on its head this winter.  After a couple of weeks of  acceleration runs, a few of my athletes are just about to complete a 6-week anaerobic block before they start their base training.  The idea, is to raise the anaerobic capacity.  In the short term, this will reduce aerobic endurance, but once base training begins, the body will be able to deal with the onset of lactate acid more efficiently.  This will enable the athlete to train harder and longer with less risk of injury or over training.



TCUK athlete Phile Wolfe (above), was  proudly showing off his medal last night at the track, for ranking number 1 in the British Triathlon National Rankings for the U20 age group during the 2007 season.  The medal was very shiny - you can see the huge glare bouncing off my forehead!!