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Planning your triathlon season is not just about filling a calendar with workouts and race numbers. It is about organising your progress so you arrive in shape at the right moment, without exhausting yourself or spreading yourself thin. Think the season through in advance and you gain clarity, your training makes more sense and you reduce […]
Comparing linear and undulating periodization is not about finding a theoretical model. It is about finding a method that moves an athlete forward without wearing them out, without losing sight of the season, and without complicating the planning for nothing. For a coach, that is the real subject. The right answer depends on the athlete's level […]
Reverse periodization for trail running is drawing more and more interest from coaches and runners who want to structure their preparation better. Unlike the classic model, it starts by developing intensity before gradually increasing volume. On paper the idea is attractive, particularly in trail and ultra-trail where winter often makes long outings difficult. But […]
The annual break is one of those subjects that divides people almost as much as it reassures them. Some see it as essential to lasting; others live it as a step backwards or a loss of level. Yet among endurance athletes the signals broadly point the same way: a planned pause often helps you recover better, […]
Marathon race pace is one of the most useful reference points for preparing a 42.195 km without setting off too fast or falling apart at the end. Understood properly, it becomes a concrete thread running through your workouts, your target and how you manage the effort on the day. Yet plenty of runners still confuse it […]
Training monotony is an underrated subject, even though it bears directly on progress, fatigue and injury risk. When workouts look too much like one another from day to day, the body stops receiving a signal nuanced enough to keep adapting effectively. In the short term that can look like consistency; in the medium term it usually […]
Here is how Slek can help you prepare for your next trail races.
This article explains what periodization is, why you cannot do without it, how it works, and how to bring it into your own training with Slek.
