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6 Bits of Essential Cycling Kit To Train at Your Best

Training performance isn’t just about your body. Here are some key pieces of cycling kit to ensure you get the best out of your...
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Reap the Rewards from Recovery

Recovery – the one bit of training where you can improve and become stronger without needing to actually make any effort. It sounds so...
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Winter Cycling Tips For 2021

Winter training can often be seen as the domain of the dedicated few, but with some handy cycling tips for riding in winter, we...

2020 Highlights by Head Coach Kevin Henderson

Head Coach Kevin Henderson’s 2020 Highlights showcase the adaptation and innovation required to keep Blackzone Coaching’s athletes going strong despite the pandemic. How soon did...
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Blackzone Coaching’s Top 8 UK Sportives for 2021

We’ve compiled a list of some of the best sportives in the UK for 2021, all being well. The last 12 months have been...
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Seven of the UK’s Best Triathlons for 2021

We’ve picked seven of our favourite UK triathlons for you to do in 2021 for a bit of winter motivation as we all continue...
Running With A Power Meter

Introduction to Running with Power Meters

Power meters have been around for many years in cycling, but their use in running is much less explored by the majority of athletes and one of...
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BUILDING A CYCLING EVENT TRAINING PLAN

There is no need to stress just how little has gone to plan in 2020, with many of us unable to compete at the...
Training With A Power Meter

Training With A Power Meter

Training with a power meter, a bike-mounted device that allows cyclists to train or race with live feedback of the power they are producing,...
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LEJOG Success For Holly Nairn

Reflections on an Incredible 980 mile journey It was strange and slightly ironic that in one of the worst years of my life I...