Yup, it’s official: Ironman UK 2009 will be held in Bolton. My first thought was, “Why do we want to go to Bolton to do Ironman?” But then I reasoned that There are as many triathletes up north as there are down south. The road quality can’t be any worse than Sherborne. The weather can’t [...]

Having avoided it for so long, have I become a social networking junkie? I’d like to believe not, I only visit facebook for a few minutes a day (and by the way, I still have way too few friends!) and I have yet to throw a snowball at anyone – what’s that all about then? [...]

Newly added to Will Newton Multisport Coaching for 2009 is Event Coaching Support. I currently have 6 events which I plan to attend and during the weekend of which I will provide coaching support to clients whose package includes race-support, who are racing. And of course, chat to all and sundry in the sunshine (??). [...]

Yup, they’re a nuisance to cyclists of all types and all abilities – at best, a bit of a jarring bump, at worst, bent wheels, road rash, chipped teeth and the screeching of brakes from the car about to run over you as you fall into the middle of the road. Let’s hope it’s always [...]

I’ve just spoken on a coaching call to a client who has been diagnosed with swimmer’s ear. But it seems that the doctor didn’t explain what this was and what to do to prevent it in the future. Having suffered with swimmer’s ear early on in my triathlon career, I thought I’d give you the [...]

Just to be clear, I’ve never been one to spend hours on forums, social networking sites, or surfing youtube for hours on end, looking for funny stuff – I leave that to my wife. But after numerous invites to be added as a friend, I have finally given in and created a Facebook account. So [...]

I’ve just posted a new screencast tutorial: Setting up Daily Metrics in your Training Peaks account. Click here to watch it Sorry, this one is for clients only, but there’s lots of other content on the way.