Owing to popular demand, we have scheduled an evening's nutrition "seminar" with guest speaker Nicola Holmes on Friday 4th April at 7pm. The talk will run for ~1h30 (inc. questions) and will help you prepare for that crucial 4th discipline of the half ironman - nutrition! Get your nutrition wrong on race day and your whole race can go rapidly down "the toilet" (as I have personally experienced at my first and only attempt at the Ironman distance in 2004) - after 16 weeks of diligent training that is the last things you want happening!
We will prepare some notes for those who cannot attend - but you are highly recommended to attend if possible as we'll be able to answer all questions directly. The talk will be at our place: 22 Fairfield Street, Mount Hawthorn, Perth (please park on Anzac Road and walk up to avoid any parking penalties). It is suggested that you try and have some dinner before attending the talk and we'll provide some yummy "afters".
One of the principle reasons behind holding this next Friday is that on the Saturday (5th) we'll be doing our next long brick session and I'd like us all to be pumped up to follow Nic's advice the next day! As such it is suggested that you pre-prepare yourself with some carbohydrate powder (i.e. Gatorade, HI5 etc) as well as some gels / carb bars (i.e. Hammer Gel, Powerbar) so that you have these ready to mix up the following morning. We'll discuss servings size, nutrition plans and what to do for the race day morning etc during the talk. Nic may also have some of her Aqualyte Carb / Electrolyte solution sachets for trial / purchase which I can highly recommend personally.
Swim Smooth is proud to be able
to offer numerous 1 and 2-day Swim Smooth Clinics at various locations
around the UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada and the USA in 2008.
Our full schedule can be viewed
here.
The Swim Smooth Clinic is a theory
and practical based workshop which includes group under water
& surface videography and subsequent analysis to help you
improve your swimming efficiency. The courses typically run for 1-day from
9:00am to 6:00pm and are suitable
for any swimmer capable of completing 200m continuous
freestyle and looking to improve their technique and speed. The
practical sessions themselves are very low-key in terms of intensity
and as such will suit a broad spectrum of triathletes and swimmers
capable of completing 1500m in 45 mins and faster.
Depending upon the season, we offer:
1-day pool efficiency clinics for up to 12
people with full video analysis featuring 3 pool practical sessions,
land-based strength / core / flexibility work and 4 theory sessions.
2-day pool & open water clinics for up
to 12 people. The first day is a pool efficiency Clinic as per
above, with the second half-day being an open water skills course
with both practical and theory elements.
A lasting insight into how to improve your
swimming in the longterm, backed up with the support of a very
encouraging and motivating group of coaches.
*Each swimmer will have the option of a discount
off the cost of a subsequent one2one Video Analysis and Stroke Correction session which is
the perfect compliment to a Swim Smooth Clinic and will provide
you with an in-depth look at your individual stroke with subsequent
under water and above water video analysis. Whilst at the Clinics
we will provide you with some good individual feedback on your
stroke, for a totally comprehensive analysis of your stroke a one2one Video Analysis and Stroke Correction Session is
the ultimate way of improving your swim. Think of the Clinic as
a great educational tool to learn how to swim more efficiently
and understand the fundamentals behind smooth freestyle, with
the one2one work being the "icing on the cake."
Group Numbers:
Each Swim Smooth Clinic
will have a maximum of 12 swimmers, with a minimum of 8 being
required to run the course. Clubs who wish to run a shortened
version of the full Clinic may do so with larger numbers upon request.
Costs:
Currency:
Cost (from):
Australian Dollars
$295.00*
British Pounds Sterling
£150.00*
Canadian Dollars
$295.00*
US Dollars
$295.00*
*prices quoted are with respective discounts,
see Clinic Schedule for
full details of discount entitlements.
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