Ralph Hydes
Triathlon Coach
"Ralph has coached athletes of all abilities, from total novice to Age Group internationals and has represented Great Britain himself at 8 World Championships coming 7th in the World Duathlon Championships for his age group.

Ralph has impressivly aided 14 individuals towards their goal of competing for their country as age group internationals and over the past ten years Ralph has worked with London Triathlon as their official trainer."  

F12 Tri London Triathlon Special
Thurs 16th - Sun 19th Aug

One of the most prestigious and sort after events in the triathlon calendar and this year because of the Olympics it is late in September. This means you can come to Spain at the end of August and train in the some of Europe’s most idyllic settings. No matter what distance you have entered the F12Tri team will make you a stronger and better athlete before you jump in the Thames.

A typical F12Tri weekend run as follows:

THURSDAY:

• Check in and meet and greet.
• Meet your F12Tri team and get to know La Manga Club
• Bike assembly: We have a selection of road bikes to hire for the weekend and will have them ready on arrival for you. Or you can bring your own.
• Ride into Run.
• Getting you out and about on your first evening is our aim. A quick circuit of the local area on bikes is followed by running laps of an undulating route to combine a great start at LMC.

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FRIDAY:

Swim and run specific day
• Indoor swim session
- technical session to improve your positioning and a wetsuit fitting demonstration.
• Running drills – how to run a fast 5 -10 k
• Core and abs session – session one of a functional core fitness session
• Transition one demonstration – getting the wetsuit off and the bike shoes on
• Hill sessions on the bike to improve strength

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SATURDAY:

Swim - Bike specific day
• Indoor technical swim session- personal tuition on the key elements of swim technique.
• Bike session – focusing on technique, road confidence and basic maintenance
• Nutrition on the bike and throughout the race
• Core and abs session – essential conditioning with F12 trainers
• Transition two - the trick and short cuts explained
• Q and A on the Virgin London Triathlon course

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SUNDAY:

Mini Triathlon
• Putting it all together, we will guide you through each stage of this mini race, encouraging and coaching you every step of the way
• 400 m swim
• 10 k bike
• 5k run
It’s a fun and action packed weekend at Europe’s top sports resort you can’t fail to improve and most of all, you can’t fail to have a great time.