triathlon coaching
we offer professional triathlon coaching to triathletes worldwide since 2002
professional triathlon coaching
We blend the essence of family and the strength of a tribe with cutting-edge triathlon coaching. Headed by Richard Laidlow, a full time professional triathlon coach with over 35 years experience in the field. Coach of the 2023 IM world champion, and France’s first IRONMAN certified coach. We offer personalized, 24/7 online coaching using the TriDot platform.
This allows us to support your training and nutrition needs comprehensively, ensuring you receive professional, tailored guidance.
Join our tribe and let us help you achieve your triathlon goals with the same dedication and passion we apply to our own family’s pursuits.
online coaching explained
what we provide
Our online triathlon coaching program provides you with 24/7 customised support and attention from Head Coach and Performance Director, Richard Laidlow or Ironman Certified Coach & Endurance Specialist, James McCallum.
We use the TriDot (the official training platform of IRONMAN) to provide you with a curling edge, fully interactive and customised triathlon training program filled with great information and valuable training and racing tools.
Our paid coaching services are delivered online. We do not provide paid on-site coaching in France.
data optimised training with full support
TriDot software
The training details for each and every session can be seen on the device(s) of your choice on a daily basis. No more guesswork on what triathlon training to do, the schedules incorporate every single workout.
The plan is built around the primary goal of your training cycle and along with your weekly feedback, is updated to reflect how your training is going. This plan is also adjusted whenever “life happens” and you need to change things around.
your commitment
Online coaching is a two-way street and your feedback is essential to us. Just as we provide the training sessions, we expect you to provide all the feedback that will allow us to help you achieve your best. Throughout the program we rely upon consistent weekly feedback via your online training diary, email, WhatsApp text or phone.
Letting Richard or James know the results of each key workout or race, any problems with the training, upcoming holidays, family commitments etc is essential. This allows us to make any necessary adjustments to the training schedule.
The schedule you receive is not set in stone but is a flexible work in progress. It is modified continually, based on your feedback and with the data results of each workout and race. This is why we ask that you keep us updated on how the training is going.
unlimited contact with your coach
This is a fairly rare quality – our coaches pride themselves with always being available for you at anytime, within reason.
richard laidlow
Unlike other coaching programs, we don’t limit the number of calls or emails from athletes. We wholeheartedly welcome and encourage your feedback as often as necessary, especially in the early part of the training schedule. Send us all your questions, let us know how things are going both physically and mentally. You are the only one who truly knows your body so we rely on your feedback to keep your program on the fast track to success.
james mcallum
Having been immersed in triathlon for seven years, I’ve worked hard to deepen my understanding of the sport as much as possible in that time.
While I’m driven by my own personal goals, I’m equally passionate about coaching, something I’ve been doing for the past four years as a Certified Ironman Coach. I believe every athlete, no matter their skill level, has the potential to succeed in triathlon, though success takes different forms for each individual.
As a coach, my aim is to support athletes in reaching their goals and realising their maximum potential.
our triathlon coaching includes
customized support
Support and attention from your own Experienced Tri Coach 24/7. When you need your coach he will be there for you (skype, text, WhatsApp, email or phone calls), virtually at anytime, except when we sleep! ) and one weekend per month.
web-based software
Our online software provides fully state of the art interactive training and nutritional support. This gives you the ability to upload data from your heart rate, GPS and power meters (compatible with almost all different devices). All this allows you to accurately record, monitor and analyse training and racing data and feed this automatically to your Triathlon Coach.
annual training plan
Focusing on the important training periods, leading into your goals and objectives. Our AI-powered technology optimizes your training to deliver your best results in less time with fewer injuries
individual training sessions
These are specifically designed for you and your goals. This is done across all disciplines to reflect your personal needs and leading into your specific key event(s). We transform your raw training data into actionable insights and wisdom by considering your age, gender, environment, genetics, and more
weekly updated training plans
We provide you with quality weekly triathlon training plans, designed to fit into your lifestyle and help achieve the best training adaptation. We give detailed descriptions of workouts for each day of your program and periodisation to ensure you are 100% ready on race day.
accurate measurement of training stress
TriDot’s Normalized Training Stress™ (NTS™) is triathlon’s most comprehensive and accurate method of quantifying physiological stress from a training session. It considers the session’s discipline type, environment, intensity distribution, intensity levels, intensity durations, and your Training Stress Profile™ or your ability to absorb training stress.
consideration of your environment
Temperature, humidity, and elevation have a significant impact on your training and racing metrics. TriDot’s EnviroNorm® technology accounts for these variables to keep your training and racing spot on!
factoring in your genetics
An optional feature, Physiogenomix™, leverages our AI-powered engine to offer unparalleled training optimisation based on your genetic profile. It analyzes your genome to measure your Training Intensity Response, Aerobic Potential, Recovery Rate, and Injury Predisposition and optimise your training.
online training diary, feedback and forum
This allows you to record all of your triathlon training simply and fully. It also provides your coach with essential feedback and information on how you feel. Plus it gives your coach the opportunity to answer any questions that have arisen through your training.
strength and core stability training sessions
This feature includes video footage and photography on how to perform strength and core conditioning exercises correctly to help compliment your swim, bike and run workouts.
nutrition diary
The nutrition diary allows both you and your coach to monitor your eating habits, both good and bad, and helps us work on improvements.
secure whatsapp group
Our exclusive TRIBE WhatsApp group is extremely useful for advice and communication with all our other athletes. This is a very useful additional feature which can help you with advice and guidance from all our triathlon training community.
