Craig Kirkwood | EP#421

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

Health, Swimming, Endurancesports, Run, Cycling, Health & Fitness, Fitness, Ironman, Swim, Bike, Sports, Running, Sportscience, Triathlon

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Craig Kirkwood is a triathlon and endurance coach from New Zealand. His introduction to endurance sports was in running where he raced at a high level (marathon PB 2:13) and got his introduction to coaching, working under Kim McDonald with numerous high-level athletes including World Championships and Olympic Games medalists. As a triathlon coach Craig is known as the long-time coach of Hayden Wilde, bronze medalist from the Tokyo Olympics, but he also coaches age-group runners and triathletes of all different levels. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -Hayden Wilde's trajectory to the top of triathlon -How Hayden has improved his swimming -Season planning and periodisation for the Olympic year of 2024 -A sample training week from Hayden -Advice for age-groupers on how to optimise race-day performance -Tips for age-groupers to improve their swim, bike and run -Considerations for time-crunched athletes SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts421/ SCIENTIFIC TRIATHLON AND THAT TRIATHLON SHOW WEBPAGE: www.scientifictriathlon.com/podcast/ SPONSORS: FORM Smart Swim Goggles give you unprecedented real-time feedback in your swim training through a display on the goggle lens. See every split to stay on pace, track your stroke rate and don't let it drop, use heart rate to become more scientific and precise with your training (through integration with Polar HR monitors) and analyse more in-depth metrics post-swim in the app. You can also use a vast library of workouts or training plans, or build your own guided workouts. Get 15% off the goggles with the code TTS15 on formswim.com/tts. ZEN8 - The ZEN8 Indoor Swim Trainer is a unique Dryland Swim Trainer that allows you to improve technique, power, and swim training consistency. With the trainer you can do specific power and technique work, including working on your catch and core activation, and it helps you stay consistent even if you don’t have much time to train. You can try the Zen8 risk-free for up to 30 days, and you can get 20% off your first order on zen8swimtrainer.com/tts. LINKS AND RESOURCES: Craig's website and Instagram Craig Kirkwood – Coach of Hayden Wilde and Sam Tanner | EP#220 RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/ CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

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0:00.0	The Triathlon Show 421.
0:05.0	Hey, what's up everybody and welcome back to another episode of that triathlon show, the podcast presented by scientific triathlon.com.
0:26.8	I'm our host Michael and on today's episode, I interview Craig Kirkwood.
0:30.0	Craig is a triathlon and running coach from New Zealand, most well known for coaching Hayden Wild.
0:34.7	He's been on the show before back in episode 220, which I will link to in the
0:38.2	episode description if you want to go back and have a listen to that one as well. In this particular
0:42.6	interview, we talk about Hayden Wild and he's training, and then we also do a longer
0:47.4	segment of questions related to age groupers and training and racing improvements that you might
0:53.1	be able to do for yourself.
0:55.0	But before we get into the interview with Craig, big thanks to our sponsors Form.
0:58.7	The four SwartSwing goggles give you real-time feedback in your swim training right under
1:01.9	the Goggle lens, including splits, pace, stroke rate and heart rate.
1:05.0	This means that you can execute your swim workouts better and also have more objective data
1:08.7	to help you understand where your biggest point for improvements might lie. Form also recently introduced additional metrics related to technique and efficiency
1:15.4	in the water, for example, related to your head rotation during breathing and your head position
1:19.9	when in neutral body position. These metrics can give you even more insight in where you might
1:24.6	need to work and improve. You can get 15% off the goggles with
1:27.7	their code TTS15 on FormSwim.com.4.TTS-TX. And thank you to ZN8. The ZN8 indoor
1:33.2	sinai allows you to improve your technique, power and swim training consistency, even when you're
1:36.5	short on time. It's a great tool for busy athletes because you can do a quality workout in
1:40.3	just 15 minutes at home, even on days when you don't have time to get to the pool. It is a perfect complement to pool and open water swimming as it allows you to focus specifically on key aspects of your swimming like your catch and your power and isolate them more easily than you can in the water. You can try the Senate risk-free for up to 30 days, so if you don't love it, just send it back, and you can get 20% off your first order on sendatintra.com for shthsts.
2:01.5	Now without any further ado, here's the entry with Craig Kirkwood.
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