Author: tonynpersson

Hey there! Glad you found my page! I’m Tony, a 40-year old all-life athlete that have picked up Triathlon and Triathlon Coaching. In my backpack I’ve experience from coaching within several sports; downhill skiing, soccer, running, cross-country skiing, and now also triathlon. I’ve educated myself as an alpine skiers coach with the Swedish Ski Association (Ski Team Sweden – Alpine) and as a triathlon coach with Ironman University. As an athlete I’ve done numerous team- and individual sports since I was 5 years old. I’ve played american football for the Swedish National Team (Juniors) and I’ve completed Ironman- and Halfironman-races. As a professional I’ve a Masters of Science degree and worked as a manager and director for the last 15 years for Scania Trucks and Buses in Europe. Currently I reside in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and do about 700 hours per year of triathlon-training. My 2016 targets are the European Ironman Championship in Frankfurt (Germany) and the Ironman Malaysia in Langkawi (Malaysia), and possibly the Ironman Western Australia in Busselton (Australia). I’ll also race a few half-Ironman races: Putrajaya (Malaysia), Bintan (Indonesia) and possibly Danang (Vietnam). Besides of these endurance triathlons I’ll do a few runs including a couple of Ultras in Malaysias jungles and some other run and shorter triathlons. Being an active coach I have a legitimate and up-to date base for coaching. My approach to coaching is that as long as there is a goal and a determination, anything is possible. You set the goal (I’ll help out to make it a SMART goal), and I’ll help You reach it! I accept beginners of all levels to intermediate athletes. The goal can range from being able to run a 3km road-run to a sub-10 hour Ironman. My contact details: tony.n.persson@gmail.com

Off season webinar recording. 18.10.18

by tonynpersson, posted in Offseason, Training, Triathlon, Uncategorized, Webinar

Please enjoy my free webinar about the Off-season!
It’s about ten minutes long and covers three keys to this important part of having a successful next season of training and racing.

Enjoy:

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What equipment is needed for your first triathlon?

by tonynpersson, posted in Beginner, Triathlon equipment

Starting with triathlon might at times seem overwhelming with all the gear, all the training and all attire needed to get into the sport. But it is really necessary with a high performance disc-wheel, the latest swim-skin and a super-aerodynamic tri-suit in the latest colors?

Here’s a comprehensive downloadable pdf-guide to the gear to start with triathlon:

Starting with triathlon

 

Jan Frodeno (picture from TraiingPeaks)
(Picture from Cervelo)

Stimulus Control!

by tonynpersson, posted in Article, Blog, Training

Do you sometimes get home from work, feeling exhausted, resting on the coach, eating, perhaps playing with the kids/helping with homework – to discover that it’s then too late or too much of a hassle to get out and do that run that you thought about in the morning? Well, there’s always tomorrow isn’t it?

“Stimulus Control” can help behaviour change to get that desired workout done.
Pack a gym bag and have it ready in the car, or have running attire on the ready. Choose a gym that’s on the direct route to/from work, or make it a habit to drive past the local track from work. Perhaps there’s a great swimming hall next to your work for weekly lunch swimming or before work work-out? Or on the way to/from the commuter train station?

If you plan an early morning rise and run, have your workout clothes, socks, shoes, etc laid out for early morning workouts. Set the alarm, and when it goes off jump out of bed, get dressed and head out before you start to think too much.

Make it a habit to go through upcoming week’s agenda and make sure to plan for workouts ahead.

If you’re going for a bike ride, check tyres, bottles, GPS, and other equipment the day before. So that when you get home from work – it’s just to get dressed, grab the bike and head out!

Stimulus control refers to making adjustments to the environment to increase the likelihood of healthy behaviours and is much about removing the small obstacles that might feel overwhelming for example after a tiresome day at work. Remove as much resistance as possible by planning ahead, and prepare yourself to seize the opportunity.

After all, we all know how great and satisfying the feeling is after a work out is done and dusted!

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Off season. Webinar.

by tonynpersson, posted in Beginner, Training, Triathlon, Webinar

Join me on the 18th of October at 12:00 noon (CET) for a Webinar on the topic: Off season.
The webinar will be recoded and available for download after the webinar has closed.

Click/follow the link to enter the meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/915733239

Be sure to download the software before the meeting: https://zoom.us (it’s free)