IC2C Coaching
IC2CC will offer an athlete centred approach to coaching, designed to maximise your performance and enjoyment in endurance sports whilst keeping your life balanced. Our coaching philosophy is person centred. Our job as coaches is to understand what your goals and objectives are going forward, and adapt a training plan that will help you achieve this.
If you are an experienced athletes you will likely have very focused performance goals for races, if you are less experienced you may just be discovering a new sport. We will work with you to help you navigate these exciting challenges and incorporate them into a sustainable life. With the person centred approach you must take ownership and drive things forward. And we are here to help and support you. We’ll ask lots of questions and help you plan something that works to help you achieve your goals. There are broad approaches that remain consistent for everyone, but there will be many variations to consider. And we would like to make engaging in the process a fun experience :)
Having coached for 17 years in a club environment, and competed in races from a sprint triathlon in Perth, WA in 2008 to Celtman in 2025, this business will offer 121 coaching from lots of knowledge and experience. We know how much triathlon has brought to our lives, including recovering from a serious accident (see the bog for more details) , and we’d love to help you experience it too.
The How
Initial chat. Get in touch through our contact form, email or instagram and we can set up a time for a coffee or video call to see if our coaching approach is what you are looking for
If after the initial chat you are up for it, we can start the ball rolling. We will connect on Training Peaks. You can connect with us through a free account and this will form the main platform for us to schedule work outs for you, get feedback on the workouts (critical) and we can track your performance to make sure we are getting the balance right with training volume. We’ll be adopting a polarised training approach and will be monitoring that through Training Peaks. Once we are connected on TP we will get together to have a proper chat and get to know each other. In advance of that chat I will provide you with some forms to have a look at and fill in. They will form the basis of our conversation as we understand your race history and goals, your experience with training and triathlon, your current benchmarks (swim, bike and run), your life style and its stressors and priorities, your strengths and weaknesses (sport and non sport), the time you have for training……etc, etc. It will seem like a lot, but the better we know you, the better we can coach you. We want to build a relationship based on openness and trust. Knowing your goals and time available also enables us to be specific with your training plan to ensure we can have you as fresh and ready for races. And as I’ve said already, having fun. Their are 4 price points to incorporate 2 sports.
Triathlon
£100 a month - this will be for weekly catch ups on a call, based on a 1/2 week training plan put in Training Peaks by IC2CC for the athlete.
£140 a month - The above and it will include session by session feedback on WhatsApp and TP based on a 1/2 week training plan put in Training Peaks by IC2CC. This price point will mean we can shift sessions around each week depending on what is happening in your life. We will also discuss nutrition and planning and preparing for races.
Running
£80 a month - this will be for weekly catch ups on a call, based on a 1/2 week training plan put in Training Peaks by IC2CC for the athlete.
£120 a month - The above and it will include session by session feedback on WhatsApp and TP based on a 1/2 week training plan put in Training Peaks by IC2CC. This price point will mean we can shift sessions around each week depending on what is happening in your life. We will also discuss nutrition and planning and preparing for races.
A basic strength programme will also be available depending on the phase of the season we are at. More strength and power for off season and the base phase and more endurance focused during the season.
Testing will be done at the outset to make sure all the zones are set correctly. Principally we will be using field tests to ascertain your pace and HR at Lactate Threshold on the track for running, Functional Threshold Power on the bike and Critical Swim Speed in the pool. Zones will be calculated from these field tests to set your workouts and track progress. We will redo the tests every 4-6 weeks to track progress in training and adjust zones as necessary.
As already stated the metrics are important, but how you are feeling based on RPE or perceived exertion of out 10 is also important. Some days due to stress, poor sleep or weather can lead to under performance compared to speed and power zones you are expecting, but 7/10 effort is always 7/10. We will use a balance of the 2 to make sure you are training at the right levels. That is why your feedback on Training Peaks is so important.
We’ve thrown a lot of information at you. Essentially we want to help you to become the best version of yourself as a runner or a triathlete. We will be athlete centred, get to know you and create an individualised training plan to help you achieve your goals. As we develop, we want to create a community, offer nutritional advice and advice on race day plans too.
So if that all sounds like what you are looking for get in touch and we can get the ball rolling