Hi Reader,
This week’s podcast guest has been in triathlon for 23 years. She has coached juniors and adults, helped shape the Yorkshire triathlon community, and still races and wins in her age group.
She also helped one athlete go from 12 hours 30 to 10 hours at Ironman — on eight hours of training a week.
Louise Hanley coaches entirely by word of mouth. No fancy systems, no data obsession, no complicated training plans. Her philosophy across two decades has come down to two words: keep it simple.
Three things from this conversation I think you will find useful:
- The reason your subjective feedback matters more than your Training Peaks data, and what happens when athletes actually start writing it down
- What a 16-year coaching relationship looks like, and why goals and lifestyle changes do not have to mean starting from scratch
- What Louise learnt going through menopause that she now brings to every female athlete she works with
It is a conversation full of practical wisdom from someone who has been quietly doing this well for a very long time.
Listen to the full conversation here: Keep It Simple, Enjoy It — Lessons From 23 Years in Triathlon
Stay Battle Ready
Simon
P.S. If this has made you think about what a training structure actually built for your age and your life could look like, that is exactly what SWAT Inner Circle is designed around. £65 a month, no minimum term. Details at simonward.co.uk/swat-inner-circle.
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Simon Ward
Performance coach for endurance athletes over 50
Helping you train smarter, race stronger, and stay in the sport for the long haul.
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