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Legacy

Decades of experience.
Built for today’s athlete.

Competing, coaching, writing, speaking and hands-on performance work since the late 80s.

What “legacy” means here

Not a nostalgia page. It’s a living record of the work: who I’ve helped, what I’ve learned, and where it’s shown up — from magazines and websites to training camps, keynote talks, and modern performance tools.

Since 1991Writing & features
Since 2006Podcast & interviews
30+ yearsCoaching & events

Coach Joe Beer at Ironman Hawaii (Kona)
KONA • 1994 (10h20mins)
Timeline

The long game: learn → test → coach → repeat.

From the early days until now, its alwasy been about experimenting and learning.

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1977–81Running roots
  • Cross-country at school; built the habit of consistency.
  • Foundation for later triathlon + endurance focus.
1986–89Triathlon bug + first Ironman
  • First road race: Somer 10k (1986). Formal triathlon training starts.
  • First triathlon: Bath Triathlon (1987).
  • First Ironman: Rodekro European Championship (1989).
1991Writing begins (magazines + features)

Start of long-running media contribution — training, nutrition, and tech.

  • Regular writing/featuring across endurance outlets (e.g. 220 Triathlon, Runner’s World, Cycling Plus, Triathlete).
  • Built an “explain it simply” voice for real-world athletes.
2004Recognition: 220 Coach of the Year
  • Voted inaugural 220 Magazine Coach of the Year (plus later podium finishes).
  • Built around practical coaching, not hype.
2006Podcast era starts
  • Podcast launches: guest interviews + listener Q&A + applied sports science.
  • Turns research into “what to do Monday morning”.
2008Books published
  • Need to Know Triathlon (HarperCollins, 2008).
  • Time-crunched triathlon ((Hale, 2016).
2010sCoaching results + performance projects
  • Supported athletes from first-timers to champions; lots of Kona qualifiers over the years.
  • More focus on measurable performance: pacing, fueling, kit choices, aero work.
2020sModern tools (aero, physiology, heat, tech)
  • Regular use of modern performance tools (aero optimisation, temperature/heat tools, diagnostics) to make “marginal gains” practical.
  • Continued writing and collaborations on websites and brand platforms.
Article, Keynotes & Camps

Articles, clubs, and presentations.

A few representative pieces (full library lives in the Experience & Advice page).

Rouleur
— fasted training (expert input)

Evidence-led look at fasted training and what it means in real training weeks.

Open article
CORE Body Temp
— “36 Years of Sweating and Learning”

Heat experience, adaptation, and practical takeaways.

Open article
220 Tri Show Keynote PDF
— Training for Ironman

Learn from winners’ patterns: pacing, volume, fueling, and equipment.

Open PDF
Full archive: Experience & Advice

Talks & training camps experience

Clubs, shows, brand venues, and camps — built around practical sessions athletes can actually implement.

Clubs including
  • Met Police Tri Club
  • Galway Tri
  • Tewkesbury Tri
  • Thames Turbo
  • Tri-Logic Cornwall
Training camps + venues including
  • Tony Doyle Cycle Camps (Lanzarote)
  • Mike Gratton Camps (Portugal)
  • Andy Cook Cycle Weeks (Mallorca, Lanzarote)
  • Sigma Sport (Scott), Giant St Pauls (Continental)
  • National shows: Triathlon Cycling Running Show, London Triathlon & Cycle Show
Clippings

From racing to coaching, research to writing.

Magazine pages, newspaper pieces, photos, links — they all tell the coaching story.

Kona finish photo RACING

Ironman Hawaii

Personal milestone and a reminder: do the work, learn lessons, pass them on.

Athlete race photo Coaching

Coaching in the real world

Plans are only valuable when they survive real life: stress, sleep, work, and race-day chaos.

PDF
Keynote deck
Talk PDF

Training for Ironman

A talk built from winners’ patterns and what consistently works.

Article
Rouleur
Interview

Fasted training — what science says

A good example of translating research into “what do I actually do?”

Article
CORE
Heat Training

36 years of sweating & learning

Heat adaptation, practical lessons, and how to use the data properly.

Advice library

Over 30 years produces a lot of helpful information.

Click the links or one of the buttons to see more of what interests you.

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