Björn Andersson is a Swedish triathlon coach coaching both age-groupers and professionals, including Patrik Nilsson. Björn is also a former professional athlete himself. In this episode we discuss Björn's thoughts on training and coaching, and tips and advice geared towards both age-group athletes and professionals or aspiring professionals.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT:
-Björn's coaching and training philosophy
-Differences in training, coaching, and knowledge now vs. "then" (when Björn was racing professionally until 2011)
-Key tips to improve your swim, bike and run training, respectively
-How to execute your best on race day
-How age-group athletes can fit in training and adapt to it into already busy lives
-What does it take these days to race professionally
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