The opening statement from the Institut National du Sport et de l’Education Physique’s (INSEP) leading sports scientist, Yann Le Meur, at the third ITU World Conference on Science and Triathlon in Paris, at the end of November, was, ‘Diversity drives progress’. Meur’s soundbite set the tone for two days of seminars and presentations that uncovered the training and racing secrets of the world’s best triathletes.
As well as 220 Triathlon , also in attendance were some of the world’s best coaches including Joel Filliol, whose disciples include Mario Mola and Richard Murray, the triathletes ranked second and fourth in the world at the end of 2015; Darren Smith, whose ‘D Squad’ features Commonwealth Games gold medallist Jodie Stimpson and 2012 Olympic silver medallist Lisa Norden; and Sergio Santos, currently coach…
