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A pool training session for the solar equinox
Simon Griffiths shares a threshold pace pool training session designed to be used at any time of year, targeted at swimmers looking to race between 1 mile and 3km.
Many athletes use the principle of periodisation in their training. They divide the year into a series of periods, with each having a different training emphasis.
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