Sebastien Locteau

This year I really need to thanks our amazing training centre in Renmore the KingFisher club, and the support of the entire staff and especially Brian Clancy who, without a doubt, made our team a massive success in 2017 : I retired from full time coaching after the Rio Olympic Games in Agust 2016. I left Claremorris and Bluefin Swimming Club head coach positions with the feeling that I let my team down. I certainly cried a lot and wonder if it was the right thing to do, but I knew the people taking over could be trusted and would do a great job with a good legacy. I thought I left enough guidance and knowledge for them to grow and become their own inspiration to the new generations. But my heart was broken to leave my teams, as it happened in the past. But at the end of the day, I reached the best I had in me with the limited resources I had at the time. I also left my business in the trusted hand of my business partner Richie Feeney and my events department to my close friend ...

Going the distance World Marathon Championship in London in 2017,  Picture Sebastien Locteau After Dublin marathon, most coaches review there athletes plans. In 2012, Barbara Sanchez finished 9th and second at the Irish championship in the Dublin Marathon, James Doran Winning the Kerry cross country championship, and my Swimmer Sarah Kelly after the European championship had to improve their weekly long run. Or if you are like me, a occasional runner, improving your long runs is one of the base session to work on and certainly more important than speed work. So this is what I did at the time and still using it with the same success since 2017 and after 10 years still relevant. What distance are you training for?  On road, cross country, Mountain running ? What is your current training volume?  How many sessions do practice every week? What are your goals :  time & distance My suggestions for an improving athlete would be three se...

A four week build-up to your next 5km or 10km race Tavira, Portugal august 2017 training session, week 1, session 1 with 4x1000m I received a good few emails from people who could not find this article, So I just republished it ! These training schedules are here to help you prepare for your next 5km or 10km race. They cater for runners from 35 min to 55 min 10km finish time. 50 to 55min for 10km - 3 weekly sessions Week 1 Session 1 1h endurance, 8km/h with 2x 10min at 10km/h Session 2 30min warm up 4 x 1000m from 5m30s to 5m with 400m recovery 15min Cool down Session 3 Endurance recovery 1h20m at 8 km/h Week 2 Session 1 1h endurance, 8km/h with 3x 8 min at 10km/h Session 2 30min warm up 3 x 800m  from 4m30s to 4m20s with 400m recovery 15min Cool down Session 3 5 Km test race or time trial (Goal 27m30s) Week 3 Session 1 1h endurance recovery, 8km/h with hills Session 2 30min warm up 10 x 400m from 2m to 1m45s with 400m recovery 15...

Trying something different ! Galway Bay swim for Cancer Care West, swimming Sebastien Locteau Some are marathon runners or triathletes with a feeling of being invincible. Try open water marathon swimming. You will feel like a small vulnerable fish in the big big Ocean. Vulnerable is the best word to express my experience with mother Nature, a fragile human being, regardless off 28 marathons and 13 Ironman Triathlon. 18 years ago, I joined the coaching team of Galway swimming Club and played with Corrib Water Polo team. A lot of water went under the bridge since. At that time, I was part of a big picture and was highly involved in developing the west Ireland of running, triathlon and open water community with clubs and events. From Joining the new Athenry AC Senior Club with Mick Rice to the first Connemarathon with Ray O'Connor, Co-founder of Galway Triathlon club and later Predator Triathlon Club. Today we see so many events in the West like Triathlons an...

High Performance Coach Sebastien Locteau Connemarathon Elverys conference   Mental health is influenced by our social environment, biological make up and our emotional self-build. Three factors which can negatively impact our mental health if not, identified, recognised and acted on. Our social environment determines our mental fitness. The most discussed is poverty environment which challenges our mental performances, having an impact on our physical abilities, performing mental tasks, and learning cognitive skills. In a difficult social set-up, perception, sensation, ideas and intuition are challenged.  Self-esteem is also affected by feeling loved, family break up and losses but also by physical illness and or different types of abuse. Personal confidence also depends on how our social surrounding such as community activities. Relationship is another concrete example.  Acquiring knowledge and understanding through tough experiences avoiding a social drift regard...

Galway Bay swim for Cancer Care West Some are marathon runners or triathletes with a feeling of being invincible. Try open water marathon swimming. You will feel like a small vulnerable fish in the big big Ocean. Vulnerable is the best word to express my experience with mother Nature, a fragile human being, regardless off 28 marathons and 13 Ironman Triathlon. 18 years ago, I joined the coaching team of Galway swimming Club and played with Corrib Water Polo team. A lot of water went under the bridge since. At that time, I was part of a big picture and was highly involved in developing the west Ireland of running, triathlon and open water community with clubs and events. From Joining the new Athenry AC Senior Club with Mick Rice to the first Connemarathon with Ray O'Connor, Co-founder of Galway Triathlon club and later Predator Triathlon Club. Today we see so many events in the West like Triathlons and running events in Westport, Ballinasloe, Athlone, Portrun, Rosc...

What do you expect when you are invited to your Company 20 years’ anniversary ? SAP Ireland won the best workplace in 2017, our CEO Liam Ryan been awarded the title of Ireland’s Most Trusted Leader. So, there is no coincidence the set up was just perfect. Let’s be honest using buses from Galway to Dublin with hotel accommodation for all employees, is already a big undertake. But in our business, we know small details are important. the SAP united scarf Is part of it as a unique collectable. Even the brochures were designed but mainly thought so well, it reminds us how well our SAP systems are engineered. Arriving to the impressive Aviva stadium is usually heart taking, this structure with a capacity of over 51000 spectators was just there for us that day. Home ground of sports legends and of the Irish Rugby and Soccer team. We were welcomed by our colleagues from Dublin and access to amazing gourmet food and choice of refreshment. How much better this can go? Well, ...

Galway Bay swim for Cancer Care West So you are runner or triathlete and feel invicible ? Try this ! You will feel like a small vulnerable fish in the big Ocean Swimming the bay. This is my way to remind myself and maybe others how vulnerable we are to Nature, Illness as a fragile human being. 18 years ago, I joined the coaching team of Galway swimming Club and played with Corrib Water Polo team. A lot of water went under the bridge since At that time, I was part of a big picture and was highly involved locally, and saw the development in the west of running clubs and events, performance swimming and Triathlon. From Joining the new Athenry AC senior Club with Mick Rice to the first Connemarathon with Ray O'Connor, Co-founder of Galway Triathlon club and later Predator Triathlon Club and seeing so many events now in the west, I am proud to have been part of it and that I contribute a small bit to it. This is my drop of contribution in the Irish sports history which w...