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How to lift and run in the same week without losing either.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>training</category><category>general</category><author>Bradley Hunt</author></item><item><title>Training for a sport and a marathon without wrecking either</title><link>https://pelaris.io/blog/training-for-sports-and-a-marathon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pelaris.io/blog/training-for-sports-and-a-marathon/</guid><description>Playing footy, rugby or soccer and training for a marathon is doable. 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Here&apos;s what shipped.</description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>technology</category><category>general</category><author>Bradley Hunt</author></item><item><title>Tideway: a streaming coach, full onboarding through your AI assistant, and one spine behind both</title><link>https://pelaris.io/blog/tideway-release/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pelaris.io/blog/tideway-release/</guid><description>What shipped after Bedrock: a streaming coach that knows your name, plus onboarding and real program generation through MCP assistants like Claude or ChatGPT.</description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>technology</category><category>general</category><author>Bradley Hunt</author></item><item><title>What general-purpose AI gets wrong about your training plan</title><link>https://pelaris.io/blog/what-general-purpose-ai-gets-wrong-about-your-training-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pelaris.io/blog/what-general-purpose-ai-gets-wrong-about-your-training-plan/</guid><description>ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini can build structured training blocks. Here is what they cannot see, and why that gap matters for triathletes.</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>comparison</category><category>triathlon</category><author>Bradley Hunt</author></item><item><title>What good in-workout AI coaching actually sounds like</title><link>https://pelaris.io/blog/what-good-in-workout-ai-coaching-actually-sounds-like/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pelaris.io/blog/what-good-in-workout-ai-coaching-actually-sounds-like/</guid><description>Most AI fitness coaches either say too much or default to generic phrases. Here is what calibrated in-workout coaching sounds like, and how to recognise it.</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>methodology</category><category>general</category><author>Bradley Hunt</author></item><item><title>Plyometric training for athletes: how to train like the pros, prevent injury, and unlock explosive performance</title><link>https://pelaris.io/blog/plyometrics-training-for-athletes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pelaris.io/blog/plyometrics-training-for-athletes/</guid><description>A complete guide to plyometric training: how NFL, EPL, NBA, and tennis pros use plyos to build power, prevent injury, and unlock performance.</description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>training</category><category>general</category><author>Pelaris</author></item><item><title>Bedrock: a rebuilt coach, polished tracking, and the Engine Room</title><link>https://pelaris.io/blog/bedrock-release/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pelaris.io/blog/bedrock-release/</guid><description>What shipped after Moonshot. 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