<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Pelaris Blog</title><description>Training science, AI coaching insights, and methodology deep-dives from Pelaris.</description><link>https://pelaris.io/</link><language>en-au</language><item><title>Why tracking the wrong metrics is quietly killing your long-term progress</title><link>https://pelaris.io/blog/process-metrics-measuring-the-thing-that-drives-long-term-progress/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pelaris.io/blog/process-metrics-measuring-the-thing-that-drives-long-term-progress/</guid><description>Outcome metrics tell you what happened. Process metrics tell you why. Shifting how you track changes what you train for and how long you last.</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>training</category><category>general</category><author>Bradley Hunt</author></item><item><title>Swim stroke efficiency: why triathletes get the priority wrong</title><link>https://pelaris.io/blog/swim-stroke-efficiency-why-triathletes-get-the-priority-wrong/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pelaris.io/blog/swim-stroke-efficiency-why-triathletes-get-the-priority-wrong/</guid><description>More swim volume without fixing stroke mechanics produces diminishing returns. The biomechanics explain why technique comes first.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>methodology</category><category>triathlon</category><author>Bradley Hunt</author></item><item><title>The boulder is the point: why choosing hard things works</title><link>https://pelaris.io/blog/the-boulder-is-the-point-why-choosing-hard-things-works/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pelaris.io/blog/the-boulder-is-the-point-why-choosing-hard-things-works/</guid><description>Obstacle races, cold plunges, ultra-marathons. People with easy lives are paying to suffer. The science explains why the instinct is correct.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>training</category><category>general</category><author>Bradley Hunt</author></item><item><title>The interference effect is real, but triathletes are solving it wrong</title><link>https://pelaris.io/blog/interference-effect-triathlon-strength-training-solutions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pelaris.io/blog/interference-effect-triathlon-strength-training-solutions/</guid><description>Concurrent training blunts strength and endurance gains simultaneously. The fix isn&apos;t less lifting, it&apos;s smarter sequencing.</description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>methodology</category><category>triathlon</category><author>Bradley Hunt</author></item><item><title>Zone 2 training took over the internet. The research behind it is more complicated than the podcasts let on</title><link>https://pelaris.io/blog/zone-2-training-research-evidence-complexity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pelaris.io/blog/zone-2-training-research-evidence-complexity/</guid><description>Zone 2 has real physiological support, but the studies underpinning the hype were done on elite athletes with 15-20 hours per week to train.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>training</category><category>general</category><author>Bradley Hunt</author></item><item><title>Why Resuming Your Training Plan After Illness Is Riskier Than You Think</title><link>https://pelaris.io/blog/returning-to-training-after-illness-endurance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pelaris.io/blog/returning-to-training-after-illness-endurance/</guid><description>Most endurance athletes return feeling fine and promptly get injured. The cause is a chronic load drop that makes the plan far more aggressive than it looks.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>methodology</category><category>general</category><author>Bradley Hunt</author></item><item><title>Why Generic Training Plans Fail Intermediate Athletes (And What the Data Says About Personalization)</title><link>https://pelaris.io/blog/why-generic-training-plans-fail-intermediate-athletes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pelaris.io/blog/why-generic-training-plans-fail-intermediate-athletes/</guid><description>Intermediate athletes plateau not from lack of effort but from following programs built for someone else&apos;s physiology and recovery capacity.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>methodology</category><category>general</category><author>Bradley Hunt</author></item></channel></rss>