Posts by Coach Julia

What’s Next? Finding Success with a Fall Running Program

What’s Next?  Finding Success With a Fall Running Program September for most people means fall, which means kids starting school, cooler days and the summer triathlon race season winding down.  Often, we are left feeling a little shorted by the end of the summer or the end of the race season feeling like we still…

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Getting Tuned Up for Race Season

It’s funny, but it’s one of the most common questions I get during the last weeks of training before the season’s first race is “How can I be sure that I’m ready?” Well… If you’re not ready by now, there’s not much you can do. There is a TON of good advice out there on…

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Winter Trainer Workouts

Athletes commonly ask me about how to make their time on the trainer more enjoyable. For most of us “type A” triathletes more effective equals more enjoyable, so here are some ways to hopefully do both. First of all make sure that you have an INTENT for the workout (for example you may need an…

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Swim Coaching for Youth and Adults

By Coach Julia Purrington, Level 1 USAT Coach Coaching swimming has many different faces. Coaching groups of athletes is different than working with a swimmer one on one. Coaching adults is yet again different from coaching children. In my career of coaching swimming, I have had the opportunity to work in many scenarios, including coaching…

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