Five years ago this month my wife Ingrid had a stroke. It’s an event we sure wished we could have avoided, and we could have had we understood the warning signals. Since then I have thought about writing this article. It does not quite seem right to use the tragedy of a major illness to…
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The off-season should be your favorite time of year to get into the pool and work on your stroke. If you have technical elements that need attention, the early off-season is the perfect time to work on them. Check your ego at the door and swim slowly. That’s right, drop a lane or two at…
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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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I recently raced at the Curt Gowdy Xterra race in Wyoming. The day was hot, the course was tough and pushing hard the entire way wasn’t easy. Just my kind of race! After a solid swim, which I cruised, I hopped on my mountain bike and had some fun. I made quite a few obstacles…
Read MoreMost years on my Birthday I do something brilliant, or stupid, depending on your perspective I guess. I’ve had some memorable birthdays and most are tied to some outrageous workout that I decided to do. And even some outrageous workouts weren’t even on my birthday. When my buddy Sundy turned 30 we went to the…
Read MoreRecipe for Completing the Perfect Workout Sometimes coaches and athletes have different ideas about what makes for a great workout. As a coach, the easiest part of my job is posting a workout. As an athlete, the easiest part of your job should be doing them. Sure, some workouts are really, really tough and some…
Read MoreIt’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…
Read MoreSetting goals for your triathlon season is important if you want to improve upon where you are and how you raced last year. Let’s look at a few simple ideas when goal setting. One of the most important aspects of goal setting is making your goals measurable. Your goal could be to ‘run a 28:00…
Read MoreBecoming a Runner! By USAT Coach Amy Kuitse As triathlon coaches, we have all heard the following comments somewhere along the way with people we coach, at local tri team meetings, or out on a long Sunday group run, “I just survive the run because I’m not a runner,” “I’m just going to ride as…
Read MoreA Different Perspective on Goal Setting Abraham Lincoln once said, “A goal properly set is halfway reached.” In other words, setting goals is a job all in itself and a very important job at that! So how do you set a goal properly? I believe the answer lies in examining how your mind functions around…
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