As you move closer to race season, yet before you start any serious interval training, hill work in the form of hill repeats are an important addition to any program. The following workout is one I would describe as the ‘Perfect Hill Repeat’ workout: 1. Warm up for 10-12 minutes, easy. 2. Standing activations 3….
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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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Jim Hallberg: My Favorite Track Workouts I ran track in both high school and college and gained an early respect for the improvement an athlete can make with consistent speed work. Over the years I have adopted, modified and created some of my own track workouts to help keep the intervals exciting and fun. Some…
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Recipe 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…
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Last month I talked about the “Myth of LSD” and how base training was essentially your chance to set yourself up to have a good race season while improving your aerobic fitness. Now that you are into your base season, or at least you should be, you can gauge your fitness by jumping into some…
Read MoreStrategies for getting used to running off the bike when starting triathlon or taking on a new distance. The old saying that practice makes perfect is bit overstated, when in reality, the quote should be “Perfect practice makes perfect”. Preparation is the key to racing your best in triathlon and nowhere is more important than…
Read MoreCan you tell us a little bit about your sports background? Which sports did you do as a kid and as you got older? I grew up playing a lot of tennis, snow and water skiing. I think I enjoy skiing more now then when I was a child. What is your current job and…
Read MoreRunning Through an Injury By Julia Purrington I know, the title sounds a little ambitious if not down-right stupid. But if you do it correctly, you have a pretty good chance of successfully running “through” an injury. You might just come out on the other end with the upper hand, improving your form a little…
Read MoreHave you ever heard your mom or coach warn you not to run in the cold? “You’ll freeze your lungs if you run in that frigid air,” they say. You’ve maybe even thought it yourself: At what temperature will the cold air damage your lungs? Research shows that runners are not in danger of freezing…
Read More“Dad was just diagnosed with Leukemia.” It’s a low-grade type and there is no real treatment, just something to watch and to stay healthy. To me, this meant he should make his body strong. Dad needs a goal, a purpose. We’d been kicking around the idea of him doing his first triathlon for a while,…
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