As athletes, we often focus much of our training on swim, bike, and run; especially when pushed for time, we tend to negate some other very important steps we can take to make us better, stronger athletes and less injury prone. One such small workout we can do that I feel has a big importance…
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As you plan your race calendar for 2013, I’d like to encourage you to add at least one additional race. Consider volunteering at least once this season. There are many terrific reasons to volunteer at a local triathlon. Sure, some race directors will give volunteers an entry into another race in exchange for your time–that’s…
Read MoreIn the world of triathlon, there are three types of athletes. Some athletes may look at the off-season as the couch season and let his/her fitness go until race season is bearing down on them. The second type of athlete usually, asks “What off-season? There is no off-season. I just race year round”. The intensity…
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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…
Read MoreThe 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…
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…
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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…
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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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