I’ve had this topic on my to do list for a while, so when I read Jessie Thomas’ article Secrets of the Wind Tunnel in the July issue of Triathlete magazine, I knew the timing was right. To shave or not to shave, that is the question. Now for many of you this is a…
I want to focus on something that is more common than a lot of people might think, a triathletes anxiety/fear on race day morning before and during the swim. And I’m not talking about just pre-race butterflies, did I bring all the right gear, or the normal jitters. I’m talking about multiple trips to the porta-potty, increased…
I’m not superstitious in any way, but when things happen in threes I start to take notice. A while back I read the first article I had ever seen that responded to an athlete’s question if it was necessary for them to learn to bilateral breathe, and the first response was NO. The author then…
In Part I of this blog, Packing Your Calories for a Half Ironman Bike Ride, Part I, I laid out the guidelines to establish how many calories you should be consuming on your half Ironman bike ride. I also profiled two athletes, Craig and Carlos, and what they’re nutritional needs on the bike were, according…
I’ve wanted to write about how many calories you should consume during longer distance races, longer than Olympic distance, but have recently been reminded that how I describe getting this all on the bike is complicated. At a SB Tri Club meeting the other night the guest speaker talked about the details of racing, and how…
If you’re hanging out with a group of “older” triathletes and you ask if anyone has ever had a problem with their back or currently suffers from low back pain, you’re likely to hear more than a few positive responses. Historically, low back pain has been associated with getting old, as people become weaker, less…
This is one of the more common questions of people racing triathlons, beginners and experienced triathletes alike, how much should you drink during the bike ride? And to be clear and keep it simple, I’m keeping the conversation to “fluid”, which includes water or water plus electrolytes. Adding calories to the picture complicates things, which…
Everyone should have a life outside training for and racing triathlons, yet at times it feels that we exist only to do just that. We sleep, eat, train, and rest, over and over, throwing in some work, house chores, significant other face time when we can. We need to remember that triathlon is best addressed…
This is a repost from the SB Tri Club Coach’s Corner blog, April 2013, in case it looks familiar to anyone… I just re-read parts of Joe Friel’s latest book, Power Meter Training, which got me thinking. As athletes gear up for the next set of early season races, I wanted to present some data…
Propelling ourselves through water and over land requires our muscles to contract and relax, again and again and again. Without specific training our ability to do this is limited to our own natural ability, which can last minutes or days, depending on the intensity of the exercise. This is why we go out and train…
Applying practical ideas to triathlons to make everyone go faster
Applying practical ideas to triathlons to make everyone go faster
Applying practical ideas to triathlons to make everyone go faster
Applying practical ideas to triathlons to make everyone go faster
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