I’m always curious about the triathlete’s story: Why do triathlon? What makes you successful? How did you balance the training with everything else? What did you learn along the way? Etc. I had the opportunity to interview Caitlin Harty. She’s a 25...
Yes, you can. Still, even after being in the sport of triathlon as an athlete, coach and race director for more than 20 years, I continue to be impressed by the triathletes who tackle an IRONMAN Triathlon® distance successfully in spite of everything else they have...
Fueling During Exercise In my last blog post, I wrote about “bonking” (“hitting the wall” or “blowing up”) during endurance exercise and how it’s caused by low carbohydrate (glycogen) levels as the body uses up stored...
Understanding How Bonking Occurs Have you ever done a long bike or run training session or race and suddenly “hit the wall” or “blown up”? There’s a sudden feeling of fatigue and low energy. Your legs feel heavy and your movement feels...
Triathlon Preparation Fundamentals You’ve signed up for your first triathlon. Now that you’ve committed, the race becomes real. It’s no longer, “Some day…” When I entered my first sprint triathlon at Atlantic Beach in Florida in...
