by David | Jun 12, 2017 | Blog |
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...
by David | May 22, 2017 | Blog |
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...
by David | May 5, 2017 | Blog |
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...
by David | Mar 26, 2017 | Blog |
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...
by David | Feb 8, 2017 | Blog |
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...