“Expect the best, plan for the worst and prepare to be surprised.” — Denis Waitley It’s race week of your goal triathlon race. You’ve done all the hard work by putting in the months and months of swim, bike and run training. You’re...
Long Course Triathlons Are Unique From Short Course Races Half and full triathlons are a different than shorter triathlons for a number of reasons: Massive amounts of athletes – more than 3,000 individuals will register for a typical IRONMAN race. It’s a...
What Is an Exercise-Associated Muscle Cramp (EAMC)? EAMC’s can be defined as “painful, involuntary contractions of skeletal muscle that occur during or immediately after exercise and are common in endurance athletes.”1 Possible triggers for cramps...
How to Measure Sweat Rate During Exercise A triathlon client who is training for a summer IRONMAN Triathlon® recently asked me for an easy way to caluclate sweat rate. I started to write a long blog post about how to estimate sweat rate during a training session by...
About This Mental Skills Training Webinar You’ve finished the swim and the bike. It’s hot, your legs are tired and your body hurts. Now the run begins. What’s going to get you to the finish line and a new PR? In a study of Olympic athletes,...
