ENDURANCEWORKS Triathlon Training and Racing Blog
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What to Bring with You on IRONMAN Triathlon Race Day
by David B. Glover, MS, CSCS Three of my triathlon coaching clients each recently raced in anIRONMAN Triathlon® for the first time so I put together a list of "what to bring" to an IRONMAN along with a "how to use it" during the race. These 140.6 mile triathlons are a...
Do I Need to Bike 112 Miles and Run 26.2 Miles When Training for an IRONMAN Triathlon?
Updated on August 9, 2016. The quick answer: No, you really don't need to train up to the full bike (112 miles) and run (26.2 miles) distances in a single workout prior to the race. In my experiences and observations as both a sub 9-hour IRONMAN athlete and as a coach...
You Are What You Eat…err, Rather, You Are What You Think
by David B. Glover, MS, CSCS “If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.” - Henry Ford (1863-1946) Remember the adage, “You are what you eat?” There is a corresponding adage: “You are what you think.” In other words, your thoughts...
How to Practice Sighting Buoys…in a Pool
If you can sight well in open water during your triathlon, you'll swim the shortest distance between the swim buoys and, as a result, have a faster swim time. The easiest and first place to practice sighting buoys for a triathlon is in the pool. In this short video,...
Become a Faster Runner by Varying Your Run Speed in Training
Krista Schultz, MEd, CSCS shares a running tip to go faster by varying your run speed during your training. A simple method to vary your running speed is to introduce short "pick ups" or intervals into your workout as Krista explains in this short video.
Organizing a Triathlon or Running Race? Things to Think About and Questions to Ask…
by David B. Glover, MS, CSCS What does it take to launch a new run race or triathlon? New events like 5K runs, half marathons, sprint triathlons and obstacle course runs seem to be popping up all over the place. Successful events can make a lot of money, but you can...
5 Tips to Help Make Trainer and Treadmill Workouts Less Boring
Are you stuck training indoors this winter? In this short video, David Glover, MS, CSCS shares 5 tips to help make your trainer and treadmill workouts less boring. Happy training!
What if Your Lactate Threshold Heart Rate Goes Down in a Second Field Test?
by David B. Glover, MSE, MS, CSCS A client recently emailed me the following question: I am working through your training program, and just completed another bike field test. I noticed that my Lactate Threshold Heart Rate (LTHR) dropped from 171 bpm to 167 bpm. Is...
Strengthening Your Upper Body Will Improve Your Running
In this article that appeared in Runner's World (December 2013), Krista Schultz, MEd, CSCS shares 5 exercises to strengthen and improve range of motion in your upper body to help drive you forward and maintain cadence and rhythm. Click HERE to download a .pdf version...
Happy Valentine’s Day: The Benefits of Dark Chocolate
by Krista A. Schultz, MEd, CSCS Indulge and enjoy the positive effects of dark chocolate. Did you know that eating "sinful" dark chocolate is actually good for you? Made from the cocoa plant, dark chocolate contains polyphenols. Polyphenols are natural compounds found...
4 Simple Strength Exercises to Improve Cycling Efficiency
In this short video, Krista Schultz demonstrates four simple strength exercises to improve your cycling efficiency by strengthening your back, abdominals and glutes (AKA "BAG"). By becoming a more efficient cyclist, you will become a faster cyclist in your triathlon...
What Should a Triathlete Do in the Winter for Training?
Lasted updated on December 26, 2016. With the winter holidays, the triathlon season is officially over (i.e. the "off season" or "transition season" as I like to call it). As a triathlon coach, the number one question I get from athletes is, "What do I do now?" There...
3 Tips for Staying Motivated When You’re Not Motivated to Train for a Triathlon
In this short video, David Glover, MS, CSCS shares 3 tips for staying motivated when you lose your motivation to train for your triathlon or other endurance event.
Something We Can All Learn from the Military – Attention to Detail
by David B. Glover "It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen." — John Wooden The military teaches "attention to detail" very well. Twenty years ago, I graduated from the United States Naval Academy. During my years as a...
Ride Inside or Out When It’s Raining? Well, What if It Rains on Race Day?
by David B. Glover, MS, CSCS “I don't think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I'm just rather flexible and adaptable.” — Aung San Suu Kyi It's a rainy, cool day here in Boulder - not a day I would pick to go riding. But, when I talked to my friend, Peter, today, he...
Surviving Low Moments in Triathlon Training or Racing – What’s Your Why?
In this short video, David Glover talks about the importance of "Why?" - a mental training tool - for surviving low moments in triathlon workouts and training sessions. For David, triathlon was his way to prove that although he had cancer, cancer did not have him so...
Tips on How to Replace Your Electrolytes During Triathlon Training and Racing
by Krista A. Schultz, MEd, CSCS Krista's article "How to Replace Your Electrolytes" appeared in the September 2011 issue of Triathlete Magazine. This article provides research-based guidelines for sodium and water replacement during endurance exercise like triathlons...
What Is Your Paradigm? It May or May Not Be Mine.
by David B. Glover My Airplane Music Paradigm I was sitting on a plane and had my headphones plugged into my laptop listening to the music in my iTunes library. Because I was sitting over the wing, the engine noise was droning loudly in the background so I turned up...
Understanding Blood Lactate Testing and Lactate Threshold
I was recently a test subject for Coach Krista Schultz, MEd, CSCS to find out my power output at Lactate Threshold (LT). What is lactate and why should you care about it? First, let’s start with pyruvate. Pyruvate is a byproduct (end result) of anaerobic glycolysis,...
How to Survive Low Moments in an IRONMAN Triathlon, Other Races or Life in General…
by David B. Glover “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” ~ Viktor Frankl, author of Man’s Search for Meaning ~ “Low moments” in a race —...
A Hill Repeat Workout (and Why You Should Run Hills)
by Krista A. Schultz, MEd, CSCS “Hill repeats are speed workouts in disguise.” - Krista Benefits of Running Hills Improves strength & power of calf muscles through the forceful push off of the mid foot to balls of feet Reinforces efficient biomechanics (run...
Why Triathletes Should Do Obstacle Course Runs Like Spartan Races
by David B. Glover Triathlons Are About the “Known” and "Certain" You know the order of each leg of the race – swim then bike then run (with a few exceptions). You know the distances of each leg. You can preview the course ahead of time and there are volunteers to...
Do You Need a Coach? How Can You Afford Not to Have One…?
by David B. Glover, MS, CSCS I am afraid of heights but I liked to climb “things” as a child (I still have a scar on my chin and forehead as evidence) so I started indoor sport climbing a few months ago to try something after more than 15 years of being a triathlete....
How Use Your Computrainer in “Erg Mode”
by Krista A. Schultz, MEd, CSCS When you think of using a Computrainer, you typically think of multiple riders lined up on their Computrainers competing against each others' virtual avatar on the screen in front of them. Did you know that you can set up your...
