What are your changes of getting injured during triathlon training? Pretty good, actually… After my PR year of marathon and IRONMAN Triathlon in 2007 where I went 2:46 at Disney Marathon and 8:51 at Challenge Roth, I wanted to go faster in 2008 so I kept...
“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.” — Johann Goethe Simultaneously for three different endurance sports is a daunting task by itself, but throw in other responsibilities like a job, family, travel, social life, pets and...
Learn These Three Simple Tools to Overcome…Yourself “You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.” – Arthur Ashe I love this quote by tennis great Arthur Ashe because it clearly describes the triathlon or marathon racing...
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...
