I started to type up a response to this IRONMAN athlete’s comment in our blog and realized other athletes are asking similar questions so wanted to share my thoughts as a blog post. I am a sixty one year old triathlete. I am not afraid of working hard to achieve...
The off season – or the transition between racing seasons – is an important time to refresh your body, recharge your mind, decrease your sleep debt and spend extra time with family and friends. Whether you take one month or three months of decreased...
I had the opportunity to sit down with Joanna Zeiger this past weekend while visiting Boulder, Colorado. If you don’t know her, Joanna raced professionally as a triathlete from 1998-2010 where she excelled in both short course and long course to include racing...
A training plan client recently emailed me to tell me that she was “feeling great as things are going well” and she only had 10 weeks left until her first IRONMAN (Cozumel). She then said something that a lot of long course triathletes ask: So I’m...
Have you ever gotten overwhelmed by a workout and backed out entirely? What about becoming bored during the middle of a master’s swim practice? While one scenario is considerably harder than you are capable of (or willing to attempt) and the other situation is too...
