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...
There’s a lot that’s simple about training for the sport of triathlon on the surface. Swim. Bike. Run. However, in order to be truly successful for the long-term there’s a lot more to triathlon training than that. There’s both a science and an art to training for a...
This is a copy of an article about the triathlon off-season that I originally wrote last year for TrainingPeaks. It’s worth posting again here. When I started training for IRONMAN triathlons in the late 90’s in Virginia, I was jealous of all the...
Triathlon Training Requires Effective Time Management Years ago when I was training for an IRONMAN Triathlon, I was doing my best to consistently follow a training plan. On one particular day, I had a track workout scheduled. I overslept that morning so was unable to...
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,...
