In triathlon, the swim and the bike are really just a warm up for the run—an extremely tiring warm up but a warm up nonetheless. The run is where races are won and lost, PRs are broken or not, and where finishers are separated from DNF’ers (Did Not...
Come spring or early summer, you’ll soon be toeing the start line of your first race of the season. You will have already put in the long hours over the winter, the hard intervals on the trainer when the snow was piling up or rain was falling outside and faced months...
There are three positions to choose from while riding a triathlon bike: Down in the aero bars, Seated while holding the base bars and Standing. In a typical race, you should aim for spending the largest percent of your time in the aero bars, as this low profile...
Racing a triathlon this season? Here are some odd tips for improving for your next race. Trust the Feet in Front of You (or Not) It’s risky, but one way to save energy and increase your average speed during the swim is to find a pair of feet, stick on them like glue,...
In our previous blog post, we suggested upper body exercises focusing on the core for stability and the shoulders for mobility and injury prevention. Let’s now talk about lower body strength. Even though we spend the majority of our time during triathlon on our...
