6 Race Week Tips for a Successful Triathlon Race Day
“Expect the best, plan for the worst and prepare to be surprised.” — Denis Waitley It’s race week of your goal triathlon race. You’ve done all the hard work by putting in the months and months of swim, bike and run training. You’re...
What “Stuff” to Bring with You on Half or Full IRONMAN Triathlon Race Day
Long Course Triathlons Are Unique From Short Course Races Half and full triathlons are a different than shorter triathlons for a number of reasons: Massive amounts of athletes – more than 3,000 individuals will register for a typical IRONMAN race. It’s a...
Preventing Exercise-Associated Muscle Cramping with Spicy Food Extracts: Fact or Fiction?
What Is an Exercise-Associated Muscle Cramp (EAMC)? EAMC’s can be defined as “painful, involuntary contractions of skeletal muscle that occur during or immediately after exercise and are common in endurance athletes.”1 Possible triggers for cramps...
Why and How to Estimate Your Sweat Rate During Triathlon Training and Racing
How to Measure Sweat Rate During Exercise A triathlon client who is training for a summer IRONMAN Triathlon® recently asked me for an easy way to caluclate sweat rate. I started to write a long blog post about how to estimate sweat rate during a training session by...
View Recording of Mental Skills Training for Endurance Athletes Webinar
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,...
Five Ways for Events to Help Athletes Be Better Prepared on Race Day
How to Get Athletes Who Are More Confident, Well-Trained and Knowledgeable on Race Day As an organizer for endurance events like triathlons, marathons and century rides, you know that athletes sign up for any number of reasons including: peer pressure, a desire to...
View Recording of Racing a Full or Half IRONMAN® Distance Triathlon Faster Webinar
About this Webinar Are you racing a full or half Ironman® distance triathlon this year? This presentation is designed to provide you with tangible tips and strategies that you can use to achieve a faster finish in your full or half IRONMAN® distance triathlon. Topics...
Five Expert Tips to Becoming a Better Triathlon Runner
Become a Better Runner in Your Next Triathlon Becoming a better runner is a top priority with many triathletes. Becoming better isn’t only about speed though. Proper running form plays an important part of becoming a better runner, and, if your form is off, your...
Announcing Our Next Webinar on 5/24: Racing an IRONMAN® Triathlon Faster
This live presentation is designed to provide you with tangible tips and strategies that you can use to achieve a faster finish in your full or half IRONMAN® distance triathlon. It’s appropriate for both first-time and experienced IRONMAN distance athletes....