Our last blog post touched on the “elasticity” within the lower legs, and how this spring-like mechanism acts like a coil to propel you forward. The tendons in your lower legs and feet (such as your achilles and plantar fascia) store energy when your foot strikes the...
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 legs,...
Most triathletes know that they should be doing strength work, but not everyone knows why it’s necessary, or what exercises to do. Strength training is a vital part of the sport if you want to continue doing triathlons in the years to come, because without strength...
Almost no one practices for or takes the time to properly prepare for triathlon transitions (T1 = swim to bike transition, T2 = bike to run transition). Think of all the hard rides, run, intervals, and swim sets that you do throughout the year just to shave off a few...
During the middle of winter, with months of cold, rainy, snowy days ahead, even the most dedicated athletes can easily become frustrated when they continuously miss workouts because of bad weather. It is important to keep in mind that the winter should be used as a...
Triathlon is not a team event. In fact, it can hardly get any more individualistic than triathlon when it comes to sports. Even runners are part of running or track teams, and swimmers race on teams as well. Because all of the hard work and determination is derived...
There is a misconception in endurance sports that periodization means separating the each category of training intensity—endurance (Zone 2), tempo (Zone 3), threshold (Zone 4), VO2 (Zone 5 or 5a) and anaerobic (Zone 5b/5c or 6) — into distinct time periods throughout...
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 activity (or zero...
One of the greatest obstacles to consistent training—the only way to make real progress in triathlon—is the weather. Most people discuss the weather in passing with neighbors or to fill the uncomfortable silence during a dying conversation, but endurance athletes talk...
Carlene is 51, a mom of three, hasn’t done a triathlon in six years and never done a full IRONMAN until IRONMAN Cozumel in November where she finished 2nd in her age group out of 39 (which is phenomenal for her first IRONMAN race). What really inspires me about her...
