What are your changes of getting injured during triathlon training? Pretty good, actually… After my PR year of marathon and IRONMAN Triathlon in 2007 where I went 2:46 at Disney Marathon and 8:51 at Challenge Roth, I wanted to go faster in 2008 so I kept training hard...
“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.” — Johann Goethe Simultaneously for three different endurance sports is a daunting task by itself, but throw in other responsibilities like a job, family, travel, social life, pets and...
Learn These Three Simple Tools to Overcome…Yourself “You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.” – Arthur Ashe I love this quote by tennis great Arthur Ashe because it clearly describes the triathlon or marathon racing experience: you’re...
I’m always curious about the triathlete’s story: Why do triathlon? What makes you successful? How did you balance the training with everything else? What did you learn along the way? Etc. I had the opportunity to interview Caitlin Harty. She’s a 25 year triathlete...
Yes, you can. Still, even after being in the sport of triathlon as an athlete, coach and race director for more than 20 years, I continue to be impressed by the triathletes who tackle an IRONMAN Triathlon® distance successfully in spite of everything else they have...
Fueling During Exercise In my last blog post, I wrote about “bonking” (“hitting the wall” or “blowing up”) during endurance exercise and how it’s caused by low carbohydrate (glycogen) levels as the body uses up stored carbohydrates during exercise without adequate...
