Tips for Racing in the Heat and Elevation at IRONMAN® Boulder

Tips for Racing in the Heat and Elevation at IRONMAN® Boulder

With high, dry temperatures and an elevation of 5,430 feet above sea level, Boulder, Colorado is a challenging venue for an IRONMAN Triathlon, especially if you’re coming from sea level. Even if you are acclimated to the elevation, which takes at least two weeks, you...
Post IRONMAN Triathlon Training Recommendations

Post IRONMAN Triathlon Training Recommendations

Updated on August 5, 2016 A triathlete emailed me an excellent question that is applicable to other IRONMAN Triathlon® athletes as well as other long races like IRONMAN 70.3® triathlons and marathons. I just completed IRONMAN UK and enjoyed following your training...
Tips for How to Transition from Bike to Run Faster in a Triathlon

Tips for How to Transition from Bike to Run Faster in a Triathlon

“Our life is frittered away by detail…Simplify, simplify.” — Henry David Thoreau Transitions are the fourth event in a triathlon, as your transition time from swim to bike and bike to run count toward your total time. In this video David Glover, MS, CSCS talks you...
What to Wear on Triathlon Race Day (for Women)

What to Wear on Triathlon Race Day (for Women)

Swim. Bike. Run. Three different events in one race. What should a female triathlete wear on triathlon race day? Coach Krista Schultz, MEd, CSCS discusses and demonstrates what women wear during a triathlon on race day with primary considerations being transition...
Tips for Triathlon Race Week – What to Do (and Not to Do)

Tips for Triathlon Race Week – What to Do (and Not to Do)

It’s the last week before your triathlon. You’ve done all the hard work. So now what? David Glover shares tips and strategies for triathlon race week from final preparations to reviewing the athlete guide to what to do the day before the...