Three Fundamental Preparation Tips for Your First (or Next) Triathlon
Triathlon Preparation Fundamentals You’ve signed up for your first triathlon. Now that you’ve committed, the race becomes real. It’s no longer, “Some day…” When I entered my first sprint triathlon at Atlantic Beach in Florida in...
The Science and Art of Triathlon Training
There’s a lot that’s simple about training for the sport of triathlon on the surface. Swim. Bike. Run. However, in order to be truly successful for the long-term there’s a lot more to triathlon training than that. There’s both a science and an art to training for a...
5 Things Triathletes Should Not Do in the Triathlon Off-Season
This is a copy of an article about the triathlon off-season that I originally wrote last year for TrainingPeaks. It’s worth posting again here. When I started training for IRONMAN triathlons in the late 90’s in Virginia, I was jealous of all the...
What Makes a Successful Triathlete Successful? Paying Attention.
What Distinguishes the Successful Triathletes from the Unsuccessful Triathletes? This is a question I’ve been pondering as the triathlon season ends in North America. Is it better genetics? The ability to train for as much time as needed? The ability to recover...