It’s that time of year. Another season has come to an end. You’re taking a brief hiatus from structured training and soon, your thoughts will inevitably turn to base training – those long slow miles that lay the foundation upon which next year’s training will be built.
What if I said there might be a better way? Continue reading “Rethinking Base Training – or Turning a DNF into a PR”
Most triathlete’s seasons are coming to and end and they are often confused as to what they should do next. The offseason is a great time to focus on your weaknesses and many people choose to implement a swim, bike, or run focus, which is a great idea, but not where you should start. I would argue that your number 1 offseason priority should be to simply have fun! Continue reading “Your Number 1 Offseason Priority?”
If you have been training for any period of time, you’ve likely heard about determining your heart rate training zones to train most effectively and efficiently. You may have also heard that you should base your zones on your maximum heart rate (MHR). The problem is, unless you’re in a laboratory setting, hooked up to sophisticated machines, it’s virtually impossible to pinpoint your maximum heart rate. Continue reading “The Maximum Heart Rate Conundrum”
You’ve been putting in the long hours and hard training. Now, your ‘A’ race is looming large on the calendar and with it, the need to taper. Does the thought of a taper cause you to take on a ‘Deer-in-the-Headlights’ look because you’re unsure how to do it? Continue reading “Your Taper Questions Answered!”
Nope! You do not need a smart trainer to get the most out of your training and racing.
There. Shortest article we’ve written yet! Continue reading “Do You Need a Smart Trainer?”
You’ve been putting in the hard work to get stronger and faster. Have you overlook the free speed that’s available? Here are a number of things that will make you faster that don’t require training. Continue reading “Be a Faster Triathlete Without Training!”
I’ve been an athlete for nearly five decades and while there’s quite a lot of published research that shows us an athlete will experience physiological deteriorations with aging, I’d never really experienced a significant performance loss as I got older. Or so I thought. Continue reading “Tips for the Aging Athlete”
Most of you have likely heard of RPE – Rate of Perceived Exertion – at some point. Many of you may have even done some training or racing using it. But in this day where power meters, heart rate monitors, GPS watches and data analysis software are the norm; is there any room for a subjective measurement like RPE? Continue reading “RPE – A Lost Art?”
The single biggest training mistake I see triathletes make – beginners and veterans alike – is they don’t have the courage to go easy and end up going too hard on easy days. Continue reading “The Courage to Go Easy”
It’s race day – and you’ve got nerves. Really serious nerves. Suddenly those nerves force you to have doubt:
“What did you do?”
“You’re not ready for this, what were you thinking?”
“My gosh, look at the size of those athlete – I can’t compete with them.” Continue reading “Race Day Nerves? – Don’t Be Afraid of the Cat”
