The next time a blister makes its way onto your foot you may want to think about using Duct Tape as a cover up. Most Band-Aids or blister solutions don’t stick enough to stay on over the course of a sweaty run. Granted, Duct Tape doesn’t always work either, but generally much better than anything [...]
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A quick tip for race night, more like a reminder actually. Don’t forget to bring ear plugs to your next race. Most of us are extremely light sleepers the night before a race. Mainly due to race nerves and pre-race angst. Having a set of ear plugs within reach can save the night when you [...] Sometimes training is not fun – we feel demotivated, sore, tired, frustrated – and this can lead to a downward spiral of negative thoughts that make matters worse. A simple way to break the cycle is to SMILE. It may be the last thing that you feel like doing, but just fake it! Put on [...] As much as we’d all like to get a massage from an RMT on a daily basis, it’s obviously not possible. Substituting with your own bout of self massage can really help your recovery and stave off injury. The best type of self massage is a form of acupressure. Find that tight muscle and simply [...] Some call them Bricks, some call them T-runs. This may seem like second nature to those in the sport for more than a couple years but if you’re just getting started you may not have thought about it. Running immediately after a bike ride not only teaches you what it feels like to run on [...] A smoothy is the ideal way to supplement your daily nutrition. Great for breakfast or post hard workout. Blend up juicy goodness with fruit and veggies that you may not be able to get down in your otherwise busy day. Make up a large batch and keep half in the fridge. [...] We were transfixed by how fast Michael Phelps swam in the summer Olympics and by how relaxed he looks in the water. The ability to stay relaxed while working hard is one reason why winners win. Tension is slow and inefficient but relaxing tends to go against most athletes’ instincts. Think about racing a friend [...] A previous tip talked about the importance of doing a low HR run tests on the track to measure your running fitness over time. It is also important to measure your fitness in the pool doing more than just the usual timed sets. Though the thought may not be too appealing, especially if you train [...] In long course triathlon especially, having a strong mental game can mean the difference between an excellent performance and a poor performance. There are always “dark moments” in the day where fatigue and negative thoughts can leave you feeling demotivated so it is best to come up with a plan to deal those feelings when [...] This calculation was created by Dr. Phil Maffetone and has been tried and tested by numerous athletes, including Mark Allen. It’s a good calculation and has been shown to quite accurate in most cases for determining your Maximum Aerobic HR: a.k.a. the point below which you should keep much of your Ironman training, and most [...] |
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