This tip is geared towards a self coached athlete who works full time. Assuming you’re setting some weekly mileage or time goals for your training, use Sunday as your mileage count day. Don’t plan any workouts for that day ahead of time, instead add up your weekly volume on Saturday evening and plan the following [...]
Proper recovery starts as soon as your workout begins. Often we don’t maximise the quality of our training because we haven’t been thoughtful enough in planning our nutrition for the day. As a busy triathlete, having healthy energy bars (Raw Food Bars, Lara bars, VEL bars etc.), bananas, apples, trail mix… stashed away in the [...]
A lot of us have grown up on peanut butter and if you love the stuff, it probably gets slathered on toast, apples, celery… as post training recovery food. As with all foods, variety is the spice of life, and it is good to mix things up so that you don’t get exposed to toxins [...]
We all have weaknesses somewhere. You may not think your weakness is swimming, biking, or running. You could be right, perhaps your weekness lies elsewhere. Is it your discipline? Is it your core strength or mental stamina? Take a moment to think about what really may be holding you back from reaching a goal or [...]
Today’s tip is brought to you by a registered massage therepist, Adrienne Stedford. She runs her practice, Hungry Triathlete, out of Penticton BC and is a therapist for various training camps. If you’re a planning a training trip on the Ironman Canada course – you know who to call.
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Aero helmets are a popular piece of fancy gear that long course triathletes often obsess over. IMtriathlontips.com been down in the A2 wind tunnel care of Blue Competition Cycles to measure their exact aerodynamic advantage. What we learned is that aerodynamics are extremely personal. Helmets that had the longest taper at the back and seemed [...]
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This tip is about patience and about staying present. Do you find yourself rushing through your morning swim workout, to [...]