Depending on how your winter training schedule is coming along, you may be getting close to some of your early season races and you might want to think about incorporating some speed work (or change up your current speed focus days). Treadmills are very handy for speed work, but there has to be a balance [...]
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An excellent way to loosen up the ol’ bod from the day’s previous activities is to swim in the evening for recovery. Even if you feel wasted from a hard workout, it is amazing how much better you feel after a dip in the pool to revel at the joy of buoyancy and kick out [...] Winter training is a good time to build a solid aerobic base, and this means staying within defined heart rate zones. This can be tricky if you do your riding in a group setting or live in a place with lots of cyclists on the roads with whom to get competitive – damn speedy commuters [...] A great little routine to start in the new year is to take your morning resting heart rate. Yes, it can be a bit annoying to reach out from under those warm blankets and put the cold plastic monitor to your chest, but the benefits to knowing what that number should be are worth it. [...] As we get close to the new year, it’s the perfect time to start up a training journal of some sort. There are many online FREE training logs that allow you keep track of workouts, and plan ahead for new ones. If you prefer not to get online you could also set something up in [...] Congratulations to our two contest winners in the draw for a pair of new AVIA running shoes. Our mens winner is Josh (email ends with knaconsulting.com). Our female winner is Jessica (with an email address that ends in roadrunner.com). Please contact us directly from the email address you used to sign up. [...] // < ![CDATA[ As triathletes we’re very devoted to freestyle swimming. That, combined with hours in the aero position can lead to some extremely tight pecs, lats, and triceps, at the same time leaving your back and upper [...] This is a great trick that I’m sure some of you have heard before. Take your most desirable short term goal, write it on a piece of paper, and stick it to your wall or bathroom mirror. This will reinforce your reason for training every day as you head out the door. Want to break [...] As the season starts to wind down, for most, it’s a great time to set some fitness benchmarks. Benchmarks are key to tracking improvement and ensuring that your training is actually doing what it’s supposed to do. They’re also a good way to see how much you slacked off during the winter!! Depending on the [...] If you’re reading this tip – you’re lucky. I would consider it one of the biggest lessons we’ve learned as triathletes. As promised in the last tip about avoiding orthotics, here’s some great ideas to get you going on strengthening your feet. Having strong feet will help eliminate the need to throw corrective support [...] |
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