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There is no question that having the best, and usually most expensive, equipment can benefit you on race day. However, if you have limited financial resources to devote to Ironman Triathlon, these are our thoughts on where best to spend your hard earned money. When you look at the [...] You’ve probably heard of the benefits to running uphill. No doubt they’re true and no doubt hill repeats will help make you faster, stronger, and more resiliant. If you don’t enjoy running up and down the same hill over and over again, simply try and make some of your [...] A lot of athletes that are new to the sport of triathlon, have a bad run in with a snobby bike store guy, a know-it-all swimmer, or a self proclaimed hardcore runner – and become afraid of asking questions and looking stupid. While figuring things out the hard way [...] If you have a deep end in your pool, a great way to work on your kick is to do some vertical kicking. Keep your body nice and straight and move your feet as your would normally – there is a tendency to increase knee bend too much while [...] This is probably the hardest thing to learn to do well, everyone struggles with it. Letting go of your ego and the thought that “the bike is my strength, I need to make up time” is important. If the bike is your strength, then know by going the same [...] It is great to have big goals and to push yourself hard to reach them but it is important not to dwell on your shortcomings. As an athlete it pays to develop a selective memory. Learn from your mistakes, but remember the good stuff. It is easy to leave [...] Does it feel like you don’t have enough time in the day to get the training you want done? Try keeping a log of everything you do during a week. Keep track of how long it took you to do a typical activity, and I guarantee you’ll find something [...] 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 [...] 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, [...] 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 [...] |
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