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Coaches are important and many athletes have one…sometimes even two that work together. They help take you to new levels and they help see your weaknesses from a different perspective. Generally, a coach is not only giving you a training plan, but they’ll also be following up with how each particular day or week progressed, making further adjustments [...] What is your underlying motivation for doing well in triathlon? Material aspects of competition, such as prizes, trophies, money? More immaterial, egocentric aspects of competitive events, such as recognition and respect from peers? Or how about the desire for self-development, and to challenge yourself? Sports psychology studies emphasize that athletes should be encouraged to improve performance using [...] This drill is from Matt Fitzgerald’s ‘Brain Training for Runners‘. A great book. Lace the fingers of your two hands together and make a big circle with your arms at shoulder level, like you are simulating a basketball hoop for someone else to toss a ball through. Run 100m at a moderately fast temp with your [...] Swim cords are a great tool to help work swim specific muscles out of the water, and they can help your mental game tremendously when you can’t get in the pool because your schedule doesn’t mesh with lane swim times. Just loop them around a pole, tree, stair banister, shut the middle part in a doorway… [...] Anytime of year, but especially winter, is a great time to jump on to the treadmill. Unless you are lucky enough to live somewhere with warm weather or an indoor track, many runs are happening on the treadmill. In our observational surveys of treadmill users it seems that very few people ever adjust the incline. Treadmills can [...] Many of us don’t take the time to properly prepare our bodies for our run training sessions. We step out the door and start running, maybe with an easier jog at first but often not for long. Taking longer to warm up into your runs is an excellent tool for injury prevention. Walk for 5 [...] Ensuring a proper recovery from your training sessions is potentially the hardest thing to do when working full time. However, if you can find a way to incorporate recovery into your working day you’ll come out all the better for it. If you have to sit, definitely put your heels up on a little box [...] We are taking a break from our daily tips for Christmas, but we will be back at it come January 1st. Have a great time visiting with family and squeezing in as much training as you can manage! If you have some time off, and a good couple of hours to spend swimming, it can be [...] If you live somewhere that gets snow in the winter, avoid falling into hibernation mode. Consistency is key to successful triathlon training so throw on lots of layers and get out the door. You may think that you can’t benefit from trying to run in 2 ft of snow, but the white stuff can actually [...] Not many triathlons, especially Ironman branded events, are going to be non-wetsuit. If they are, you can bet the water is usually warm enough for the no-wetsuit rule to not effect even cold water susceptible athletes. Every once in awhile, however, you may hit a race that is just barely over the wetsuit limit (or has a [...] |
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