Triathlon Training
Burnout, Life, and Recovering from It
Good Plans Can Go Wrong When I returned from Afghanistan in the late spring of 2008, I’d already planned my summer race season, and I was ready to tear it up. How quickly I learned that the mental preparation is not the same as physical preparation!
Things I Would Have Liked To Know For My First Triathlon – Part 1
My first triathlon was a try-a-tri in August of 2006. I was not prepared and was using a borrowed mountain bike for my attempt. I had gone swimming twice to make sure I could actually accomplish 300 meters in the water, and was not aware of any triathlon etiquette or rules.
Triathlon Training Plans
I realized after my first Triathlon that if I wanted to Race with the pro’s, I’d have to train like the pro’s. Understand the following points thoroughly if you want to be successful with triathlons. In every city there is someone that is training more than you are! In every city there is someone training [...]
Your First Triathlon
Just sign up! Really, I know you might be nervous, but trust me, the rewards and feelings you will get after your first triathlon will far outweigh the pain of training or the race itself. In fact, during my first triathlon I was so exhilarated that I didn’t even feel pain and had a smile on my face the entire time! So if you are even thinking about running a triathlon, go for it.
Brick Workouts for Triathlon Prep
What is a Brick Workout? What is a Brick Workout you ask? Simply put, a brick workout is a term used to define training in back to back events. This could describe a variety of events, but for the purposes of Triathlon Prep I would define it as a swim, bike, or run workout immediately [...]
Triathlon Packing List
Make Sure You’ve Got What You Need You’ve spent months preparing for your race, so the last thing you need is to have your mind elsewhere hoping you didn’t forget something. You have to have your mind on the race, so we’ve prepared a checklist of things to bring for your triathlon so you can [...]
