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Should You Find a New Coach?
Coach-athlete relationships are dynamic. Sometimes what is perfect at one point is not so perfect at another. People change, relationships change. It's normal, it's business. Don't sweat it. The important thing is that you get a good fit; otherwise nobody - not you,...
6 Marathon Training Secrets
The best runners know that the most challenging workouts are the ones that build the efficiency, power and speed to get across the finish line (and hopefully first). Of course, intense workouts aren't the sole domain of hard-core racers - they're for anyone who wants...
How to Shave an Hour off your Ironman
Completing an IRONMAN or 70.3 race for the first time is a tremendous achievement. The only catch? How to do it again, but faster. There are multiple levers you can adjust to speed up your time, and most of them simply mean adding more structure to your training. An...
10 Tips to Stay Positive During a Triathlon
Many triathletes spend weeks, usually months, physically preparing for a triathlon, but give little or no thought about the focus needed for the actual triathlon itself. In order to get yourself geared up to do that you have to be mentally prepared and set yourself up...
Five important stretches for triathletes to stay injury-free
Stretching should be an important part of your training regimen. It is often overlooked, but stretching is key to staying injury-free and flexible. As a triathlete, the same muscles groups are used and repeatedly tighten up and this is the underlying cause to...
Top 10 Tips for First-Time Triathletes
Congratulations! You’ve decided to sign up for your first triathlon! You are about to embark on an awesome journey that can be so empowering and rewarding. This article was created to help you set yourself up for success. Here are the Top 10 Tips...
How to Buy Your First Set of Cycling Shoes
Your cycling shoes are the most important point of contact between you and your bike. It allows the transfer of power from you to the bike. Just like almost everything else in the cycling world, buying shoes can be overcomplicated. The advice you find on the internet...
How to Prepare for Your First Century Ride
So you did it. You signed up for a century. It sounded easy. You’ve biked sixty miles training before, so what’s another 40? And 100 miles sounds like such an accomplishment (it is!) and there will be some awesome bragging rights that go with that. You...
What Should You Eat to Compete at Your Best?
“What should you eat to compete at your best?” The answer to this is complicated and depends upon several factors, including the type of training you’ll be doing (power vs endurance); duration of your training; stage of your training (off-season vs in-season, rest or...