Triathlon Training

As a traditional yardstick to measure capacity for aerobic work, the VO2 Max is a considered by many endurance athletes to be the holy grail of fitness.

by Rich Strauss and Patrick McCrann, Endurance Nation

 With just a few days left before race day, athletes preparing for Ironman Wisconsin are eager for any information to give them a leg up on the day.

by Rich Strauss and Patrick McCrann, Endurance Nation
 We’d like to share with you our double top secret squirrel race day hill climbing technique. We’ve learned this method through having training and raced with power for years, and having guided thousands of athletes through successful half and full Iron-distance races.

With all the buzz today about Ironman banning compression socks, I went looking for alternatives. As it happens, an old buddy of mine from MTBR days recently started a company called Rocktape.

In my 20 years of experience as athlete and coach, I've been through all the tri trends, different training methods and lastly hooked to all the fancy gadgets used as tools for training. Not until a few years ago did I learn about the different ways of training, based on developing perception and body awareness, called "The Method"

Welcome to our training plans section. Below you'll find both basic starter plans for your free use, as well as more detailed and specific training plans, all provided by partner coaches. Please contact the contributing coach for personalized plans and/or consultation.

Looks like they made a movie of this year's epic race in Leadville. Here is the YouTube trailer:

Having been to quite a few triathlon training "camps" in my day, I've picked up several benefits of attending a good triathlon camp. If you're deliberating about whether to attend an off-season training camp, then keep reading - this could make your decision much easier.

This is going to be a long one... I want to capture everything so I can look back at it and relive this tremendous experience! Race Day Up at 3:45am to give myself plenty of time to get to the race site. Ate a bowl of Frosted Flakes (brings out the tiger in you!) and we headed down with my small entourage of my wife, sister and mom. Blog: http://www.marshmallowman2ironman.com/

by Rich Strauss and Patrick McCrann, Endurance Nation We continue our US Ironman Preview Series with a quick look at Ironman Louisville, the next race on the US Ironman schedule.