Triathlon Training

Speedplay or fun running at 5K to 15K race pace improves your ability to race and also makes your other runs more enjoyable. Why Fartlek Running?

Aerodynamic bikes and aero products are definitely “hot” on the market right now. Every triathlete or cycling are always looking for a easy way to faster. It is certainly possible to gain “free” speed with the use of such equipment: to go faster for no increase in effort or fitness.

Remember when you used to go to the neighborhood pool on the weekend and spend endless hours swimming and playing games with your friends? How about going outside and playing kick the can from the time school was finished and your homework was accomplished! You played until your mom yelled down the street to come in as it was getting dark and it was time to eat dinner?

I recently reviewed 2XU compression tights and I was impressed by what I found. It is now my goal to try as many compression products as possible to try and determine which if any may offer some training or race benefit.

There are a lot of good swimmers out there. However, even good swimmers sometimes don’t know how to get faster and/or how fast they should be swimming. Which is why it can be helpful to know your Cruise Interval.

During triathlon training season, I perform this killer core routine after a forty-five minute series of anaerobic threshold hill climbing on the bike.

When you set yourself a goal to complete a particular event or do a particular time for a given distance, it is not just about getting yourself to peak physical fitness to compete in the event. There is another side to completing your goal.

Coach Mark writes: A key component to successful distance running is efficiency or economy of movement. It is common to focus on training the heart, lungs and legs when preparing for an event but training form is less common.

Throughout the past twenty five years of my competitive career I can associate certain songs, foods or things with certain races. For example, 1989 Jr. Worlds in Bergamo = U2 Joshua Tree, 1994 Giro di Lombardia = Risotto con funghi porcini at Villa Fleuri in Como. Or finally, 2008 Kona Ironman World Championships = COMPRESSION GEAR!

If you always wonder how the pro triathletes have their T1 and T2 times way under a minute where you would take 2 or sometimes 3 minutes, here’s the answer.