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.

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.

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.

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.

Not only do heart rate monitors now clean your house, do your dishes, flush the toilet and make your bed, but they can apparently tell you how many calories you've burnt. Many people simply accept this as a mysterious magical power created by companies like Polar and Suunto.

XTERRA world champion Melanie McQuaid offers her top 10 tips for XTERRA success.

Many athletes have been training all summer for your first triathlon, which is usually accompanied by anxiety and nervousness. That being said, we have created a pre-race checklist that covers just about everything that you will need for your first triathlon in addition to some tricks of the trade. Pre-Race:

I'm not a big fan of energy drinks. Heck, even just running under the Red Bull arch as I come out of the water at a triathlon annoys me just a bit. As a nutrition consultant, for the sake of my clients I have sometimes wished in the past that energy drinks did not exist. And here are the reasons why: