All three disciplines of triathlon require core stabilization and strength. Strong core musculature allows you as an athlete to keep your body streamline in the water, maintain a comfortable bike position and complete an efficient run. Core strength will also assist with generating, absorbing and stabilizing forces which occur during your bike and run.

Vince Lomabardi once said, "Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect." When applied to triathlon training, you might ask yourself, “Am I preparing myself to race my best? Am I doing workouts in practice that train my mind and body for race conditions?” The following, by category, are race simulation workouts you might consider using to get race ready.

We are approaching that time of year when triathletes near their final races of the season and begin to ask themselves "How can I get faster next year?" We are going to share with you several Off Season lessons we've learned after years of coaching age group athletes, with the goal of ultimately helping you to better coach yourself.

Any endurance athlete, and especially an Ironman triathlete, should have one very specific physical objective during a triathlon: to maximize wattage (power) and speed (velocity) while simultaneously minimizing muscular fatigue and depletion of energy stores. This is the science of triathlon. Let’s call this lofty objective in the science of triathlon the "Triathlete's Holy Grail" or THG.

With Ironman Louisville just around corner, athletes competing in the event are eager to learn more about the course and how to approach race day given the unique characteristics of the event: a time trial swim start, moderately hilly bike course, and the potential for a very hot race day. Ironman Louisville: Coaches' Advice for the Event What is the swim like?

Recovery nutrition is important for when complete physical recovery between workouts may not be possible such as when you have two workouts in one day. It’s also important for long workouts and strength workouts where the goal is to build muscle.

We recently shared with you our Four Keys of Ironman Execution, four simple principles that have transformed the long course racing of thousands of athletes. We would like to now teach you how you can use these principles to assess your Ironman performance.

Like many couples my husband and I were hoping to start a family. And like many couples we sat down and talked about the logistics, like financials, schooling and more financial. But unlike most couples we had to consider my husband’s race schedule and goals.

Each race has characteristics that are better suited for a certain type of athlete. That's something important to keep in mind when planning your race season.

What do you think is the most crucial time of a training session?  Is it the first few minutes, the very end, the warm-up, or somewhere in the middle of your workout that is the most important?  It may surprise you to know the most important time is the 30 minutes directly after your workout is finished.