Brad Johnson
- Jan 6
- 2 min
Develop Your Mental Game BEFORE Your Race Season
Early season is the time you develop your mental game. Like physiological adaptation and technique improvement, mental skill development...
Alison Steiner Miller
- Jan 6
- 2 min
Embracing the Off-Season
Most triathletes in North America have finished their last races and landed in the off-season, and each winter this destination seems to...
John Rhodes
- Oct 9, 2023
- 2 min
Transitioning from a triathlon season to running
October is here and the end of triathlon season is approaching. This is when many triathletes switch from a swim, bike, run mentality to...
Alison Steiner Miller
- Dec 28, 2022
- 2 min
Hey Coach: If I take a break during the off-season, won’t I lose all my fitness?
This is a super common fear among endurance athletes. And it’s understandable! We spend months (sometimes the better part of a year)...
Shifting nutrition during your off-season
The off-season can be a time to change things up a bit. We, your Axes dietitians, often get questions regarding weight management or...
Brad Johnson
- Dec 28, 2022
- 2 min
A new season lies ahead, but FIRST, what can we learn from last season?
Looking ahead to a new training and racing season can be exciting! What new adventures are in store for you in 2023? Do you have new...
John Rhodes
- Dec 28, 2022
- 2 min
Off-season priorities: strength training and ???
Once the triathlon season is over, we often spend time trying to figure out what to do next! The end of the season is a great time for...
Brad Johnson
- Dec 20, 2022
- 3 min
Now what? Adjusting your goals when things don’t go as planned
Let’s face it: things don’t always go as planned or as we had hoped they might. Most of us have been there. If you haven’t been there,...
John Rhodes
- Sep 30, 2022
- 3 min
Hey Coach: How much time should I take off after a race?
How much time we take off after a race depends on a number of factors: Is it the end of your season or do you still have other races you...
John Rhodes
- Jan 5, 2022
- 3 min
Off-Season Weight Gain: Good or Bad?
Many triathletes and endurance athletes fear taking an off-season due to two things: loss of fitness and weight gain. This hits home for...
Alison Steiner Miller
- Dec 14, 2021
- 2 min
Be consistent, rain or shine… or snow
So you’ve gotten the message that strength training has multiple benefits for endurance athletes, and that the off-season is an ideal...
John Rhodes
- Dec 7, 2021
- 1 min
Off-Season Strength – Why?
Now that the 2021 triathlon season is over, athletes are trying to figure out what to do! As Coach Alison stated in her blog last week,...
Alison Steiner Miller
- Nov 19, 2021
- 2 min
Coffee, Company, and Covered Bridges: Embracing the Off-Season
About an hour north of us, there is an area slightly off the beaten path with several historic covered bridges. We are still fairly new...