Picture This: Visualization Strategies for Endurance Athletes

Mental imagery, or visualization, can be a powerful tool to add to your mental skills toolbox. Like all things in endurance training,...

Nutrition on the Move: Strategies for Keeping Your Nutrition Plan on Point While Traveling

Will you be headed out of town for a race this season? Not sure what to eat on the road? It can be difficult to stick to a pre-race...

Hey Coach: Do I really need to taper?

This is one of the rare times that the answer isn’t “it depends” – the answer is YES! In a sport where more training generally means more...

Hey Coach: What advice can you give me for planning my race week?

Race week planning begins several weeks to months before race week, including mapping out where you are planning to stay and meals, both...

Fueling strategies for training and racing

First and foremost, each athlete is unique. You will need to experiment with foods and fueling products to figure out what works best for...

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...

Seven not-so-secret tips to improve your transitions

If the fourth discipline of triathlon is nutrition, then the fifth is transitions. You spend so much time training to swim, bike and run...

Triathlon rules: the good, the bad, and the crazy

So many of the questions athletes ask us are about racing rules, so we decided to go straight to the source. This month I sat down with...

Beyond the Finish Line: Post-Race Recovery Strategies

Triathletes tend to be a goal-oriented bunch. We spend so much time and energy planning our training. And our nutrition. And our gear....

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