Multisport Lab
Post-race recovery doesn't stop the day after your race. Here's what you should be doing for the week after your race.
As the racing season is about to start, you may want to consider what worked and what did not from the season past.
Every triathlete wants a faster 10k time at the end of an Olympic distance race.
Yoga will make you a better triathlete. Even if you never do touch your toes, gaining flexibility, balance and whole-body strength will improve your form, efficiency and power.
In many parts of the country, winter's limited daylight hours, frigid temperatures and icy roads bring uncomfortable and sometimes unsafe conditions for outdoor training.
Let me make a few suggestions as you build, monitor or revise your "plan of attack" for the new training and competitive season.
"We don't want our runners like weight lifters, we don't want our runners like gymnasts; we want them like ballet dancers." - Arthur Lydiard, Osaka, Japan, 1990
Winter cross-training will sharpen performance based on my experiences with teams, clubs, and individuals who use proven methods to stay healthy, have fun and take a purposeful break from the rigors of running.
Nothing makes an ill triathlete as frustrated as looking out the window and watching his or her training buddies or rivals zooming past on their bikes.
Training program development is the art of mixing an athlete's unique needs with the established science of what induces improvements in the body.
"I had a solid swim, I tore it up on the bike, and then I fell apart on the run!