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.
Confidence is crucial to Ironman success, but is hard to come by if you have never done an Ironman before. An Ironman resume forces you to recognize your accomplishments and will show how formidable you already are. The key is to go beyond past races and draw from all aspects of your life.
No matter how fit or how fast you are, central fatigue kicks after four hours of sustained effort and your thoughts turn from blissful to “you haven’t trained enough,” ”you are slowing down” and worst of all ”you don’t belong here.”
It’s that time of year when the summer heat can really push you over the edge when it comes to training and just as important – racing. You don’t need a thermometer or to check the weather to know that it’s hot and humid. It’d be quicker to step outside and notice the immediate beads of sweat start to roll down your face along with your sunglasses fogging up. Some of you dread the heat, some of you don’t mind.
By the time you are reading this you most likely have two days until you depart for Nationals!
Over the next three weeks I will provide a weekly checklist to help prepare you for your first Age Group Nationals (August 22 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.) or for any major race of the season.
“In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.”
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President and General
In order to become a better climber, you must first focus on muscular endurance. You need to build sufficient force and strength through Functional Sport Specific Training before you can effectively take your climbing to the next level.
Endurance athletes spend copious hours training every week.
Getting nervous about your first triathlon? Don’t worry!
Flying to a race with a bike has never been an easy prospect, but recently things seemed to have become tougher and more expensive than ever.