by Coach Kristen | Apr 24, 2020 | Training
When athletes perform certain functions without thinking about doing them, they’re using muscle memory. An example of this is basketball players dribbling the basketball without thinking. To accomplish this, athletes have to practice for years to train their bodies to...
by Coach Tommy | Mar 3, 2020 | Injury, Run, Training
There is a common training pattern in triathlon – the long run the day after the long bike. This training strategy is usually used in Ironman distance training. The thinking is the athlete needs to ‘learn’ to run on tired legs. But this isn’t based...
by Coach Tommy | Feb 10, 2020 | Psychology
Christopher McDougall, author of the fantastic book “Born to Run,” explores the mysteries of the human desire to run. How did running help early humans survive — and what urges from our ancient ancestors spur us on today? At TEDxPennQuarter,...
by Coach Kristen | Jan 15, 2020 | Bike, Run, Swim, Training
Well, with the doldrums of winter upon us, there no doubt will be a variety of triathletes with very different outcomes of the off-season. Let’s talk a bit about how to take on the winter and my personal opinion of indoor dislike compared to potential benefit factors...