Marginal Gains and the Bike

Marginal Gains and the Bike

Marginal Gains and the Bike Since my race last weekend at IM 70.3 Ohio I’ve had several people ask about or comment on my bike split.  I rode to 1st in AG on the bike.  There’s a lot that went into this other than my bike fitness.  My bike, the machine, is...

The Value of Muscle Memory 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...

Long Run Myths

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...