As many of you know, I like to mix up brick workouts and do much, much more than the traditional bike-run brick! If you’ve never tried a run-bike-run brick before I’d highly recommend including it in your training along with the swim-bike brick I wrote about earlier. The run-bike-run training is great for all triathlon distances [...]
Practicing in open water at a race pace effort is a valuable experience going into your key events of the year. This workout includes longer threshold -- or race pace -- efforts with short bursts of high intensity speed that mimic the pace oscillations in a race. If you have an opportunity to practice in open water, [...]
Tired of not improving your run split? Or are you putting in a lot of time running, only to be reduced to walking during a race? This high intensity workout will help bust you out of your rut. Similar to my 'Break Your Plateau on the Bike Workout', adding VO2 Max workouts – or sessions specifically [...]
The majority of triathletes consider a brick workout to be a bike-run session. Rarely do they include a swim-bike brick in their training plan. If you haven’t tried a swim-bike brick before, you are missing out on a valuable training opportunity! Here are the top 3 benefits of adding a swim-bike brick into your routine: [...]
It’s discouraging to get dropped on the bike — either on a group ride or in a race. When riding in a pack there are often surges among cyclists who try to pick up the pace for a short period in an attempt to drop their companions. The group will eventually settle back into their original pace after these [...]
All too often I’ve seen athletes looking to PR -- or even win their Kona slot – who end up being plagued by nutritional problems that prevent them from reaching their goals. Does this sound like you? If so, then read on to avoid these 4 common hazards and nail your race-day nutrition strategy for a [...]
Do you find yourself swimming strong during the first part of a race, only to watch people pass you in the last 400m to the finish? Or do you blast the first half of a swim workout then slow down towards the middle or end of the session? The ability to sustain your swim speed close [...]
Throughout your training and racing, it’s important not to forget about the mental side of your game. Well planned race strategies, a strong belief in yourself and an unshakable confidence in your training will all contribute to achieving your goals. This is a photo of me during the 1994 Hawaii Ironman World Championships. [...]
