Running Articles & Videos
How Can I Expedite My Recovery from an Ironman Race?
I’m in Kona right now, along with thousands of athletes, fans, media and industry bigshots… eagerly awaiting this Saturday’s IRONMAN World Championship. This is the ideal time for me to answer a question that I’m [...]
Keep Sharp with These Late-Taper Workouts
Tapering for the "Big Race" can be a challenging balancing act. The most common issue I see among triathletes preparing for their “A race” is doing too much and arriving at the event fatigued... OR relaxing too [...]
Ask The Man: Nutrition Mistakes Ruin My Run
Dave, When I’m racing an IRONMAN and going through aid stations on the run, I usually grab whatever food is available because I feel like I need the calories to make it through the day. [...]
Gain Running Strength & Speed with Threshold Pace Workouts
If you want to become a stronger, faster and more powerful runner, than you should be including lactate threshold (LT) sessions into your running regime. If you haven’t had an LT Test I’d recommend getting [...]
Are You Addicted to Technology?
All of the latest technology devices are helpful tools for training and racing, but it's important not to be overly dependent on them. Could you race without your GPS device or power meter? From time [...]
Making Your Bike-Run Brick Count!
When most triathletes think of a brick, they think of a several hours-long bike ride followed by a short 20 minute run. This makes my skin crawl! I’ve already talked about ways you can mix-up [...]
Practicing Race Day Unknowns – Part 3: The Run
This is the third workout in my three-part series of Workout Wednesdays powered by BioAstin on how to prepare for the host of unknowns in races. For today’s workout, we are addressing unknowns on the [...]
Run-Bike-Run Bricks: Get Stronger & Reduce Injury
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 [...]
Vintage Dave: 5 Mental Strategies for a Strong Ironman Run
This photo was taken during one of my IRONMAN World Championship races in the early 80's (I think it was 1984). As was always the case when I raced in Hawaii, I suffered through multiple bad [...]