Kiersten Shares Her Experiences at She Does Tri Ca...

She Does Tri Camp April 2009Congratulations to the 18 wonderful ladies who completed the second She Does Tri Camp for women in Warrenton, VA this past weekend! “WOW!” is the best word that Krista and I could come up with to describe what occurred over the weekend. We appreciated all the great questions, fed off the the positive attitudes and were inspired by each camper’s accomplishments throughout...

Follow up to my AMTP Assessment plus Injury Update...

“When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” – Will Rogers I’m in a hole. Actually, I’ve been in a hole for quite a while with a right hip and leg injury that’s plagued me since early 2008, but I’ve chosen to not aggressively treat it until this year. Up until this injury, I’ve been able to get by for the most part with the approach of: “I’ll take a few days easy...

Rules of Engagement: Passing During the Bike Leg o...

I met with Dario Tirado last week for a “wheels on” triathlon consultation about the “Rules of Engagement” (to borrow from a military term) for the bike leg of a triathlon. Dario described the following scenario: “I’ve had riders speed up as I’m passing as a way to only try and keep me from passing and not because they are actually riding faster than my pace. A pass that would only...

Top 5 Mistakes that Ironman Athletes Make in Train...

Since 1997, I have completed 25 Ironman-distance races and have coached and trained with dozens of other athletes training for Ironman races. I’ve had the opportunity to observe (and of course make) a lot of mistakes so I thought it would be fun to come up with a list of the Top 5 Mistakes that Ironman Athletes Make in Training so here goes: Unrealistic goals and expectations – e.g. qualifying for Hawaii...