Kiersten Shares Her Experiences at She Does Tri Camp
Congratulations 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 the weekend. Rather than me continue to tell you about AWESOME the camp and the campers were, I thought I would share Kiersten Henry’s write up that she wrote for the Mid Maryland Triathlon Club...
Read MoreFollow Up to My AMPT 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 and the injury will go away.” This approach doesn’t work for me any more. Coming out of my AMPT (Athletic Movement and Performance Test) assessment at the end of...
Read MoreRules of Engagement: Passing During the Bike Leg of a Triathlon
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 take a few seconds turns into a chase to pass within 15 secs or I then have to drop back.” This touches on two USAT rules, specifically: 5.10.g. Being Overtaken. When the...
Read MoreTop 5 Mistakes that Ironman Athletes Make in Training
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: (1) Unrealistic goals and expectations – e.g. qualifying for Hawaii having never placed in the top half of the age group (2) Too much training, too soon – e.g. 6 hour bike rides in January for an August race (3) Too much volume, too...
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