The Blog of Author and Athlete David Glover

Photo: David finishing sub-9 hours at the Quelle Challenge in Roth, Germany in 2007 (Photographer: Courtney Johnson)
This past year was an outstanding year for me as an athlete - I set personal best times in both the marathon and Ironman-distance triathlon while winning the Vineman Triathlon overall at the age of 36, an age when [...]

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Photo: Me and my coach, Olaf Sabatschus
“Train hard, rest harder, race hardest…!”
- Olaf Sabatschus, professional triathlete and my triathlon coach
Sage advice from one of the best long course triathletes in the world.
However, the tendency for many athletes is to: “Train hardest and race hard!” and ignore the importance of the “rest” [...]

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I consider myself a minimalist when it comes to triathlon training.
I know this may sound strange and somewhat contradictory to anyone who knows me personally as my triathlon training volume is up in the 20+ hour range per week during peak weeks in the spring and summer, which, admittedly, is quite a lot [...]

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Now that the holiday parties, gluttonous meals and family travel are finally over, I have some time to reflect back on 2007 and start thinking ahead to what I want to accomplish in 2008.
2007 was a good year for me: I remain in excellent health; I set some new personal best times while helping [...]

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By “seam,” I mean the transition period from unfocused, unstructured fitness training (i.e. training for general fitness) to focused, structured fitness training (i.e. training with a purpose for a specific event or events).

Photo: Me at the Disney Half Marathon in 2007
I am in the seam right now. My triathlon season effectively ended with Ironman [...]

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I began working with Professional German Triathlete Olaf Sabatschus exactly one week ago. Although I had been hearing about Olaf for several years now from Veronica, I finally met him at the Quelle Challenge in Roth, Germany, a few weeks ago.

Photo by: Veronica Crandall
“Why does he need a coach?” you may be wondering about [...]

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