Transitioning Between Triathlon Seasons: Three Purposes
With the triathlon season winding down for most of us in North America with the exception of a few late season races like Ironman Florida, Beach to Battleship and Ironman Arizona, it’s a good time to think about what to do next. Bears hibernate in winter so why shouldn’t we? Nature sets a great example of what to do during the colder winter months (i.e. slow down activity) but hibernation is a little too extreme, as we’ll give up too much of the aerobic endurance adaptions gained from our endurance sports. If you’ve been in the sport of triathlon or other endurance...
Read MoreBike Mounts During Triathlon: Good, Bad and Ugly
I had the opportunity this past weekend to watch the Dextro Energy DC Triathlon on Sunday, June 21st. While waiting for my girlfriend, Krista Schultz, I thought it might be fun and informative to video some of the athletes mounting their bikes as they left transition. Watch and see: My takeaways: There are two methods for handling bike shoes: (1) mount shoes on bike or (2) put on shoes in transition area. The majority of the athletes who tried #1 were not very smooth when they mounted then swerved as they messed with trying to get their feet into their shoes and I saw a few dropped...
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