Strength And Conditioning For Triathletes So being in the race holding pattern we find ourselves in, there is something we could be doing at home to stay fit. Strength training is not only for the off season but should be a part of your weekly training plan. Why again do you need to do strength and conditioning? Specifically designed exercises that target those muscles used in a triathlon are key to increasing flexibility in your swim, bike and run. With that increased flexibility comes more power, range of motion, coordination, and stability. Strengthening your core will improve your efficiency in each discipline and help increase your overall performance. During the training for a triathlon, especially for long distance races, your body gets stressed and muscle fatigue sets in. During the constant repetitive motions in training, a lack of flexibility and range of motion is why most injuries occur. With a strong core you can minimize those injuries and shorten the re...

What Makes Successful Triathletes So Good As I continue to adhere to the shelter-in-place mandated order, I’m running out of things to watch on Netflix and Amazon Prime. So last night I watched the 2017 Ironman World Championships to get some much-needed motivation going into the weekend. After watching Lionel Sanders turn himself inside out on the run portion of the race. I started to wonder. What do these athletes have that I don’t? Well, let’s start with the fact these pros are extremely talented and gifted to do what they do. But how about the Age Grouper ? That average joe who has a fulltime job and is trying to split his/her time up with career and family. Other than the DNA makeup of those pros. What traits do we age groupers also have, but just don’t use?  Here’s my top five. Let’s start with doers . You can be at peak fitness, but if you’re not fit emotionally then all that training was for not. There’s a saying, “the body follows the mind”. Elite ath...

Training in Hot Weather As all the spring triathlon races are being canceled or postponed and you’ve hit the reset button on your training, it’s time to find a race this fall that you can get into. If you’ve found one or your race as a new date you’re probably about 5-7 months out before race day. Now since you were training for that spring race, you’ve established a good base foundation of fitness, but like last week’s blog post, you want to keep that fitness. Unfortunately, we’re coming into the summer months and hot weather. I’ve heard so many stories from athletes who thought they were fit and prepared to race, but ended up bonking and in some cases not finishing because the weather on race day was to hot and humid. Usually my first question I ask them is, "so when and how were you training?" And 9 times out of 10 they say they did a lot of their training in the early morning or late evening, both inside and outside. Of course, many have families and full-time ...