To Drill or Not to Drill?
This is the question many triathletes ask themselves at this time of year. When reading the different articles on the “off-season” at this time of year the most common advice is to work on a weakness. Most triathletes will immediately think of the swim leg. Since...
read moreA Perspective on Our Training
As we start the beginning of March I thought it would be a good time to chat about our purpose of the workouts at this time of year. We are in a phase I like to call “General Preparation.” You may have heard this phase called “Base” or “Aerobic Endurance.” In a...
read moreSarah Piampiano: A Mainah on the Rise
One of the great success stories in triathlon in 2015 has been the comeback of Sarah Piampiano. I met Sarah at a training camp in Santa Monica at Tower 26 in 2011. Sarah is also a fellow Mainah. The first memory I have of meeting Sarah is rubbing elbows with her in...
read moreOh the seasons they are a-changin’: Winter Words of Wisdom
Stealing a line from a Bob Dylan song-if you have have been training for triathlon for most of the year the Ironman World Championships and Xterra Maui Championships mark the unofficial end of the triathlon season. So what to do now? The best way to spend the end of...
read moreMy Thoughts on IM Kona
September and October are a great time of year for the tri geeks of the Universe. 70.3 Worlds held in a beautiful setting in Europe. ITU Worlds held in the iconic city of Chicago. And to top it off the Ironman World Championships in Kona. Every year at this time Kona...
read more2015 Sebago Lake Challenge Observations
Today I attended the Sebago Lake Challenge for the first time. I believe this is the fifth year the race has been held. Here are my observations from the race. First, I think there a lot of mistakes made by the high school age swimmers. The reason I say that is they...
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