People ask you to demonstrate your ability to touch your ankle bones to the ground Your running partners chipped in and got you elbow pads and shin guards for Christmas. Your nicknames include root sweeper, tree checker and thud. (Yes I borrowed some trail names from Medoc Trail Races.) You get lost so often that …
It’s that time of year. Parties, festive food and shopping for something that will be a hit for someone close to you. And there’s work. And there’s training. And I’m blogging again. It can be hard to manage. Sometimes I need to remind myself that I got into triathlon for fitness and relaxation. I get …
The off season is what you make of it. And it is also what you need it to be. It’s a time of year to throttle back and find the way forward. As always it depends on where you are and where you are going. Me, I’m a back of the pack triathlete on a …
Unlike most triathletes you can’t get all of your gear into a backpack so you can ride your bike over to the transition area. You have to make multiple trips from your car to get all of your equipment to transition. You ditched the bike rack and brought a U-Haul trailer. You …
I’ll start off with a disclaimer if you’re having significant issues with your running or exercise routine or things are getting worse, seek professional assistance. There are some awesome physical therapists, athletic trainers, running coaches, triathlon coaches and personal trainers out there. They aren’t hard to find. In this post I’ll share some of my …
Balance Exercises to Improve Ankle Stability for Runners and Triathletes Read More »
There is some overlap between this and my triathlete gift guide but I thought trail running needed its own post. I’ve compiled a selection of inexpensive gifts for the trail runner in your life. We are in small gift or stocking stuffer territory here. Let’s face it your happy, little, exercise maniac needs and wants …
Whether its swim, bike or run, training comes down to doing intervals, a lot of intervals. Below is a typical bike trainer assignment from my coach, Jamie Church. “After a nice and relaxed warm up of at least 10 minutes, do 4 x 2:00 Zone 5/Hard intervals with a full 2:00 easy recovery b/w intervals. …
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So the off season, time to reflect on last season and think about next season. An opportunity to ask yourself: where am I going and how do I get there? Here’s another question while you’re at it: am I having fun? Below is my take on the relentless pursuit of progress. Remember it doesn’t have …
This was my 5th time at the Medoc Trail Races, and I came with an ambitious goal, at least for me, to complete the 10 miler in two hours or less. I had a great race last year coming in at 2:04:55 which was a huge improvement on the 2:22:48 I ran in 2014. Both my …
I had been wanting to try an off-road triathlon. So when two friends signed up for the Winter Challenge triathlon, I decided to get outside my comfort zone and go along for the ride. The race is one of a kind. You run seven miles on trails, paddle a kayak six miles (three laps around …
