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When to Turn Off the Garmin

When to Turn Off the Garmin

Training Peaks, Addero, Strava, Garmin Connect- these are all some super cool apps and programs that athletes use to document their workouts and hold themselves accountable for the training. Coaches are constantly checking athlete's progress through these apps, making changes as needed, and holding their athletes accountable for training hours logged each day, week, and month. Stressful? YES. It can be. A 15-18 hour training week is a lot of work for an athlete. Not to mentio

5 Things Racing Has Taught Me

5 Things Racing Has Taught Me

Looking back over the past 12 years of competing in triathlon, road racing, running, and duathlon it has been AMAZING to say the least. I am not even counting the 5K's and 10K's I did in my teens and 20's because that was before I became a more serious athlete. I want to share with you some common themes that come to mind when I think about the many events I have competed in over the years. I think you will find that some of these match how you feel about your own racing. 1.

5 Quick Strength Training Moves for Time Crunched Athletes

When training for a major "A" race sometimes we get so caught up in the SWIM BIKE RUN portion of our training that we overlook the STRENGTH TRAINING component. As I mentioned in a PREVIOUS blog post, strength training can make you stronger, faster, and help keep you injury-free. You don't need a ton of time in the gym to get in an effective strength training workout- 30 minutes will suffice. So I put together this quick little workout with just 5 moves to help you get in some

No Seriously, This is Why You Should Strength Train

No Seriously, This is Why You Should Strength Train

Athletes are busy people. They have a weekly schedule with enough workouts to keep them busy for most of their spare time. With all the swimming, biking, and running it's hard to find time to put yet another workout on the books. Few of my athletes want to add more to their already booked schedule. This is why strength training falls to the wayside for a lot of athletes training for iron distance races. What I have learned is that you don't have to spend hours pushing a heavy

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