My Race Day Warm Up Routine
You definitely don’t want to skip your warm up routine on race morning. They key to a successful warm up means planning ahead, waking up early and executing your practiced routine. Practicing your warm up during regular workouts makes it more familiar and will help ease your nerves on race morning. I am going to share with you what I usually do prior to an event and you are free to use these in your own routine. Once I’ve had breakfast and coffee and I’m at the race venue, I
How A Busy Mom Finds Time to Train for an Ironman 70.3
Training for an iron distance event is challenging. So many athletes are working hard to fit everything in with work, family, sports, and kids’ activities. It can get overwhelming and trust me I have seen this happen. Feeling overwhelmed is draining and can lead to burnout and unnecessary fatigue. Finding that precious time to train and fitting it all in doesn’t have to be stressful. It just takes some common sense. I want to share with you an interview I had with one of my a
Tips for Pacing Your Next Long Course Race
For a long course race pacing the effort is the key to accomplishing the task of pushing through when fatigue sets in. I am going to share with you a few tips on how to pace yourself at your next race without hitting the brick wall so you are able to continue on even when the going gets tough. Know the course and know it well. Treat the Athlete Guide as a bible during the weeks leading up to your race. Carefully look at all 3 courses as follows: SWIM- Is the swim an out and b
When to Push Through and When to Pull Back
When you are in the midst of intense training for your iron distance race, it’s easy to disregard the signs of when you should pull back rather than push through. There is a difference between just being tired and being truly fatigued. In this article I am going to give you some clues that indicate that you need rest and recovery, not to push yourself harder. A really good sign of cumulative fatigue is when you are hitting your expected training measures but the qualitative a
