You have planned and completed the perfectly periodiuzed training plan, finalized the ideal race day nutrition, spent a ton of money on the latest high tech bike and run equipment, but on long course race day you make a bonehead mistake. You start too fast because “it felt easy” and n

  WHEN YOU CAN’T RIDE OUTSIDE             In some places, riding inside on a trainer is the only riding there is in the winter. Athletes who live in these cold, snowy regions soon learn that the trainer is their best friend when it comes to developing the fitness necessary for sp

      Nothing determines the outcome of a race as much as a good hill. When the terrain tips up, things begin to happen. Those who climb well, especially the long climbs, are now in charge, while everyone else is struggling to catch up. The old saying is true: If you can’t climb, you

  It seems that duathletes have no trouble carrying out a comprehensive run-training program. Most include such workouts as intervals, tempo, hill repeats and other complex sessions. But for some reason many duathletes seem clueless when it comes to the bike. This often results in hap

     It’s really quite simple. To run faster all you have to do is increase your leg turnover or lengthen your stride. In fact, running speed may be expressed as a formula using only these two variables: Run speed = stride rate ´ stride length             The same may be said for ridi

  There are many good ways to train for a duathlon. No one way is perfect. The challenge for the serious duathlete is to find a reasonable system of training and stick with it. Too many change their minds about how best to prepare for the big race every time they talk with friends, re

You’re a good swimmer and excellent cyclist. But running is standing between you and a trip to Kona, or a higher step on the podium. What can you do about it? What will make you a faster runner? After all, it isn’t like cycling where you can “buy” a faster time with more aerodynamic e

Maybe you’ve been thinking about running a marathon later this winter. If you’ve got an Ironman planned for late summer or fall that could be a very good idea, especially if you’ve never done an Ironman-distance race before. It’s always good to experience such a run distance without a

In talking with duathletes, I’ve found that there are some who don’t take advantage of the many insights which coaches, athletes, and sport scientists have brought to training in the last few decades. Many still train as if it was the 1950s. One of the most basic of these insights is

In General When it comes to immediately before, during, and after workouts we need to bend the rules of the Paleo Diet a bit since we’re placing demands on the body that were not normal for our ancestors. Quick recovery is one of those demands. This requires some latitude to use