We’ve already discussed some swim workouts, like the top five for time crunched triathletes. If you have a little more time, here are some great workouts that will make your swim workout more fun. “Fast-Medium-Fast” (1400) Warm-up: 6x 50m Increasing ...
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Top Ten Treadmill Workouts to Increase Run Speed
We’ve discussed a number of indoor workouts before, like these indoor bike workouts and this one on building a home gym for less than $100. Treadmill Hurricane (35min) Warm-up: 10min w/ 4x 30 sec pick-ups of increased speed Main Set: 10x30sec ...
Read More »How To Fuel Your Energy During a Triathlon
Properly fueling (taking in calories) before and after a training session or race can be fairly simple if done correctly, but what about fueling during a race? In the following I will explain exactly how to fuel for endurance performance. ...
Read More »How To Bike Faster: A Simplistic Approach
We’ve already explained how to run faster, but seeing as how over 50% of almost all triathlons are spent on the bike it’s time we learn how to increase triathlon cycling performance. In order to be a better cyclist it’s ...
Read More »How To Plan Endurance Strength Training In Your Season
As mentioned in Top 5 Triathlon Strength Workouts, strength training is an extremely important but overlooked aspect of endurance training among athletes. The reason being, if strength training is done correctly, it can recruit more (not bigger) muscle fibers which ...
Read More »How To Become a Beast Athlete with Tabata Training
Unlike many crossfit athletes would like us to believe, tabata training has been around since 1996 when Professor Izumi Tabata conducted a study which concluded that 20 seconds of hard exercise followed by 10 seconds of rest then repeated several ...
Read More »White Lake Half Distance Triathlon – Saturday, April 12, 2014
Race Date: Saturday, April 12, 2014 Start Time: 9:00 a.m. Entry Fee: Before 1/1/14: $135.00 Location: White Lake, Race Site: North Carolina FFA Center (Highway 53) Address: Highway 53 City/State/Zip: White Lake, North Carolina 28337 Country: ...
Read More »HITS Marble Falls 2014 – Saturday, April 26, 2014
Race Date: Saturday, April 26, 2014 Start Time: 7:00 AM Location: Lakeside Park Address: 100 Buena Vista Drive City/State/Zip: Marble Falls, Texas 78654 Country: USA Phone: 845-247-7275 E-Mail: info@hitsendurance.com Registration: http://www.active.com/marble-falls-tx/triathlon/races/hits-triathlon-series-marble-falls-tx-2014 Race Website: http://www.tricolumbusga.com/ Description: The friendly city of Marble ...
Read More »Wildflower Triathlon 2014 – Saturday, May 03, 2014
Race Date: Saturday, May 03, 2014 Start Time: 7:00AM Entry Fee: $120-$250 Location: Lake San Antonio Address: 2610 San Antonio Rd. City/State/Zip: Bradley, California 93426 Country: USA USAT: Sanctioned Phone: (831) 373-0678 E-Mail: events@tricalifornia.com Race Website: http://www.tricalifornia.com/index.cfm/WildFlower2014-main.htm Description: ...
Read More »HarryMan Triathlon – Saturday, May 10, 2014
Race Date: Saturday, May 17, 2014 Start Time: 9:00 AM Entry Fee: 95.00 Location: Lake Welch Beach, Harriman State Park Address: Lake Welch Pkwy City/State/Zip: Stony Point, New York 10980 Country: USA USAT: Sanctioned Phone: 347.721.8602 E-Mail: info@genesisadventures.com Registration: ...
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