Have you become stuck in a rut with your run lately? Maybe you have reached a plateau and are not really sure what to do to advance your progress. Do you just want to get faster? If you have answered yes to any of the above questions, read on for some ...
A runner turned triathlete once told me “the best thing about his swim is his run.” He was that poor a swimmer and that great a runner that he could make up for it on the run and still place in his age group. About nine years ago he was swimming 25s in...
When it comes to running, triathletes tend to believe that more mileage is better — valuing distance over speed. There’s a tendency to view an IRONMAN finisher, no matter how slow, as more accomplished than a sprint competitor, no matter how fast the s...
As triathletes everywhere plot their race seasons, many are looking for a fresh challenge. This often means tackling a longer distance race, moving from sprint to Olympic-distance or Olympic-distance to half-ultra or ultra-distance. Whether you conquer...
Which is a better way for me to run: midfoot or heel striking? The answer is a definite and resounding yes to either one. Currently there is no research that proves either is better. All we know is that faster runners in shorter events, up to about 10k...
Triathlon is not about how well you run but how well you swim, bike and run off the bike. Since running is the last of the three sports on race day, it happens to be where many race day disasters occur such as cramping, GI distress and exhaustion. Natu...
One thing that makes triathlon so interesting is the diversity of the athletes who come to the sport.
Running is one of those activities that all of us think we know how to do, but unfortunately, many times we are doing it wrong. Let’s look at how we can reverse that and turn running into a lifelong sport....
In the professional and amateur ranks of triathlon, from ITU sprint races to full IRONMAN events, the race is almost always won on the run. The shorter the event, the less opportunity to make up time lost during the swim and bike. For pros and age-grou...
As an age-group triathlete, you don’t have to run high mileage to be a good triathlon runner. If you want to run well off the bike, be bike fit. No amount of run training is going to deliver a great run for you in a triathlon without fully considering ...
