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Category Archives: Racing and pacing
Why You Should Wear a Heart Rate Monitor in Triathlon Short Course Racing
Most people understand the role a heart rate monitor plays in long course racing. It helps us maintain a steady pace and can let us know when we’re in need of nutrition. But many people think the heart rate monitor … Continue reading
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Wildflower logistics and race strategy
Wildflower—a world renowned triathlon classic. Here are some points on logistics and race strategy for the long course event that you might find useful. Arrival/camping One of the things that makes the Wildflower experience unique is the camping. Yep, you … Continue reading
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Ironman Lecture Series 2013 schedule
In June, we will start our monthly Ironman lecture series for the ninth consecutive year. These lectures will be held on the first Monday (usually) of each month and will discuss in detail subjects pertaining to Ironman training and racing. Subjects will include training volumes, equipment … Continue reading
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A Tale of Pacing and Results from LA Marathon, San Juan 70.3, D.C. Half Marathon, Cincinnati Half Marathon, Mountain to Fountain 15K
Our athletes competed in Puerto Rico, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Cincinnati, and Fountain Hills over the last couple of weekends. We’d like to give a big shout out to Caroline Sekaquaptewa who set a PR at the LA Marathon with a time of 3:33. … Continue reading
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Basic pacing guidelines and thoughts for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon and Marathon
With so many people racing the PF Chang’s Half Marathon and Marathon this weekend, here are some pacing guidelines for both distances as well as some other thoughts. Let’s start with nutrition. Eat as you normally would this week (the … Continue reading
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So, it’s two weeks until Ironman . . .
Congratulations on making it through your Ironman training! Now that it’s taper time, we want to remind you of a few things. Over the past several months, you have accumulated quite a bit of fatigue with your training. The stress … Continue reading
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Five common Ironman racing mistakes
Five Common Ironman Racing Mistakes Arriving to race day overtrained or with an inadequate taper Inflexible nutrition plan Not anticipating the bad patches and/or not having a way to deal with them Over-biking Overhydrating on the run We’ve seen them … Continue reading
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Racing at Altitude
After the Ironman Lake Tahoe announcement, we have received many questions about how to race at altitude and what effects it can have on performance. The general consensus among the sports science community is that the effects from altitude are … Continue reading
Racing in the Heat – Sprint and Olympic Distance Triathlons
It looks like the summer is going to be here soon, so it’s time to talk about racing in the heat! Heat is the number one inhibitor of athletic performance in endurance sports. In other words, no one races their … Continue reading
Olympic distance race strategy and pacing
The Olympic distance season is upon us, this is a great opportunity to discuss what the perfectly paced Olympic distance race should look and feel like. Olympic distance racing is the heart and soul of triathlon and learning how to … Continue reading