Repetition is one way to learn new skills. But, to optimize your skill learning you really need to put those skills to work in varied experiences. If you want to really learn something, you need to repeatedly interact with those new skills in as many different ways, scenarios & environments as possible. This is exactly what
When I was on high school & college swim teams, we always started our workouts with technique drills. We did all sorts of different drills…many of which seemed completely pointless. We often asked the coach why we had to do technique drills. He usually gave a vague, general, because-they’re-good-for-you sort of answer. This experience helped
“I had never seen a triathlon in person, let alone participate in one. I was well aware of the physical requirements, but it was hard to truly know what to expect. It turns out that the ‘Ironman experience’ is everything everyone said it would be…and more. At about 3 wks out it hit me. I
“Hi! My name is Ariel Jenkinson & I am a seasoned triathlete with many Sprint & Olympic distance triathlons under my belt. I’ve also done 9 70.3’s & 1 full Ironman! Racing is my lifestyle. During 2019 I trained & completed Ironman 70.3 Arizona while 25 weeks pregnant with my first daughter, Josie. With the approval
TIME TO BELIEVE. Swim 2.4 Miles Bike 112 Run 26.2 Miles First of all, I have complete gratitude for the 4500 volunteers & St. George community who make it possible for us to attempt to achieve our goals. I felt super lucky to be on the start line. I had successfully rehabbed a torn labrum
I greatly enjoy the chance to highlight the successes of my clients. And this column is no different. But the successes of these two athletes took a strange turn. Their successes are not defined by their finish times…as this race had no finishers. Unfortunately their big day, their Ironman, the race they’ve been working towards for 10
For this year’s Ironman Arizona 70.3 I had three goals. Finish the swim under an hour. Do better than the previous year. Have fun! The 1.2 mile swim had a rolling start (athletes enter the water continuously one after another). The water was a bit choppy which must have intimidated some swimmers. As I stood in the
“During a coffee date with Michelle, she asked me if I would like to write an article for this newsletter. At first, I thought, ‘What am I supposed to write about? I have not done a triathlon in 7 years!’ Sept. 2014 changed my life. I was on a training ride, 3 weeks from competing
We go through life hearing many of these phrases. It takes a community. Don’t go it alone. Change takes time. Exercise is good for the soul. Be grateful & express why your are grateful on a daily basis. When I look back perhaps the phrase most important to me is: It takes a community. Through
How’d you get started in triathlon? I signed up for 70.3 triathlon training at a BBSEF fundraising event having no idea what the 70.3 actually meant – it looked like a radio station number (not the distance I had to travel). I could not run a mile, I had never been on a skinny wheeled