I ask a lot of my clients…especially my swimmers. I ask them to stop swimming full stroke & just drill, drill, drill for weeks on end. It’s a tough challenge…and not everyone is up to the task. But for those that are…they eventually make the eye-opening connection between those drills & what will ultimately be
“I don’t know about you, but I have had my share of ‘bonking‘ episodes during endurance events. Bonking refers to the depletion of glycogen or basically the condition in which your muscles run out of fuel. This year I decided to get a handle on this by going from bonking to glucose monitoring. I started
It takes four years of training to begin training for an Ironman. Mark Allen, 6x Ironman World Champion I saw this quote in a TriTown newsletter a few weeks ago & it’s been rolling around in my mind ever since. The key word – “begin”…it takes 4 yrs of training to BEGIN training for an
So, you trained for your race. You did your race. And now what? It’s time to do a post-race analysis! After a day or two of enjoying the post-race glow, the next thing to do is a thorough post-race analysis. To me, this is one of the most important pieces of performance enhancement. Taking time
Ninety-five percent of performance is physical, five percent is mental. However, the five percent that is mental rules the other ninety-five percent. Dr. Keith Henschen Oh, how true this quote is. Yet so many athletes forget how extremely important the mental side of performance actually is. You really do have to think your way to
Convenience is all destination and no journey. …climbing a mountain is different from taking the tram to the top, even if you end up at the same place. Tim Wu Ain’t modern life great? We live in a truly amazing world of comfort, convenience & contentment. While I sincerely appreciate my smart phone, instant hot
“Picture this: Sitting, soaking, relaxing in a steamy idyllic Idaho hot spring in the middle of February with friends. Lazily gazing around, you see a flowing river with pillows of snow balanced on top of river rocks. Do you ever get a wild hair to take a quick full body (head, shoulders, knees & toes)
For many the best part of summer is open water swimming (OWS). There’s just something about the Zenlike quality of swimming uninterrupted by lane lines, walls & other swimmers. Not to mention the peace & quiet that comes from looking down into the water at…nothing…no black lines…no T’s to mark the pool end…just nothing. It’s
Race season is upon us. And that means lots of athletes are starting to prepare by making their lists & checking them twice. While lists are great, there is a bit more to preparing for a race. Oh…like training?!! 😉 So, just exactly how do you get yourself “race ready”? Here are four things to
Routines. Habits. Ruts. Rituals. Call it what you will, we LOVE our tried & true patterns. And honestly, we need these routines. Without them we’d be hopelessly overwhelmed every morning as we faced the myriad of skills that would have to be relearned – skills like brushing your teeth, cooking your morning oatmeal & finding