speterson 79 posts 0 comments

Any thing we do, any exercise breaks down, depletes, and changes the body. Chemically, our bodies change. Physically, small tears occur in our muscles. Emotionally, we experience a wide variety of feelings, and fatigue almost always…

It's dark, cold, and there are far less spectators than when you started this thing. Leaving the last aid station, you go over the mental checklist: Headlamp… check. Calories… check. Hydration… check. Make sure not to go…

If this is your first time to Triathlon Nationals in Omaha, here’s what to expect on the bike course. It is a nice bike course, especially after you get out of town. It is mostly flat, not very technical, and the roads are in good…

When the folks at TriSports University asked me to review The Time Crunched Cyclist, I thought, “Sure thing. I’ve read some of Chris Carmichael’s other books and trained using his Carmichael Training System (CTS) DVDs. Plus I’m…

Efficiency is the name of the game when it comes to triathlon. When you are racing anywhere from 5 hours for a Half-iron distance race to upwards of 14 hours for full-iron distance race, you know you want to save as much energy as possible.…