TrainingPeaks allows athletes and coaches to log and track numerous data points for every workout. But, as a coach, one of the most important data points I like to receive is your subjective feedback on how you felt during a workout. To solicit your subjective rating for workouts, I often provide a 5-point letter grade scale in the workout description. Just like a grade for … [Read more...]
How to Determine Your Running Pace Zones
How do you determine your running pace zones? Read this guide to find out--excerpted from The Triathlete's Training Guide. Pace is another means of measuring and monitoring your training intensity. The advantage of pace is that it can be easily gauged with a watch (along with distance markers) or a GPS-watch (that gives you pace). Pace works best when the terrain is … [Read more...]
How to Determine Your Heart Rate Training Zones
How do you determine your heart rate training zones for running and cycling? Read this guide to find out--excerpted from The Triathlete's Training Guide. One option you have for gauging your intensity during training is a heart rate monitor. Heart rate training is particularly useful for running and cycling. The more the terrain varies the less accurate pace is as an … [Read more...]
What Are Training Zones?
What do your training zones mean in terms of intensity levels and the types of training effects you are trying to achieve? Read this guide to find out--excerpted from The Triathlete's Training Guide. Your training zones are the target ranges (of heart rate, pace or perceived exertion) that will be used to prescribe workout intensities. It is important to recognize that there … [Read more...]
Train Smart with Triathlon Training Guide
Third Edition of Go-To Guide Now Available Now available through Amazon in both print and Kindle versions, the updated third edition of The Triathlete’s Training Guide provides you with everything you need to know to plan your season and implement your training. New to the sport and need some guidance to get started? A seasoned endurance athlete looking to take your … [Read more...]
Why Does Running in Cold Weather Make Me Pee More?
How to Cope with Cold-Induced Diuresis Let’s see if this sounds familiar. You decide to jump into a race during the winter as part of your training program. You prepare the same way you would for a summer race. But after you arrive at the race site in the morning and begin your warmup, you find yourself visiting the loo more often than usual—or, worse, you find yourself … [Read more...]
How to Dress for Cold Weather Training
Unless you’re vacationing on a tropical beach, the chill of winter can sometimes present a challenge to training as usual. But as long as you are prepared—and dress the part—winter can be an incredibly rewarding time of the year to train outside. Here are a few tips on how to dress appropriately for winter training. Despite cooler temperatures, the body still sweats when … [Read more...]
6 Essential Post-Run Stretches
To stretch or not to stretch? That has been the age-old question for runners. The debate has gone back and forth, but the general consensus is to perform a dynamic warmup before your run and traditional static stretches after the workout. With that strategy in mind, I recommend stretching these six body parts during your post-run warmdown. I usually do these in the following … [Read more...]
5 Insights on Running and Brain Health
Let’s face it, you would run regardless of the scientific evidence about its health benefits. You thrive off the endorphins and sweat that a good run produces. Plus, you run to explore the world and your personal limits. The thrill of competition. The camaraderie of a group workout. The solitude of a long trail run. Regardless of your motivation, running has become an integral … [Read more...]
Serious Gear for Serious Trail Running
When it comes to choosing gear, I ascribe to the philosophy of Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, “Purchase less stuff, own a few things that are very high quality that last a long time, and that are multifunctional.” Don’t get me wrong, I love gear. But most of all, I love quality gear that allows me to travel light and do as much as I can with as little as … [Read more...]
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