By Ross Hartley | July 23, 2019, 2 p.m. (ET) Happy summer! As you progress both through your purposeful training and calculated race calendar, I invite you to keep several ideas in mind for the rest of the season. You first began this season by (hopefully) setting goals. I am a big proponent of deliberate… Continue reading Learn How to Crush Your ‘A’ Race This Season
By Christine Palmquist | July 30, 2019, 1:48 p.m. (ET) The first rowing ergometer was created in 1981 — just in time for me to spend four grueling years on one as a collegiate rower at Cornell. Now, rowing machines are common at most gyms. You may have eyed an erg from your treadmill and… Continue reading How to Make Rowing Machines Work For Your Endurance Training
I am now working with an online company called Fitterr. Fitterr is a website where all types of personal trainers and coaches offer their services. I have posted 9 different coaching programs on the site. 1. Beginner triathlon program for three months, this program is a personalized program for a new triathlete looking to… Continue reading My Fitterr Programs
After running my whole life, I completed the Berlin Marathon in 1998, while stationed in Germany, with the US Army. The following year, I completed my first triathlon, but due to unforeseen circumstances, I took a 10-year break from racing and training. In 2008, I bought a bike, and between 2009 and 2010, I did… Continue reading A Little Bit More About Me
“Be patient” is something we hear quite often in today’s world. We all want everything now, and it seems like no one can wait for anything. In this world of online shopping, we don’t even have to get off the couch to order whatever it is that we want to buy. My wife was just… Continue reading Be Patient
Tri jargon buster for beginners From aerobars to zones, DOMS to HIIT, here’s your essential starter guide to decoding some of the terms you’ll come across in multisport… by 220 staff – http://www.220triathlon.com/training/beginners/tri-jargon-buster-for-beginners/8675.html At some point on your journey to becoming a triathlete you’ll have a conversation with a fellow athlete and have absolutely no… Continue reading Tri jargon buster for beginners
I realized sometime this summer, that I have been telling people that I ran a 3 hour 25-minute marathon. This is not a lie, but what I realized is that I have been saying this for almost 20 years now. I ran the Berlin Marathon in 1998 at the age of 28 in 3 hours… Continue reading Getting Back On Track In 2017
run verb \ˈrən\ Simple Definition of run : to move with your legs at a speed that is faster than walking : to leave a place quickly by running : to run as part of a sport, for exercise, or in a race Here is a word that I wish more people would understand.… Continue reading You Are Running
athlete noun ath·lete \ˈath-ˌlēt, ÷ˈa-thə-ˌlēt\ Popularity: Top 30% of words Simple Definition of athlete : a person who is trained in or good at sports, games, or exercises that require physical skill and strength I have seen questions like this on different social media posts, Am I an athlete? Or How do you define… Continue reading You Are An Athlete
Yesterday, I realized that I had not ridden my bike all week. I logged zero miles this week. I went back in my training log to see when this had happened last, and it hadn’t happened since the middle of February, and it was because I was sick. This week and last week were low… Continue reading 19 – 25 September Training Summary
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