
Holiday Happiness for the Triathlete
Stay on track with your goals and keep yourself happy with these holiday tips!
In many parts of the country, winter's limited daylight hours, frigid temperatures and icy roads bring uncomfortable and sometimes unsafe conditions for outdoor training.
Let me make a few suggestions as you build, monitor or revise your "plan of attack" for the new training and competitive season.
"We don't want our runners like weight lifters, we don't want our runners like gymnasts; we want them like ballet dancers." - Arthur Lydiard, Osaka, Japan, 1990
Winter cross-training will sharpen performance based on my experiences with teams, clubs, and individuals who use proven methods to stay healthy, have fun and take a purposeful break from the rigors of running.
Nothing makes an ill triathlete as frustrated as looking out the window and watching his or her training buddies or rivals zooming past on their bikes.
Training program development is the art of mixing an athlete's unique needs with the established science of what induces improvements in the body.
"I had a solid swim, I tore it up on the bike, and then I fell apart on the run!
While winter training keeps the majority of athletes indoors, this does not mean that workouts have to be dull.
Lap after lap, day after day, season after season you swim at the pool with hope that in your next race it will just click.
When riding during the winter months this year it is important to remember these three things.