If you’re planning a triathlon this year in the summer, or in a different location than you are used to, please read this excerpt to plan for the adjustment your body will make. It’s an excellent excerpt from John Mora’s Triathlon Workout Planner. This excerpt is reprinted with permission.
“Once you know your target zones, you must still do a little tweaking of the range numbers in order to further individualize your training for improved accuracy and efficiency. All training has to be individualized, and these adjustments take into account the different characteristics of each sport, outside conditions, and any illness or overtraining symptoms that Read more… »
Trifuel has a really good post about how to start your training if you’ve been off a while.
As an update, my back is feeling better, my calves are feeling better, I am controlling my intake better, and I have done one of each swim bike and walk/run in the last week. As “W” might say with squinting eyes, “better.”
When you are drilling, and you should add some drills to most every swim workout, swim-golf is a great way to track your progress. Essentially what you do is combine your stroke count per 25 or 50 y/m with the time it took to complete. It is a proxy measurement for technique efficiency and you should try to bring that number down over time.
“One of the most common drills for increasing stroke lengths is to count strokes for one pool length and repeat the drill while attempting to cover the distance with fewer strokes. All of this is done at a slow speed. This is a good drill for young and inexperienced age-group swimmers. The efficiency of their strokes and their performances will improve when they attempt to cover each pool length with fewer strokes, regardless of the speed of their swims.
Although a drill like the one just described is excellent for inexperienced swimmers, it has limited value once athletes can swim with good Read more… »
Dave Scott, who is a six time IronMan World Champion, and active.com show some of his favorite stretches in this video. They include stretches for your glutes, hip flexor, piriformis, hamstring, quad and shoulder girdle.
Enjoy and remember to check out the resources page with other great videos. Our online store offer terrific videos as well.
For those who haven’t seen the post here, “Join Endurance Nation coaches and founders, Rich Strauss and Patrick McCrann for this FREE hour-long presentation on how to train and race your next long course triathlon.”
There is a link on that site where you can download the entire presentation and audio. Enjoy!
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