Lifestyle

5 days ago1 min read

Challenging But Fun

I've been thinking about WHY we do endurance sports. Is it because it's fun? Because it's hard? Because we want to be fit? Maybe some...

Mark Saroni

Nov 132 min read

Training Tips

Offseason Fitness: Use It and Lose It

Many people panic and try to get back to training quickly after a big race because they don't want to lose fitness, but losing fitness is an

Navigating Training in the Off Season: Tips for Triathletes, Runners, and Cyclists

Amy Higginbotham

Oct 13 min read

Lifestyle

Navigating Training in the Off Season: Tips for Triathletes, Runners, and Cyclists

Navigating the "off season" (or transition season) can be challenging. Too much rest and you lose a lot of fitness. Too little rest and you

Building Your Triathlon Performance Team: Part 1 - Family

Mark Saroni

Sep 173 min read

Lifestyle

Building Your Triathlon Performance Team: Part 1 - Family

As we look to building and maintaining that performance "TEAM" around us, the family has to come first. In talking about about sport...

Mark Saroni

Jul 16 min read

Lifestyle

How to Bounce Back From a Bad Race

Let's face it: bad races happen. We all have them. They're certainly not fun and don't give us a warm fuzzy feeling, but bad races are part

Why Progress is Not All About Your Time, Speed, or Power Numbers

Mark Saroni

Jun 243 min read

Lifestyle

Why Progress is Not All About Your Time, Speed, or Power Numbers

In triathlon, swimming, cycling, running, or other endurance sports, it can be tempting to quickly compare your numbers to your peers or you

Mark Saroni

Jun 173 min read

Lifestyle

Depth of Fitness: You Can't Cheat Time

"Depth" is a concept that's hard to quantify but extremely important if you want to be good in endurance sport.

Unlocking Peak Performance for Female Athletes: Integrating Nutrition as the 2nd Discipline

Krista Neugebauer

Jun 43 min read

Training Tips

Unlocking Peak Performance for Female Athletes: Integrating Nutrition as the 2nd Discipline

Recovery days are not the days to cut back on nutrition. They are days you can optimize intake for recovery and rebuilding.

Dealing with Adversity is Essential for Success

Mark Saroni

Apr 302 min read

Lifestyle

Dealing with Adversity is Essential for Success

We can't plan for every negative thing that might happen, but we can think through how we will handle negativity and deal with adversity whe

How much time should you spend training for triathlon?

Mark Saroni

Mar 274 min read

Lifestyle

How much time should you spend training for triathlon?

There are two main variables we are working with that dictate how much an athlete can train: How much time available they have to train.

The Real Shovel, Fueling Training, and Race Nutrition

Mark Saroni

Feb 153 min read

Lifestyle

The Real Shovel, Fueling Training, and Race Nutrition

Nutrition comes up frequently with athletes and we talk about it a lot as coaches. It makes sense, as you don't train very well (or live) if

What No One Tells You When You Say You Want to Train for an IRONMAN®

Amy Higginbotham

Jan 294 min read

Lifestyle

What No One Tells You When You Say You Want to Train for an IRONMAN®

There is a lot that goes into training for an IRONMAN® triathlon, the least of which is the training.

How to Have the Best Relationship with your Triathlon Coach

Mark Saroni

Jan 224 min read

Lifestyle

How to Have the Best Relationship with your Triathlon Coach

In order to get the most out of yourself and your triathlon coach, high quality communication is extremely important. As coaches, we...

From Your Triathlon Coach: Ownership Is Everything

Mark Saroni

Jan 153 min read

Lifestyle

From Your Triathlon Coach: Ownership Is Everything

Ownership is Everything. As a triathlon coach, we can't want something for an athlete more than they want it for themselves.

The Ultimate 2023 Holiday Gift Guide for Triathletes

Mark Saroni

Dec 13, 20234 min read

Lifestyle

The Ultimate 2023 Holiday Gift Guide for Triathletes

Triathletes love stuff - and I’m a triathlete. I find that people often want to know what kind of “stuff” I use daily. As a creature of habi

Mark Saroni

Nov 2, 20235 min read

Lifestyle

What I Learned When I Quit Triathlon

On the other side of achieving that dream was the cold reality that there were a lot people way better than me at the sport, and rent was st

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