The Lonely Triathlete

A year of training lies ahead of me. What should I focus on? What is my plan? How am I going to get through this massive year of effort?

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As I get ready to start a brand-new one-year training block, I’ve been thinking a lot less about the actual workouts and a lot more about how I want to approach the year.

Because one year is a long time.

And I think t...

The time seems right. It's now or never. This might be the end. We never know what tomorrow will bring, or next month or next year. Since that is the case, maybe I should start documenting my exploits sooner rather than later.

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It's funny...this week I sat down to think about what I was going to talk about, and I realized I don't actually have a lot of exciting ...

The time seems right. It's now or never. This might be the end. We never know what tomorrow will bring, or next month or next year. Since that is the case, maybe I should start documenting my exploits sooner rather than later.

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It's funny...this week I sat down to think about what I was going to talk about, and I realized I don't actually have a lot of exciting training news.

Which, I suppose, is exactly the point.

I'm st...

One week out of structured training and I already feel like a lazy slouch. But maybe that's natural?

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Hey everybody, and welcome back to The Lonely Triathlete.

I've been in a bit of an unusual place over the last couple of weeks.

My racing season is over. I had my final race on July 12th, and now I'm in what coaches would call a maintenance phase. Instead of tra...

One week off structured training and already I feel like a lazy slob. Maybe that's natural?

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Hey everybody, and welcome back to The Lonely Triathlete.

I've been in a bit of an unusual place over the last couple of weeks.

My racing season is over. I had my final race on July 12th, and now I'm in what coaches would call a maintenance phase. Instead of training six days a week, I'm only riding three. Two VO₂ max sessions and...

What do we do when the racing season ends? Put our feet up and chill out? And lose all that hard earned fitness? Not this time.

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What do you do when your race season is over?

I've been asking myself that question all week.

For almost an entire year, my life revolved around one goal: qualify for the World Championships.

Six days a week I trained. Every workout had ...

What do we do when the racing season ends? Put our feet up and chill out? And lose all that hard earned fitness? Not this time.

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What do you do when your race season is over?

I've been asking myself that question all week.

For almost an entire year, my life revolved around one goal: qualify for the World Championships.

Six days a week I trained. Every workout had a purpose. Every interval session, every endurance ride, eve...

We all get injured and we all deal with it differently. It recently occurred to me that I seem to go through stages of grief when I am injured. And I don't make the best decisions for my long term health until I reach the last stage.

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Triathlon Injuries and The 5 Stages of Grief

Today I want to use the 5 Stages of Grief as a framework to talk about how we, as triath...

We all get injured and we all deal with it differently. It recently occurred to me that I seem to go through stages of grief when I am injured. And I don't make the best decisions for my long term health until I reach the last stage.

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Triathlon Injuries and The 5 Stages of Grief

Today I want to use the 5 Stages of Grief as a framework to talk about how we, as triath...

Getting race ready requires a plan and patience. It requires consistency. It requires boring determination. Then you have to show up on race day and swim, bike and run to the best of your ability. Simple, isn't it?

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Happy Fathers Day and Welcome back to The Lonely Triathlete.

Well… this is it.

Eight months of training comes down t...

Getting race ready requires a plan and patience. It requires consistency. It requires boring determination. Then you have to show up on race day and swim, bike and run to the best of your ability. Simple, isn't it?

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Happy Fathers Day and Welcome back to The Lonely Triathlete.

Well… this is it.

Eight months of training comes down to this.

In just over a week, on June 28th, I’ll be lining up at the start line w...

Let's face it, swimming 3.9km is no easy feat. Let's say you can easily swim 1.9km but find the IM swim cutoff challenging, what can be done. Well, it depends on your particular obstacles so let's get into it.

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A few weeks ago, my awesome patron on Patreon reached out with a question. Hi Ron, hope you are doing well.

Ron is turning 74 years old.

H...

Let's face it, swimming 3.9km is no easy feat. Let's say you can easily swim 1.9km but find the IM swim cutoff challenging, what can be done. Well, it depends on your particular obstacles so let's get into it.

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A few weeks ago, my awesome patron on Patreon reached out with a question. Hi Ron, hope you are doing well.

Ron is turning 74 years old.

He's completed four Ironman 70.3 races.

Four.

Let's just pause there for a mome...

This year, if you could perform one behavior over and over (that you aren't currently doing) that you think would most positively impact your triathlon performance, what would that be? It would be a powerful habit, is what I think!

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Today I want to talk about something that might be more important than your training plan, more important than your latest p...

This year, if you could perform one behavior over and over (that you aren't currently doing) that you think would most positively impact your triathlon performance, what would that be? It would be a powerful habit, is what I think!

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Today I want to talk about something that might be more important than your training plan, more important than your latest piece of gear, and maybe even more important than your motivation.

I...