After years of research, sports science updates, and coaching, I’ve completely updated my comprehensive training guide, The Triathlete’s Training Bible, in a new fifth edition. Available this January, … [Read more...] about New Edition of The Triathlete’s Training Bible – Available January 2024
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Competition and Athletic Success
Success Based on Others Several years ago I coached an athlete who got on the podium in all three of his major races by the end of our first season together. It was quite an impressive … [Read more...] about Competition and Athletic Success
Thoughts on Training #7: Little Things in Sport
Thoughts on Training #6 was about having an annual plan for your training. A carefully considered plan promotes motivation, persistence, patience, and consistent training. At the heart of successful … [Read more...] about Thoughts on Training #7: Little Things in Sport
Thoughts on Training #6: Plan for Success
In Thoughts on Training #5 I looked at motivation and how it ebbs and flows for everyone. Some days you’re motivated to train and some days you aren’t. It’s those low motivation days that often need … [Read more...] about Thoughts on Training #6: Plan for Success
Thoughts on Training #5: Motivation
In Thoughts on Training #4 I mentioned the role of persistence and patience in training. Persistence is all about the unrelenting drive to accomplish an achievable goal. Nose to the grindstone. Daily … [Read more...] about Thoughts on Training #5: Motivation
Thoughts on Training #4: Persistence, Patience, and Time
In Thoughts on Training #3 I wrote about the biggest obstacle many self-coached athletes experience—inconsistent training, or frequently missed workouts. There is a fix for this, but it’s hard to … [Read more...] about Thoughts on Training #4: Persistence, Patience, and Time
Thoughts on Training #3: Consistency Is Key
In Thoughts on Training #2 I wrote about your performance limiters – those weaknesses that are diminishing your race performance. Now I want to write briefly about the biggest limiter of all for most … [Read more...] about Thoughts on Training #3: Consistency Is Key
Thoughts on Training #2: Limiters and Acts of Faith
In my previous post, Random Thoughts on Training, I wrote about one of the common mistakes of self-coached endurance athletes – training too hard. By this I mean too much zone 3 and too many … [Read more...] about Thoughts on Training #2: Limiters and Acts of Faith
Random Thoughts on Training
In the next few weeks I’ll drop a few fairly brief comments here about things that go through my head on training. One of the things I like about coaching, and sport in general, is that things are … [Read more...] about Random Thoughts on Training
Too Much in Your Life?
It’s not unusual for an athlete to set a high goal for a season, one that stretches them to their limits but is achievable. And then not pull it off. It’s depressing. This can happen too often. If you … [Read more...] about Too Much in Your Life?
K.I.S.S.
I tend to make things more complicated than they need to be. You probably know that if you’ve read any of my books. That point was driven home to me this week when I reached out to Andy Kirkland, PhD … [Read more...] about K.I.S.S.
Fast After …60? …70? Part 8
Featured Senior Athlete: Bob Scott I have many role models. They are people I look up to for a several reasons. They’re inspirational. All have similar characteristics including friendliness, … [Read more...] about Fast After …60? …70? Part 8
Fast After…60? …70? Part 7
Featured Senior Athlete: The Iron Nun Sister Madonna Buder (picture below), often referred to as the “Iron Nun,” is the oldest woman to ever finish an Ironman© triathlon (the oldest man is Hiromu … [Read more...] about Fast After…60? …70? Part 7
Fast After…60? …70? Part 6
Another Amazing Senior Athlete Ed Whitlock (pictured below) was the first over-70 runner to break 3 hours for the marathon. At age 73 the Canadian, who was born and grew up in the UK, ran a 2:59:10. … [Read more...] about Fast After…60? …70? Part 6
Fast After…60? …70? Part 5
Intro In August of 2013, just days after her 64th birthday, Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. The picture below shows her (in the red circle) … [Read more...] about Fast After…60? …70? Part 5
Fast After…60?…70? Part 4
This is the fourth part of an 8-part series. Introduction In the last two decades of my life I’ve developed a lot of respect for senior and super-senior athletes. There are some highly motivated and … [Read more...] about Fast After…60?…70? Part 4
Fast After…60?…70? Part 3
This is the third part of an 8-part series. Introduction: Range of Motion and Joint Mobility In Part 2 I wrote about the importance of strength training as you move into your 60s and 70s and why … [Read more...] about Fast After…60?…70? Part 3
Fast After…60?…70? Part 2
This is the second part of an 8-part series. Introduction: Strength Training for Senior Athletes Last week I posted Part 1 of Fast After…60?…70? In that piece I explained the advantages of … [Read more...] about Fast After…60?…70? Part 2
Fast After…60?…70? Part 1
This is the first online article of an 8-part series. Introduction: Staying Fast As a Senior Athlete About the time I turned 70, nearly a decade ago now, it dawned on me that there were very few … [Read more...] about Fast After…60?…70? Part 1
Return to Training After Surgery: Patience and Persistence
A friend who I haven’t seen in many years left a long and somewhat sad phone message for me a few days ago. He described how his training has not been going well recently due to recovery from spinal … [Read more...] about Return to Training After Surgery: Patience and Persistence
Questions from a Father of a High School Athlete
The following is a brief email conversation I recently had with a concerned father of a competitive high school athlete. Both the father’s and my emails have been lightly edited. A Concerned Father’s … [Read more...] about Questions from a Father of a High School Athlete
Twitter Question about High Heart Rate
An Athlete with a Higher HR Than Normal Last week I received this question on Twitter: When doing z2 power (ex: 160w) but HR is a little higher than normal, should I reduce the power to lower HR or … [Read more...] about Twitter Question about High Heart Rate
Covid and Return-to-Training Comments
A couple of days ago I was contacted by an athlete who recently contracted the Covid virus. He asked how he should return to training when the time was right. I wish I had an answer for him, but I … [Read more...] about Covid and Return-to-Training Comments
Find your next training plan using my new site
How to Choose a Training Plan That’s Right for You I’m frequently asked by athletes which of my plans they should select. It’s really hard for me to suggest a training plan based on just a bit of … [Read more...] about Find your next training plan using my new site