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Martin Spierings
Can I Swim in the Monterey Bay, Santa Cruz in the Winter?
The reality is the Monterey Bay is cold all year round. I can't recall a time I've been comfortable ever swimming there without a...
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Martin Spierings
- Oct 31
- 5 min
How To Qualify For Age Group (Amateur) World Triathlon Championships
The first thing to understand about triathlon is that it’s split (and nearly always has been) into two organizations which both have...
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Martin Spierings
- Oct 17
- 7 min
How To Be Coachable
So, you’ve invested in a personal triathlon coach to provide a customized training plan for you. It could be someone you’ve just employed...
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Martin Spierings
- Jul 7, 2022
- 4 min
The Problem With Prescription
It was the year 2012. I was living in Chicago and went on a group run with some other triathlete friends. At that stage maybe about 25%...
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Martin Spierings
- Oct 15, 2021
- 3 min
Should I Join a Masters Swimming Program?
As someone who's written hundreds of triathlon-specific (and I think pretty interesting) swimming workouts, it might come as a surprise...
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Martin Spierings
- Mar 6, 2021
- 1 min
Revisiting Diana Nyad Real Conspiracy Theories
Just because you want sports champion stories to be true, doesn't mean they are (paging Lance Armstrong). This post from actual marathon...
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Martin Spierings
- Dec 17, 2020
- 2 min
Triathlon Training Is Not Canceled...This Time
As of midnight tonight the San Francisco Bay Area will be under its second Shelter-In-Place order of the year. But unlike the first in...
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Martin Spierings
- Jun 15, 2020
- 2 min
Will Triathlons Happen in California in 2020?
...several organizers have not given up hope.
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Martin Spierings
- Jan 31, 2020
- 3 min
What Is The Optimal Carbohydrate Concentration of Sports Drink?
This question was reignited in me the other day when I was looking at the new Nuun Endurance formula that had begun popping up, which was...
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Martin Spierings
- Dec 24, 2019
- 3 min
Why none of my workouts are key workouts
It made some sense when I first came across it. The loose concept is the coach can write a weekly plan for, let’s say 10 hours of...
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Martin Spierings
- Mar 19, 2019
- 3 min
Five Basic Jobs For The Triathlon Event Race Director
These are the five most important things I think a seasoned triathlete cares about when entering a triathlon.
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Martin Spierings
- Sep 29, 2016
- 2 min
Ironman Rolling Starts Are Bullshit. Here's Why.
Some moron at Ironman corporation sometime in 2013 decided that a "rolling start" was a good idea. I've previously ranted over chip time...
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