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Concentration is one of the most underrated attributes of the endurance athlete. The ability to stay psychologically present in what you...

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...

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 or someone you’ve been working with for a while. It might surprise (disappoint) you that getting more value out of that appointment does not involve sending them off to do another coaching qualification. It could be up to you. As a coach, my goal when I design a training plan, far more important than finding the right balance of volume and

A solution for the overbooked amateur endurance athlete is to combine their transport and exercise by biking to work

TCMTriSquad’s list of essential swim gear for your pool sessions available through Finis Swim and Blueseventy. TCMTriSquad Members get...

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% of runners wore GPS watches. We set off and agreed to meet at a specific breakfast joint at the end. One of the runners reached the final destination after the run and proceeded to run several hundred yards up and down on a busy sidewalk in front of the breakfast place until her GPS watch told her she was at 10 miles. Either because her coach

Strength workouts are an important part of triathlon training, but are often not a priority for many athletes. Strength training doesn't have to be complicated and you don't need fancy gym equipment ! TCM Coach Gunnar created this strength workout you can do at home, incorporate into your weekly workouts, use minimal equipment, and target specific muscle groups to help you become a stronger and more resilient triathlete. Incorporating a strength training tracker is a great

As someone who's written hundreds of triathlon-specific (and I think pretty interesting) swimming workouts, it might come as a surprise...

Adding some interval training during this interminably long preseason can help prepare the body and add some variety to the monotonous miles

Q: When needing to ride at home, is it better to ride my bike on the trainer or do the Peloton. I've been doing the peloton because I get...

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...

The other runs should be the bulk of your program and the most common error is to run too hard or fast a pace.

"Your life is going to change forever." I couldn't count how many times I heard that while my wife was pregnant. When Hayden "Bubsy"...

The New Year is all about setting goals, and runners and triathletes are planning where and how much they want to race. Not every race of...

If you only have a hotel or play pool to choose from and want to maintain your feel of the water you can try this pandemic-era hack.

three simple rules that apply universally and might help guide a debutante who didn’t want to launch straight into hiring a coach.

Triathletes are eager to keep their swimming strength and fitness up using dryland cords

So how do you set goals for yourself when races are cancelled?

Develop a positive relationship with food while shedding extra pounds by shifting your focus from deprivation to abundance.

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...