Tag: Triathlon
Listen: Another Mother Runner Podcast on Racing Wisely
It’s always a fun conversation on Sarah Bowen Shea and Dimity McDowell’s Another Mother Runner podcast. I joined them to discuss Racing Wisely, intention and goals, and smart pacing. I suggested they need to be lazy and stubborn; in exchange, they somehow pegged me as Shirley from Laverne and Shirley. Maybe worse things could happen—Shirley had…
Watch: Yoga for Cyclists
Thanks to my partners at prAna and YogaVibes, I’m delighted to offer this free short yoga video for you to unwind when you get off the bike—or out of your desk chair. This short online yoga practice is appropriate for cyclists—as well as anyone who spends time sitting in a chair each day. Start with…
Coming Soon: Racing Wisely
Thanks to all of you for sharing with such self-effacing good humor your stories of race-day disasters! Several of them are featured in my new book, Racing Wisely, which will be available in mid-August. (Sign up for my newsletter, or follow me on Twitter or Facebook, to be notified the moment the book is available.)…
Girls’ Night Out at Great Outdoor Provision Co.: Postview and Preview
It was an honor and a vast pleasure to speak at the Great Outdoor Provision Company in Raleigh last night on the joys of triathlon. Most of the women present were preparing for their first-ever triathlon, and it’s so fun to calm fears and answer the dozens of questions your first race engenders. Joe Miller…
Event: Girls’ Night Out at Great Outdoor Provision Company
Join me tomorrow—Thursday, March 14—from 6:00 to 7:30 at Great Outdoor Provision Company in Cameron Village, Raleigh, for a girls’ night out event focused on the Ramblin’ Rose Triathlon. There will be snacks and drinks! Details here. I’ll talk about transitions, staying calm, and ways to enjoy the race. If you aren’t signed up yet…
Feature: “How Cyclists Can Benefit from a Yoga Practice”
The kind folks at USA Cycling interviewed me for this feature on how yoga helps cyclists and everyone.
Revising Your Goals
I enjoyed giving a webinar called “Your Perfect Race Day” for USA Triathlon today. (If you missed it, it’s archived online, along with its predecessor on race week and its cousins on yoga for triathletes and on recovery. Each offers CEUs for USAT coaches.) There was a great question that came in after I’d logged…
Maintenance Mode
My athlete Erin, who discovered a surprising, if fleeting, taste for Marmite during Ironman South Africa, is entering her first year of emergency-medicine residency. Given the demanding schedule and her plans to enjoy the spring triathlon schedule in New Orleans, she asked me what she should be doing now. Here’s what I prescribed; I hope…
Enhancing Recovery—When You Need It
Age Group Nationals for USA Triathlon will be held in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, at the end of September. For many athletes, this is the A race of the year—the big one. Whether it’s your big one or just another weekend in your racing calendar, you’ll need to focus on recovering well after the event. I’ll be…
Recovery Webinar
Tuesday, August 17, I’ll be leading a webinar on my new pet passion, recovery. There’ll be CEUs offered for USA Triathlon coaches, but the content will be useful for all athletes—not just endurance athletes. Those who attend the live webinar can ask questions. If you can’t make the time (it’s 6 p.m. EDT), you can…
Powerstroke DVD
Snowed in at home, across the street from our closed pool, I finally made the time to watch my colleague Marty Gaal‘s swim-technique DVD, Powerstroke: Speed through Force and Form. On the disk, Marty, head coach of One Step Beyond Multisport, gives a clear, accessible discussion of good form, along with illustrations; this was useful…
The Art of the Race Report
I have my athletes write race reports after each event, both for their own benefit and to share with each other. There’s no hard-and-fast rule on structure. Usually, it’s a narrative detailing what happened when, how it felt, any strategy deployed, and conclusions about what worked and what can be improved on next time. Sometimes…