An Athlete's Relationship with Food
Following my previous post about some of the learnings of my last two years of training and racing, I received a couple of messages asking me about the nutrition aspect of my triathlon experience, a topic that I decided to avoid in that blog due to its sensitivity. The way we eat and what we eat is a very personal matter that is determined by a variety of factors such as our upbringing, our culture, our socio-economic status, and the place where we live, to name a few. For th
Lactic Misconceptions
We’ve all felt that "burn" in our legs during a race, a hard climb, or an all-out interval. What about that muscle pain the next day or two days later? We’ve all been there, too. Since the 1920's, athletes have been informed that lactic acid is produced by muscles during intense exercise. Most of us have referred to that pain as lactic acid "burn" and that lactic acid needs to be cleared or flushed out. But, what if I told you that lactic acid has nothing to do with muscle pa
This Winter, Ride Hard.
Triathletes are typically goal-oriented people. If your goal is to get faster, you don’t have time for traditional base miles this winter. Traditional base training requires the type of athlete who can dedicate & tolerate long, boring hours of easy riding with the goal of slowly earned, incremental aerobic fitness gains. This is optimal for a professional cyclist/triathlete because it's a time to add in just enough of the long, slow, traditional riding to further their gains
