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How athletes make better employees
Many companies ask the basic questions when they are interviewing employees. What are your strengths or weaknesses? Where did you go to school? However, one question no one ever asks, which I’d argue is very important is “Which sport did you play?” If your prospects...
Gift Ideas for the Triathlete in your Life
Get out there and shop! It’s the perfect time to take advantage of all the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales and find those perfect holiday gifts for the triathlete in your life! Here are some perfect stocking stuffers and other gift ideas that we love: Insulated...
Why Sleep Is Important for Athletes
Sleep is one of the most important things an athlete can do to improve their performance on a daily basis. Sleep is frankly not something that should be negotiated. When you’re balancing work, family, volunteering and training - who has time for sleep? Unfortunately,...
Five Things Good Swimmers Don’t Do
Swimming is a highly technical sport. Many people can swim, but still struggle with improvement and efficiency. If you’ve ever watched a really good swimmer, it seems almost effortless. Here are a few things that good swimmers just don’t do (so if you want to...
Graduating from Sprint to Olympic Distance Triathlons
When you decide to start participating in triathlons, you have to start somewhere. Many people start with the sprint triathlons. Sprint triathlons are the shortest triathlons so it makes perfect sense to start there. (There are a few “mini” sprints which are even...
The Importance of Recovery
No training plan is complete without a good recovery plan. It may seem “best” to train every day of the week. But this can lead to overtraining, mental burnout and injury. As a general rule, take one day per week as a recovery day. On this day, forget about training...
Off Season (Development) Training for Triathletes
Just because the triathlon season is over doesn’t mean your training should be. Off-season training is very important and should be a priority for every triathlete. My first word of advice, erase that phrase “off-season” from your vocabulary. Technically, there...
Anatomy of a Track Workout
You either love running on a track or hate it. The fact is, training on it can improve your training tremendously, if you know what you’re doing. Visiting the track just once a week, or even once every other week, will do the trick. So if you don’t like the track...
How to Fuel on Race Day
You’ve spent lots of time on your training, but have you thought much about your nutrition and how you’re going to fuel your body for the race that you’re working so hard for? The nutrition during training isn’t the important part that I want to focus on today. During...