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I thought I’d post a bit about my race this weekend. I’m doing the Florida Challenge half distance race down in Clermont. It’s a non-wetsuit swim, bike over some tough rolling hills and a HOT run with minimal shade coverage. Here’s what I’m thinking (along with some tangentially related pro-tips): Equipment: most likely no wetsuit. Bike [...] Normally, I don’t (publicly) challenge what other coaches have to say. There are many ways to skin a beast, and even though I prefer certain things, other coaches get results in other ways. And that’s fine! When determining the best product to buy, or the training habit that will gain you the most time on your competition, it’s extremely important to consider the source of the information you’re considering. For every accurate source you find, there are tens, or even hundreds, of sources that will try to sell you biased or [...] Doing the long run mid-week and the long bike on the weekend is a Much Better Idea. Your Sunday run consists of poor quality, slow, painful miles. You’re too tired to maintain form or run at anything above “easy” pace. I recently had an excellent discussion with a friend of mine on this topic. I’m currently building for the Great Floridian Triathlon, an Ironman distance race in late October. I posted on Facebook that I had completed a long run (about 2:20) that morning, and that, for most athletes would do wise not [...] Pointy Helmet Coaching is proud to welcome Senior Coach Jason Lentzke to the Pointy Helmet team. Jason comes to Gainesville all the way from Wisconsin (known in tri circles for races such as the Spirit of Racine, and of course Ironman Wisconsin), and will use his extensive experience as a coach and athlete to [...] If you wanted to improve your basketball skills, would you go to the shooting range once a week? |
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