By Marty McCrory on October 19, 2010
This Saturday, I’m racing the Great Floridian full distance triathlon in Clermont, FL. Here’s my race strategy:
LOGISTICS: the GFT is logistically quite simple. It’s less than 2h from Gainesville, which means I only need a one night hotel stay. That, in addition to the race being a non-Ironman ™ branded race, means I’m saving a [...]
By Marty McCrory on September 15, 2010
With my Ironman race (the Great Floridian Triathlon, or GFT) in approximately 6 weeks, I decided to race the Florida Challenge half distance race as a prep event. The hot weather and tough course would give me a chance to practice race execution, nutrition, heat management, etc–all the good stuff required of a successful GFT [...]
By Marty McCrory on September 10, 2010
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 [...]
By Marty McCrory on August 23, 2010
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 [...]
By Marty McCrory on August 18, 2010
When racing a triathlon (no one simply “participates” in them, you have to be a RACER or you don’t count), one of the best things you can do to boost your skills and demoralize your competition is make it appear that you’re a total badass.
Of course, you’re already a badass, so these tips are about [...]
By Marty McCrory on August 16, 2010
Now that you’ve selected a racing bike that fits your budget and body type, you’re looking forward to actually taking your new awesome bike to races. However, this presents some logistical difficulties. Bikes are big and relatively fragile, they don’t fit (easily) in some small cars, and airlines gouge the heck out of bikes checked [...]
By Marty McCrory on August 14, 2010
Doing the long run mid-week and the long bike on the weekend is a Much Better Idea.
Here’s what happens if you do your long bike on Saturday and your long run on Sunday:
Your Sunday run consists of poor quality, slow, painful miles. You’re too tired to maintain form or run at anything above “easy” pace.
Your [...]
By Marty McCrory on August 12, 2010
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 [...]
By Marty McCrory on June 30, 2010
Note: I have not been paid to review these products. I purchased them for myself at full retail price.
Since Florida summers are super hot and humid, and since it’s tough to get a quality workout in as the temperature goes up, I thought it might be a good idea to try out some of [...]
By Marty McCrory on March 2, 2010
If you’re planning on doing your first triathlon this year, you’re probably also thinking about purchasing a bike. That’s great! Now is a fantastic time to buy a bike.
Unfortunately, bikes are expensive. And, with the plethora of bikes to choose from, it’s easy to buy a bike that’s not quite right for you.
In general, I [...]
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