Triathlon Articles on Training, Racing and Everything else

Below are some articles that either we've written or have been written by a recognized expert in the field organized by topic:

• Ironman Training and Racing
• David Glover's Race Reports
• Exercise Physiology
• General Training Tips
• Goal Setting
• Inspirational Stories
• Mental Preparation and Planning
• Nutrition and Hydration
• Race Strategy and Execution
• Rest, Recovery and Overtraining
• Transitioning Between Seasons
• Triathlon Equipment and Gear

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Ironman Training and Racing

• Advice from an Ironman Triathlete’s Wife: How to Make the Relationship Work
• Choosing an Ultra-distance Triathlon: Which One?
• Ironman Reflections Part I: Starting Out (Tri-DC Magazine)
• Ironman Reflections Part II: Going Faster (Tri-DC Magazine)
• Lessons Learned from Kona Rookie Bill Beyer
• Vineman 4th Place: The Inner Game of Ironman

David Glover's Race Reports

• Vineman - A Beautiful Race (2010)
• My Triple-T Race Report (2010)
• Kinetic Sprint Triathlon (2010)
• Vineman 4th Place: The Inner Game of Ironman (2009)
• Chesapeakeman: I Can't Fake an Ironman (2008)
• Quelle Challenge #4: Racing for Other than a Fast Time (2008)
• Ironman Louisville: Going to the Well Once More (2007)
• Race Report: V is for Vineman and for Victory! (2007)
• Quelle Challenge #3: Das beste Renne auf der ganzen Welt (2007)
• Race Report: The Magic of Roth (2006)

Exercise Physiology

• The Basics of Monitoring Heart Rate When Exercising by Krista Schultz
• Lactate Threshold and Blood Lactate Testing
• Understanding VO2 Max: What Exactly Is It? (Part I)
• Understanding VO2 Max: What Does It Tell You? (Part II)

General Training Tips

• The Best Drug in the World and the Secret to Living Better and Longer
• Bike Mounts During Triathlon: Good, Bad and Ugly
• Do You Need a Coach? How Can You Afford Not to Have One…?
• Dynamic Stretches and Warm Up Drills
• Faster Transitions
• Indoor Intervals [on the Bike] by Joe Friel
• Practicing a Triathlon Mass Swim Start (Video)
• Strength Training for Triathletes: Yes or No?
• Do You Need a Coach? How Can You Afford not to Have One?

Goal Setting

• Begin with the End in Mind: Create and Face the Vision
• The Commitment Continuum: Where Do You Fall?
• Crafting a Pre-Race Plan: Make Your Pre-Race Goals Your Race Day Reality
• Goal Setting: More than just about Performance (Tri-DC Magazine)
• How to Make a New Year’s Resolution that Sticks
• Winning the Balancing Act with a Weekly Plan
• Setting Goals in the New Year

Inspirational Stories

• The Beyer Project: One Man's Quest for Kona (Tri-DC Magazine)
• The Experience of Being Alive (Tri-DC Magazine)
• From Athlete Dropout to Triathlon Pro: Achieving an Impossible Dream
• How and Why We Get Into the Sport of Triathlon
• Leadership at Mile 23 During an Ironman Run
• A Navy SEAL and the Ironman Triathlon
• Race Report: Christiana Goes 10:39 at Roth

Mental Preparation and Planning

• Advice from a River - Go with the Flow
• The Commitment Continuum: Where Do You Fall?
• Focus - Nothing Else Matters
• Mental Fitness (Tri-DC Magazine)
• Stacking Your Deck for Race Day (Tri-DC Magazine)

Nutrition and Hydration

• Are You a Food Addict?
• Eating on the Bike - How Much is Enough?
• How to Replace Your Electrolytes
• Improve Your Endurance Performance by 10%: Real or Not?
• Protein During Intense Exercise: Yes or No?
• Staying Hydrate in the Heat
• Timing is Everything: The Magic Carbohydrate Window Before Exercise

Race Strategy and Execution

• The Biggest Challenge in Your Race: YOU! (Tri-DC Magazine)
• Optimizing Race Performance: Be in the Moment
• Stuff Happens: Deal with It and Keep Going!

Rest, Recovery and Overtraining

• The Importance of Rest
• Overtraining
• To Race or Not to Race: When to Pull the Plug

Transitioning Between Seasons

• Surviving the Post-Season FUNK (Tri-DC Magazine)
• Transitioning from One Season to the Next (Tri-DC Magazine)
• Transitioning Between Seasons: Three Purposes
• Winter Training for Triathletes

Triathlon Equipment and Gear

• How to Pack a Tri Bike for Air Travel
• Perfect [Bike] Fit by David Greenfield of Elite Bicycles: Part 1
• Perfect [Bike] Fit by David Greenfield of Elite Bicycles: Part 2
• Perfect [Bike] Fit by David Greenfield of Elite Bicycles: Part 3
• Perfect [Bike] Fit by David Greenfield of Elite Bicycles: Part 4

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