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Who do you train with? Anyone? By yourself or with a few people? Are you in a program with a larger group? Is one preferably over the others? Even with individual sports, the people you train with are a very key part of your program. So I have a few rules of thumb for the people who I coach, most of whom are runners, triathletes and cyclists -- individual sports participants for the most part. First, don't compromise or change your training plan to accommodate someone else. Make s... Read More
I often get asked about how to set up a race season. How do you place the goal, the training you have to do and any kind of racing that will help get you there? How many times do you reach a training peak in a year? How long will this training peak last? You can train very gradually if your event is far off. Say it's April, and your marathon is in November. You can use a very deliberate and gradual approach, timing your training peak for the event and only the event. But I find I have th... Read More
I get asked about cross training with some frequency. As we cross 40 and continue to grow older, it is more important to consider recovery for ourselves. And how do we get that recovery and still get in a workout? This is where cross training can be very useful. What is cross training? It just means taking a day or two a week and devoting that time to an activity and a workout other than your usual or primary sport. Generally, it's participating in an alternate form of cardio or strength tra... Read More
In training, we try to peak for a particular event. Or we can have more than one peak over the course of a season. The elusive peak drives us to research and read about training cycles so that we may come up with the perfect peak - as a coach or as a self-coached athlete. After years of trial and error on myself, I found a way to coach my athletes that allows them to maximize their peaks. And it is a tad unconventional, but it is based on what some may consider "classic" phases of training.... Read More
Imelda Marcos would love to be a distance runner. Why? Because when you load up on mileage you need new shoes all the time. And sometimes, depending on the client's mileage, I'll suggest they purchase two pair and rotate them, allowing the cushioning to rebound and do its job longer. So the key questions are these. How often do I change them out? And how do I remember when that should be? Well how often is a little variable, but here's my rule of thumb. Every 400-500 miles or five to... Read More
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