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tri-Guru
is an information resource for endurance athletes with insight to
help improve multisport performance! Articles by Coach Steve: • Adaptation - athletes are created—not born • Intensity and active recovery - easy days have value • Change is good - do the same training, expect the same results • Fitness is fleeting - careful with taper and when you put in the hard efforts • Speed first, endurance second - where speed comes from within the BIG picture • Quick turnover creates speed - stroke rate, cadence, and stride rate • Not created equal - what makes an elite athlete? • Tired of swim-bike-run? - cross train more! • Be like Gumby - flexibility is key, but more stretching is not always better • Feel the Heat- heat equals speed • Tight rubber suit - gotta have one on race day • Swim dogma - find your own path to swim enlightenment • Swim problems and fixes - resolving new swimmer form flaws • Training for swim starts - the only sprinting in triathlon is for swim starts • What REALLY makes you fast on the bike! - working with the wind • Slingshot pass - legal drafting insights from a former wheelsucker • Fact, fiction, and observations - think outside the box • Race day nutrition: less can be more - don't pig-out for race day • Cascading injuries? Reboot! - sometimes you need a break • Gettin' old, no worries... - advice for the aging athlete |