Here’s Why You Should Negative Split Your Workouts
What does it mean to “negative split” a workout? Basically, a negative split is when an athlete takes it easy at the start of a race and...
Your Blueprint for Race Week Success
Race Week! It’s the week you’ve been waiting for for months and now it’s finally arrived. Just the other day it seemed like weeks away...
The Dirty Seven: 7 Great Exercises to Help You Run Faster
I was doing a little research on the best way to strengthen the muscles in order to run faster. There were a lot of great articles and...
How I Calculate Your Training Zones
Ok so I’ve seen a few different training zones from different apps such as Training Peaks, Peloton, and Garmin. I use the ones from...
How Much Volume Should You Be Doing for Swim, Bike, and Run for Your Iron Distance Race?
I’m going to explain this in Ironman’s simplest terms. I am an Ironman University Certified Coach and I feel that they do a great job of...
The Best and Worst Running Surfaces
What kind of surface should you be running on? I am going to share this with you purely based on my experience and what I’ve been told...
Why You Need a Run Gait Analysis
Runners! One thing I highly recommend to do with me is your Run Gait Analysis. This is a short little test (about 15 min) that we do at...
My Race Day Warm Up Routine
You definitely don’t want to skip your warm up routine on race morning. They key to a successful warm up means planning ahead, waking up...
How A Busy Mom Finds Time to Train for an Ironman 70.3
Training for an iron distance event is challenging. So many athletes are working hard to fit everything in with work, family, sports, and...
Tips for Pacing Your Next Long Course Race
For a long course race pacing the effort is the key to accomplishing the task of pushing through when fatigue sets in. I am going to...
