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Your race was a day or two ago. You’re ready to move on, and you’re already thinking about your next training block that will lead to your next race.  Wait!! Time out! Don’t do that…yet! If [...]

Like most of you, I LOVE watching the Summer Olympics. I’m a huge fan of track and field and love taking in a good number of other events as well. As I watched, I often felt inspired to get off [...]

Have you ever had a perfect lead-up to race season? I’m starting my thirtieth year of racing triathlons/multisport, and I’ve had…three. Maybe four? The rest had stuff, junk, crud, and [...]

The multisport season is upon us. The horn will be blasting soon, and you’ll be hitting the water or pounding the pavement (duathlon). So, here are a few reminders that you MUST keep in mind. [...]

I’ve had friends in Phoenix and Omaha who have gotten into multisport big-time! I mean ALL in. All the gear. Great work ethic. Success and steady improvement in races. Longer and faster. I was [...]

It’s January! Happy NEW Year! What else needs to be new? A bike? A wetsuit? A new aero helmet? New running shoes? How ‘bout new MOTIVATION? New motivation? Hmmmm, that’s an interesting [...]

It’s the holidays! Americans will spend billions of dollars buying gifts for family and friends. For the avid multisport athlete, they might get something multi-special to fuel their ongoing [...]

My wife and I were recently driving to Colorado for a week of R&R. On the drive we started talking about her father, who was an amazing man. Larry Giles. Raised in rural northern Alabama, his [...]

It’s October. World Championships time. Ironman. World Triathlon (formerly ITU). PTO. It’s fun to watch and for a few of you to participate. With Worlds in mind, I’m sharing a [...]

For those of us that live in the Plains and the Midwest, we made it through the long, dark winter and a cool, damp Spring. Summer is in full bloom, and so is race season! This is what we’ve [...]