Posts From Gordo Byrn

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Lifestyle

Fitness Attachment

A friend recommended that I spend a year releasing myself from the pressure to train all day every day.

Run

Treadmill Quickness – Sustained Speed Training

Here’s a winter workout that will improve your quickness, give you a VO2max stimulus and enhance your running economy at all speeds.

Lifestyle

Dealing with DNS

Two weeks ago, I hit a dog, at speed, while finishing off a ride in Tucson.

Lifestyle

Creating Athletic Flow

Athletes seldom have the problem of “thinking too little.” The challenge is our minds are constantly spinning.

Health

All About Health

I have a keen interest in how I fool myself and one of my most common rationalizations for excessive exercise is personal health.

Training

Rejuvenation and Recovery

The tough part for the self-coached athlete (and the self-coached coach!) is developing a recovery strategy. My No. 1 piece of advice to you in this regard is Schedule Your Recovery.

Training

Advanced Triathlon Training – Big Week Training

“Crash training appeals to almost everybody but appropriate for almost nobody.”

Lifestyle

My Summer Vacation

This week’s photo was taken towards the end of a 44-hour training week. If you look closely then you may be able to see the signs of fatigue intoxication!

Training

Beast Yourself

What makes the athletes that survive at the top different is they learn from their mistakes and take steps to avoid repeating them.

Lifestyle

Sustained Athletic Performance

A powerful mission statement inside our heads makes decisions easier to sustain. One of my favorite questions is, “What’s the goal?”