Racing
Be a Great Competitor, Not Overly Competitive
What leads athletes to knowingly break the rules and cheat to reach a goal? I think the answer is a bit of ego and being overly competitive.
Bridging Ironmans Redux
Recently, I decided to race back-to-back Ironmans across a 21-day time period: Ironman Canada-Whistler and Ironman Mont-Tremblant in Quebec; finishing 3rd and 2nd respectively.
Learning from Success
In 2003, I had a chance to hear Jack Daniels speak at a swimming clinic. Daniels is a favorite of the coaches here at Endurance Corner and we model much of our physiological approach based on what we’ve learned from him.
Horses for Courses – Part III: Race Selection Based on Body Type
Now is the time of year that athletes are filling in their calendars and deciding what races will occupy their next season.
Go Fast When the Race Is Slow – (Another) Case Study
As a follow up to my last article on putting the “go fast when the race is slow” strategy into practice, I was asked by one of the guys to offer thoughts on how effective his own pacing strategy was in that race.
