Racing
My Thoughts on Gear
When looking at your gear setup you should be really looking at a few different things as you make your decisions on what is best for you and your event.
Race Strategy
Part of having a successful race is coming up with a solid plan for your event well before your race day.
Establishing Your Race Nutrition Plan
One hot topic at this time of year is race nutrition — there is a lot of information out there and learning what works best for you can be difficult.
Know Your Enemy – Part III: Optimal Pacing for Different Courses
I want to investigate the question of: “what if you have some extra energy/power to play with? What is the best place to use this extra mojo on different types of courses?”
Know Your Enemy – Part II: Course and Gear Selection
The question is, “what information can be derived from race course elevation data?”
Know Your Enemy – Part I: Virtual Recon of Your Race Course
As race dates draw near, many athletes are beginning to enter their final race preparation phase in the lead up to their “A” event. In my world, this means building
Fitness-Constrained vs Fuel-Constrained
Sometimes it’s hard to determine the cause of slowing down late in a longer race.
What Does It Take to Win Kona? – A Physiologist’s Perspective
After recently crunching some numbers on what it would take for Lance to win Kona, I was left with the realization that the more powerful the motor that you’re dealing with, the more important economy becomes.
Digging Deep to Your Best Ironman Marathon
I applied these strategies to dig deep to have the fastest marathon in my age group
