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Post written by Patrick McCrann. Follow me on Twitter. So you were a training machine, focused on benchmarking and progress and discipline…and then someone you know and love dropped a 24-lb turkey, stuffing, multiple pies, and a 6-hour drive into the middle of your week. All in the name of connecting with family, getting together [...]
The last week of November treated me pretty well despite the holidays and some epic eating on Thanksgiving. I had my reservations about being able to get things done but everything shook itself out. By Sunday I am done, cooked like our Holiday Turkey, and ready for an easy Monday.
The Original Pie Chart??? The holiday season is in full effect. We kick things off here in the US with Thanksgiving, and then carry that all the way through the New Year. A full six weeks of exceptional joy, celebration, and digestion. I went back to the Coach P archives and found this two year-old [...]
As I mentioned in a recent video, triathlon has a very public crisis of drafting right now. Only a week after an athlete video of drafting during Ironman Florida was released, the 70.3 championships were won in a record time of 3:34. Yes, that’s 3 hours and 34 minutes for those of your keeping score [...]
Winning time of 3:34 on the heels of the IMFL drafting video release means it’s time for change. It’s time to roll out the Sign of the Apocalypse This Week!
Testing your functional fitness is perhaps the single most important activity you can do as an endurance athlete. It’s like looking at a map…it’s all just fancy lines and utterly meaningless unless you already know your current location.
You know what you want. You’ve been good, done your training. You’ve sent holiday cards and bought decorations. You delicately wrap well-thought presents for others. And now it’s your turn. You spend all week walking by the pile of presents, wondering which is yours. And then finally the day is here. It starts wicked early [...]
It’s not about how big your numbers are as compared to everyone else, it’s how big they get compared to the old you. You are your only true competition…and like they say “Know thine enemy.” Have you tested yet?
On Monday 11/2/2009 I kicked off the 2010 Ironman season by doing my first Functional Threshold Power test in more than six months. It was harder than I remember (ouch!) and the experience really gave me pause to think about exactly why individual performance testing is so important to the self-coached triathlete. The Test It’s [...]
Coach P talks about how wanting to do the work doesn’t mean you are _ready_ to do the work. Before you plan a 7-day assault on your endurance self, make sure your body can handle the additional work!
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