From the Coaches
What we’re teaching our athletes, shared with you. Workouts, race strategy, fueling, and everything in between.
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Foods to Help Fight the Sweater Weather Blues
Sweater weather is upon us and although those warm, fuzzy feelings of pumpkin spice lattes, bonfires, and cozy thick blankets put us in a delighted phase of our lives, colder months are also a time for increased levels of depression for many people.
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Be Marathon Race Ready – 9 Strategies for Success
Contributors: FTR Coaches – Kevin Green, DJ Ivie, Sarah Hankla, William Ritter You put in the work all summer and fall for your major marathon in the winter and now it’s time to reap the benefits of all that work and show what you can do. The last thing you need is a last-minute bump…
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The Science of Tapering: Improve Your Performance Up to 8%
As seen on Better Triathlete.
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Why Athletes Need Vitamin D
Vitamin D, also known as the sunshine vitamin, is not only an important vitamin for runners and triathletes, but also for any athlete really – especially for indoor or early riser athletes. What is vitamin D? Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin that is stored in our fat tissues. It helps our bodies absorb…
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Building an Effective Strength Program for Endurance Athletes
As triathletes we spend a lot of time working many, many reps in one direction;meaning we move straight in the same direction rather than side-to-side like many ball sport athletes. This can lead to weaker stabilizing muscles on our lateral side such as the gluteus medius that supports us in a single leg stance while…
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How and When to fuel with Carbohydrates for Endurance Athletes
Many endurance runners and triathletes under fuel with carbohydrates in their training. We will teach you how and when to fuel with carbohydrates.
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Macronutrition and Its Importance for Endurance Athletes
Most athletes nearly always include improving nutrition in their annual goal-setting. And with that goal-setting comes the wondering of “Should I eat Whole30? Keto? Paleo? Or should I do some kind of ‘detox’.” Certainly, eating the right foods plays a huge role in your overall athletic performance, long-term health, and how you feel each day. …
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The Gait Cycle for ‘Serious’ Runners
In our last article we took you through the importance of running efficiency and how. This time we will take you through the gait cycle and how your form can be improved. The running gait cycle can be simplified into two main phases: the swing and stance phases with several sub-phases within each of these.…
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Is there a right way to run?
Is there a right way to run? Is it chi? Or is it the pose method? Should we land on our mid foot, heel, or forefoot? There is no perfect way to run, however, like swimming there are some common biomechanical techniques we can learn to develop. The first thing we learn to do when…
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First Time IRONMAN® Triathlon Top Tips Part 3
You have signed up to your first IRONMAN®, found a great coach and have loads of questions but who to ask? You may think some of your questions are a bit embarrassing but as Albert Einstein said, “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow but the important thing is not to stop questioning”.…
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First Time IRONMAN® Triathlon Top Tips Part 2
You have signed up to your first IRONMAN®, found a great coach and have loads of questions but who to ask? You may think some of your questions are a bit embarrassing but as Albert Einstein said, “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow but the important thing is not to stop questioning”.…
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First Time IRONMAN® Triathlon Top Tips Part 1
You have signed up to your first IRONMAN®, found a great coach and have loads of questions but who to ask? You may think some of your questions are a bit embarrassing but as Albert Einstein said, “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow but the important thing is not to stop questioning”.…