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If you read any cycling tips or spend time at races you will notice quickly that having an aero helmet is highlighted as a way to improve your cycling times. But is an aero helmet really worth the cost? It is widely accepted that an aero helmet is one of the most effective pieces of … Read more
Race Info What: OC Triathlon Olympic Distance (Prior course review here) When: April 30, 2023 Where: Lake Mission Viejo, Mission Viejo California Goals: Goal Description Completed A PR (3:13:32) Yes B Break 3 Hours Yes C Break 2:45 Yes (2:42:29) Bonus Qualify for Age Group nationals (Top 35% in age group) Yes Background I ran … Read more
Many triathletes find that the sport can get expensive rather quickly. The pursuit of aero bikes, buoyant wetsuits, and next generation running shoes is all great but if you spend 20 minutes getting it all on it defeats the purpose. We picked up some quick tie laces from Amazon and made T2 much easier. While … Read more
After doing an Olympic Distance triathlon two times, the first in a pair of lined running shorts and the second in a tech swim suit, it was time to make the jump to a wetsuit. The decision to move to a wetsuit was based on two factors. First was the race moving two months (June … Read more
With a lot of time and effort, not to mention money, recently spent trying to train for a triathlon one commonly suggested way to buy some improvement has been a wetsuit. In meeting with my triathlon coach (check out the experience with a coach we wrote up here), she noted that I would “feel sooo … Read more
After a long hunt trying to find a quality triathlon bike without spending $5000, online ads for the new A2 (pronounced A-squared) direct to consumer brand started showing up in my feed. Their primary bike is the SP, short for Speed Phreak, and was designed after the founder hit the same issue of too many … Read more
This article covers the experience of a mid (ok, late) thirties runner and dad who decided to take triathlon training seriously, and hired a coach. In it are discussed the process of finding a coach, developing and working through a training plan, setting goals, and ultimately racing. If you are considering hiring a coach, it … Read more
The sport of triathlon, and even more broadly cycling, is often associated with a more affluent crowd. In large part that is because the price of entry is relatively high. Not only that, there are real measurable benefits that can be gained from spending more on good gear. Sure, fitness and power can be trained, … Read more
One of the more tiresome tasks with managing a well thought out and structured training plan, is the seemingly simple act of scheduling workouts. There are a number of great applicatoins to help with this, inluding Training Peaks (which we’ve reviewed here in detail) as well as a free competitor Intervals.Icu. Here we use Google … Read more
As covered elsewhere on this site, I recently hired a triathlon coach as a way to more seriously prepare for an annual race. Having done a handful of triathlons already, the idea of training was not new. What has been increased though was the structured training of individual workouts. This includes a number of interval … Read more