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Check out the DECEMBER ISSUE of Runners World. Tom gives his Tips on how to incorporate walking intervals into training from beginner to Elite. PED Xing means Pedestrian Crossing. The…

What’s Next??  Off season and staying healthy and motivated! Been thinking a lot lately about off-season and what to do with this time.  Been reading a lot and seems to…

RECOVERY WORKOUTS! Wait…..recovery is a workout?  Abso-freakin-loutly!   Coach Brian and I were talking at practice Monday on how sometimes is seems when we cut the run short, and focus…

  Soviet sports scientist N. Yakovlev’s model of training and adaptation. After a workout, there is a recovery period followed by a period of super-compensation. The optimum time for the…

Swimming is defined by patience, balance, respect, and timing. We as athletes can get so caught up in paces, speed, competition that we tend to forget that the simple things…

From Wilmington Performance Lab Stephen Brandis, CSCS, CES   What is a “Functional Core”?: Often times when someone is told they need to incorporate more “core work” into their training,…

A lot of my athletes ask me what type of running shoes they should be in.  Cushion trainers?  Minimalist?  Or as I know them as RACING FLATS, Newtons? Hokas?  Holy…

Mental Strategies Part III What is a “Good” Time?  Goal Setting 101! 7:05:28!  Be honest in your head as you read this now…Is this a “good” ½ Ironman time?   I…

Lately I have been getting deep into the science of recovery and training with a purpose.  When I read and watch this stuff, it really makes me excited to know that at WOL…

Mental Strategies Part II   Make Your Ironman Day the icing on the cake!   OK everyone, while it won’t come to anyone’s surprise that I had a lot to…