Triathlon Training and Race Articles
- General Training
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- Mark Allen's Heart Rate Training for Triathlon
- Mark Allen is well known as one of the Big 4 of Triathlon’s early days, and won the Ironman World Championship six times. An early proponent of training by heart rate, his somewhat unique training zone calculation is used by many athletes.
- Training Terms
- Fartlek?? On 45 sec?? T-Pace?? If you don't know what these training terms mean, check out the definitons here.
- The Basics of Strength Training for Multisport Athletes
- Strength training basics and sample workouts for triathletes.
- Triathlon Overtraining
- Triathlon Swim Coach Kevin Koskella offers tips and recovery techniques for overtraining as a triathlete.
- Periodization
- Periodization is a time management technique of training, where the training year is divided into specific periods related to the athlete's racing plans. It is the standard for triathlon training, and here's an explanation.
- Heart Rate Training Zones
- Most training plans are based on Intensity. Intensity is described by five training zones, Zone 1 to Zone 5. Athletes can use these zones to "tune" each workout for the best results.
- Heart Rate Training Zone Calculation
- If you can't get your training zones measured in a laboratory, here is a way to come up with a good estimation using the Karvonen method.
- Maximum Heart Rate Estimation
- Here are several methods for estimating your maximum heart rate.
- Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE)
- Rating of Perceived Exertion is one way of measuring the intensity of a workout. If you do not use a heart rate monitor, then it is probably the best method to determine intensity zone.
- Cross Training for Runners
- Triathletes already know this, but one of the best ways to improve your overall fitness is to do more than one type of exercise. Here are some alternatives for runners.
- Swimming
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- 6 FAQ's to Keep In Mind for your Race Day Swim
- Triathlon Swim Coach Kevin Koskella on questions common to novice triathletes
- Surviving the Tri Start
- Triathlon Swim Coach Kevin Koskella offers tips for the nerve-wracking, tiring, intimidating, and frustrating swim start
- Swimming vs. Golf
- Triathlon Swim Coach Kevin Koskella has recently taken up golf, and noticed some similarities with learning swimming.
- Are You Out of Shape for Swimming?
- Triathlon Swim Coach Kevin Koskella offers tips to help you get back to feeling the best you can in the water.
- How to Master the Top 5 Challenges to Breathing in Freestyle
- Triathlon Swim Coach Kevin Koskella discusses the top 5 challenges in learning how to breathe in freestyle, along with the remedies.
- 10 Steps to Improving Your Triathlon Swim
- Triathlon Swim Coach Kevin Koskella offers a "top ten" list of steps to improving your swim for a triathlon.
- Racing
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- Transition: the (Oft Overlooked) Fourth Discipline of Triathlon
- Triathletes often overlook the place where they can easily take minutes off their race with a little preparation and smart thinking - the transition. Here's how.
- Race Day Checklist
- Don't be standing in transition looking for something you left at home. Use our checklist to make sure you have everything you need.
- Transition Tips
- Tips for faster and calmer transitions.
- USAT Drafting Rules
- Don't get a time penalty or disqualified. Know the USA Triathlon Drafting, Passing, and Blocking Rules.
- Gear & More
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- The Care and Feeding of Your Tri Wet Suit
- You now have a triathlon wet suit. But it wasn't that inexpensive, and you need to take care of it.
- Quick and Easy Wet Suit Hanger
- Treat your wet suit right, with this easy (and cheap!) wet suit hanger.
- Presentations
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Training for Your First Triathlon
- Coach Ken's presentation at the United Hospital System, Physical Therapy & Athletic Training Rehabilitation, XºCEL Performance Educational Series
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Race Day Nutrition and Hydration
- Coach Ken's presentation at the Becoming Tri-Wise seminar series at the LakeView RecPlex.
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Training for Your First Triathlon
- Articles
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From Coach Ken's Chicago Wellness Examiner column
- RecPlex Indoor Triathlon Keeps Triathletes Active for Their 2011 Races
- 1/18/11
- Antioch’s Stacey Kiefer races away with the Chicagoland Danskin Triathlon
- 8/22/10
- Inaugural we.CAN.tri Woodstock Triathlon a Success
- 8/18/10
- Pro triathlete Lauren Jensen prepares Chicagoland athletes for 2010 competitions
- 6/8/10
- Aqua Arena Dedication at the RecPlex
- 6/8/10
- Registration opens for 2010 Chicagoland women's triathlons training
- 3/15/10
- Pleasant Prairie indoor triathlon prepares triathletes for 2010 races
- 3/8/10
