North Glenmore Park Sunday, June 5, 2011 10:00am-12:45pm Centaur Subaru continues its support of the local triathlon community with the final installment of its summer triathlon clinics. Triathletes of all abilities are invited to attend a free clinic put on by Jon Bird and Grant Burwash of Talisman Centre’s Endurance Training Systems. This run clinic will [...]
The cold winter months can sometimes be dismotivating in regards to training. Indoor training sessions (especially uncoached ones) can begin to feel monotonous. But sub-zero temperatures don’t have to keep you inside! Prepare properly and the winter months can offer you incredibly fun training opportunities. Here’s some great winter training tips (some of which we [...]
For everyone heading to Penticton for Ironman Canada on August 29th, we’ve made a list of (often forgotten) items that you will need before, during, and after the race. Please click on the list to download it.
Gearing Up for Calgary Ironman 70.3 By Lisa Mensink-Professional Triathlete & Olympian April 2010: Tips & Tricks Running Faster! I used to run all my runs at the same pace. Basically I would head out at lunchtime and hit the Calgary pathway system. I had a few different routes to choose from but limited time, [...]
By Kyle Marcotte Little things that make you faster on the run, that don’t require (that much) training. Speed laces: Speed laces such as Yankz will take MINUTES off your race. This replaces hundreds of hours pounding on the pavement to improve a couple of minutes. Baby powder or Vaseline: Pre-loading your running shoes with [...]
Run Interval #1 Warm-up: 15-20 mins easy 6xstrides Main-set: 6x3mins (2 mins recovery) Cool-down: 20 mins easy Run Intervals #2 Warm-up: 15-20 mins easy 6xstrides Main-set: 4x5mins (2 mins recovery) Cool-down: 20 mins easy
This month we will have a combination of tempo runs and interval runs. We haven’t done a lot o interval running in this program, so you will need to be sure that you warm up very well and take a balanced approach to these workouts. Interval running can be very injury causing (that’s why we [...]
The Long Run The run portion of a triathlon can be a scary thought for many athletes who don’t come from a running background. For others who might have a pretty strong running pedigree, they look forward to the run off the bike. Whether you love running or not, a weekly long run is very [...]
Pick up the Tempo One of the biggest mistakes I see Ironman athletes make time and time again is focusing too much on the distance and forgetting about speed. There is an adage that many slow runs make for many slow runners. And many triathletes are not limited by fitness, they are limited by a [...]
The Brick Workout Bricks refer to training on two disciplines during the same workout, one after the other with minimal or no interruption in between, similar as to what you’d would do in a race. Since I am writing the run column, I will be referring to bricks in reference to bike/run workouts. [...]
