Category Archives: Triathlon

Triathlon Training: Training for Ironman is a 12-month process, not a 12-week training plan

By Lindsay Hyman, CTS Pro Coach This past weekend Ironman Coeur d’Alene wrapped up and the next day, Monday, registration opened up for the 2013 edition of the race next June. That’s right, the race was asking people to commit … Continue reading

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Triathlon Training: Stop Coasting to Shave minutes off your bike split

By Lindsay Hyman, CTS Pro Coach As a coach, it’s my job to find overlooked opportunities and strategies that lead to better results. One such opportunity presented itself as a result of gathering a lot of power data across a … Continue reading

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Triathlon Training: DIY Insurance on Race Day: 5 Key Tips to Success

By Lindsay Hyman, CTS Pro Coach After working with thousands of triathletes for more than a decade, my coaching colleagues here at CTS and I have come up with a handful of mistakes we see competitors commit again and again … Continue reading

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Triathlon Training: Spring Threshold Bricks Boost Long-Term Ironman Preparation

  By Natalie Bojko, CTS Senior Coach The middle of spring is an interesting time for many Ironman triathletes. Some of your are in your final training blocks leading into your Ironman races, while others are building toward summer and … Continue reading

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Triathlon Training: Tips for Overcoming The Intimidation Factor of the Swim

By Chris Carmichael The open expanse of water that greets triathletes at the beginning of a competition is intimidating. That is an almost universally true statement from novice triathletes, at least those who didn’t come into triathlon from a swimming … Continue reading

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