As we step into 2025, it’s the perfect time to set new goals and chart a path towards success. Whether you’re aiming for personal growth, professional achievements, or conquering a new race, having clear, actionable goals can make all the difference. Here’s a roadmap to help you set and achieve your goals this year. Reflect…
Can’t wait for tomorrow’s Long Course Regional Championship with the 31st Annual Florida Challenge Triathlon – The Intimidator on March 21, 2015. The race will consist of 1.2 mi swim, 56 mi bike and a 13.1 mi run. If you are not up for the distance, there will be several other distances on the same…
In behalf of everyone in Tri Peak Athlete and The Central Florida Tri Club… we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you are all doing well and enjoying the Holiday Season! It is Thanksgiving and many of you will be traveling, visiting family, friends and or staying home alone watching depressing movies. Regardless of your…
Rest and Recovery The workouts you do are as good as the recover that follows. How can you get the best out of each session? If you are like every single triathlete as I see, the coach tells you to cool down and you skip the active recovery and start packing your stuff. You immediately…
During triathlon training, especially during Ironman training, it is very important to prepare yourselves for your long day of trainings. You have to think your body as your engine aka “motor”. During your training you have been spending time on your feet; which leads into increasing aerobic capacity by building muscles enzymes, capillaries that deliver…
Hell Week – Overcome Fear Everything you want out of life is on the other side of fear – Joe Donnelly Fear is the most powerful and dominating of all our emotions. Fear will drive us in one of two directions: it will either drive us to our knees in crippling submission, or it will…
Visualization The subconscious mind cannot distinguish what is real from what is imagined, which is why the power of visualization can truly help an athlete. Visualization works during and before a race to calm your mind, put you at ease, and get you ready for top performance. (Hobson, Campbell, & Vickers, 2001) “Don’t worry about…
What pace are you going to run today? At times many athletes run too slow or too fast. Why not run in a paces in between? Tempo runs should be part of your weekly workouts, whether you are running for fitness or to set a personal record. They build both slow and fast-twitch muscle fibers,…
Achieve your personal best! There are several tips on how to pace yourself during a race. Do not over exert yourself on the swim, cause you are not going to win it in the swim… but you will lose it on the swim if you are way back. On the bike, if you have a…
Walking into a swim start, I have seen countless faces of fear on peoples faces, to the point that their goggles start filling up with tears and they start shaking. Suddenly the gun goes off and they are in the water. The start gasping for air and start doing breaststroke during the entire swim. How to…