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Articles
Testing Your Swim Fitness
By Lee Zohlman, USAT Coach
Swimming is a tough sport and is typically the Achilles Heel for most multisport athletes. Many athletes spend countless hours in the pool and many dollars on coaches and gear to improve their stroke. But how many of you test your swim fitness to quantify improvement and to set new training paces?...READ MORE |
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Your Fitness Level - How to Keep it High During or After an Illness
| Your fitness is something that seems to either be inherent or something you work hard to achieve. While being fit may be important to you, it is not something one can take for granted. After an injury, your body can begin to lose its fitness level rapidly as you may not be able to workout as you would like. But when you want to stay in shape, you need to find a way to keep your fitness level at its current rate. Here are some ways to maintain your fitness, even if you have an injury or an illness....READ MORE |
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My Race Essentials
| As a veteran triathlete and coach, I have collected a multitude of tri gear that has found its way into my training bag. This same bag goes with me to all my races and is my lifeline to anything tri-related. Occasionally, if I have two-a-day workouts planned, my tri bag begins to look more like a large Sherpa pack instead of the very portable over-the-shoulder. This “Humpback of Notre Dame” look, though necessary for a long day of running all over town, is not functional when walking into a race expo and transition area. How do you condense your Sherpa pack? In this article I will share with you my top 10 triathlon essentials for a great race day and a size effective race pack that will leave your competitors, wishing they didn’t have to “check their luggage”. ...READ MORE |
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CHECK YOUR EGO BEFORE YOU GO OUT
| There is nothing much harder than to train at a slow pace, or follow your training plan day by day. Why? Because everyone can train hard. Ask yourself this question: Can I go out for a two hour ride at a maximum heart rate of 75% with a big group, knowing that there are people in the group who want to beat me at the events?...READ MORE |
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THE OVERTRAINING SYNDROME IN ATHLETES
Athletes are swimming, biking and running more than ever before. Records in many events continue to be broken, and in some events the pace is accelerating.
However, there is a limit to an athlete’s capacity to endure and adapt to intense training. Once this is crossed the athletes fails to adapt and performs declines. 10 to 20% of the athletes who train intensively may fall prey to the overtraining syndrome. Athletes suffering from the overtraining syndrome are unable to train and perform to their capacity, and may experience a variety of other symptoms....READ MORE |
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Fueling Your Sport
By: Lee Zohlman, USA Triathlon Elite Level 3 Coach
And Ed Miller
It is common knowledge that poor diet is a decisive factor in many conditions and diseases, including obesity, certain types of cancer and heart disease. The link between good health and good nutrition has been well established, and interest in nutrition and its impact on sporting performance is now a science in itself. Whether you are a competing athlete, a weekend sports player or a dedicated daily exerciser, the cornerstone to improved performance is a well balanced diet....READ MORE |
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Group-Ride Etiquette
| Group riding is fun, and gives you motivation, knowledge and builds camaraderie with your fellow MP's (Miami Pacers!) Group riding with MP is like our own Tour! But It could be intimidating for the first timers. But no worries, learn "the Rules of Engagement" and it will be easier and more fun....READ MORE |
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Cycling Nutrition for Training and Competition
| Great cycling means being properly fueled and energized to have the endurance and strength to take on the challenges and opportunities riding on the streets of Miami....READ MORE |
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TOP IRONMAN RACING TIPS
| Have your bike cleaned and lubed two weeks prior to the race and race wheels on and tuned 4-6 days prior to race. Have a race plan made up a week before the race of your nutrition strategy, equipment list and solutions for any problems...READ MORE |
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Swim, Breathe, Repeat
| One of the first things new swimming clients are quick to confide is their inability to breathe to both sides—as if confessing an unconscionable shortcoming. What usually follows are stories of failed attempts to complete quarter mile swims breathing every third, fourth or fifth stroke. And then the questions: How often should I breathe? Don’t you have to do it to both sides?...READ MORE |
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FIRST TIMER FACTS TO FOLLOW
| So you signed up and paid for your first triathlon, you’ve marked your calendar as D Day, you’ve bragged to your friends about your new endeavor and you may have even bought a book about triathlon. Now, you have to train for the crazy event....READ MORE |
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The Heat Is On
| Outdoor activities, especially sporting activities can be difficult during the summer due to the heat and humidity here in Miami.How can a person prepare and go into battle well armed for the hot humid days ahead? There is one smart way to minimize the harsh effects of the heat: Hydration. ...READ MORE |
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5 Strategies to Improve Running Technique
Make a Marathon Easier
1) Keep your torso and shoulders relaxed. If your muscles are clinched blood distribution to and from the muscles will be restricted, decreasing flow throughout the upper body causing premature fatigue. ...READ MORE |
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Your Training Nutrition
| A common question about nutrition is "Should I eat breakfast before an early morning training session?"The short answer is: Yes, training requires energy and you get energy from the food you eat....READ MORE |
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August - Rajesh Durbal
Rajesh knows what it is like to be challenged. He was born without legs and only one arm…As a young boy growing up he was constantly teased and ridiculed: an outcast amongst his own peers.
As a result he tried to hide himself in baggy loose fitted clothing in the hopes to blend in.
The pressure was so great that Rajesh remembers being suicidal.
At the age of 12, Rajesh found the athlete that was waiting to emerge. He became involved with downhill slalom skiing and started his journey into finding himself: the real person that was inside the body…
Rajesh will be in South Carolina doing a 70.3. end of August and then in Hawaii finishing off his training for his biggest goal this year, Ford Ironman World Championship.
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Featured Events
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The Great Grove Bed RaceSunday, September 5, 2010 - 1:00 pmThe race involves rolling beds down village streets in Coconut Grove!
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IC3 Criterium SeriesSunday, September 19, 2010 - 7:30 am"EL HUECO" NW 91 ST and 112 Ave. EL Doral, FL USA
The course is a 4.28 Kilo loop good for speed. |
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