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Practical training without racing

In my previous blog post , I discussed the struggles that many athletes and coaches are facing during this time of cancelled races.  Before I offer these tips, I want to remind you of a critical component of sport longevity and achieving athletic excellence.  I've been a competitive endurance athlete for the past 14 years. I've had my share of setbacks but I have never lost my love for training. I contribute this to one thing: maintaining joy for the process and letting the outcome take care of itself.   Many athletes experience burnout when preparing for an endurance event. The training journey rarely starts this way but when an athlete feels tremendous pressure on an outcome (race day success), the training becomes stressful, monotonous and tiresome. Although not every workout will be inherently enjoyable (improvements require hard work and stretching the comfort zone) and there are struggles in every athletic journey, maintaining joy for training is an important e...

10-day Trimarni Spring Challenge (FREE training plan)

We would like to invite you to take part in the  Trimarni 10-day Spring Challenge.  We understand that you may be experiencing stress from the change in your active lifestyle, current work/family situation and life uncertainty during this public health crisis. During these times, we must all stay positive and support one another. Knowing that you will be adjusting to a temporary new normal, we want to help keep you accountable to daily exercise and motivated with your training. As athletes and fitness enthusiasts, we must remember we are strong. We adapt and we know how to overcome adversity. We are equipped with tools like determination, commitment, patience, optimism, accountability and overcoming setbacks. Even if your early season races are cancelled, triathlon continues on! Training is not just for race day. Keeping yourself active and healthy necessary for your mental and physical health. Don’t stop taking care of yourself and allow yourself to laugh, smile and h...