Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

Last Saturday, I crossed the finish line at 6 Hours on the Ridge - a mountain bike event where the goal is simple:  complete  as many 6-mile loops as you can in 6 hours. I finished 10 laps in 5:59:57 (I squeezed in my last lap by 3 seconds), earning the overall female title and 9th place overall. It was my second 6-hour race in back-to-back weekends (picture above from 6 hours at Oak Mountain), and with Cape Epic just around the corner - 8 stages of mountain biking, roughly 430 miles, and 52,000+ feet of climbing across South Africa - I am feeling confident, nervous and excited. But what I keep coming back to mountain bike racing is not the finish time. It is the feeling on course. Five years ago, I was new to mountain biking. My skills were basic, I didn’t know trail etiquette, and I felt out of place as an experienced triathlete. What I found instead of judgment was encouragement. Riders passing me were supportive. Strangers at aid stations cheered. People who finished befor...

With less than two weeks until the 2021 Ironman 70.3 World Championship, there's a lot of nervous energy going around. This 70.3 "World" Championship event is a bit unique in that the majority of the participants will not be international athletes but instead, representing USA. Certainly this is understandable as we are still in a global pandemic and each country has different guidelines, rules and regulations for travel and quarantine. When an event is in your home country, it makes it a bit easier to travel to.  Although there was still a qualification process for every participant in this event, I've encountered many athletes who feel less deserving of qualifying because of the greater number of slots available at North America 70.3 events.  At Trimarni, we will have over 20 athletes participating in this event (including me, Karel and our assistant coach Joe). We ordered team shirts and tanks, we have team events planned and we are super excited to share this expe...