Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

After mounting the bike, I quickly realized that all of us athletes were in for a very wet and rainy bike ride.  Not familiar with any mile of this bike course, my main goal was to ride as strong as possible. And to define strong, I wanted to feel really good throughout the entire bike. I anticipated low moments which are normal in long distance racing but I wanted a strong sustainable effort.  As we made our way on a main road and then over an overpass to the other side of the river, I began to become more aware of my "why" as to why I was racing. For many athletes, training and racing is all about the results on race day. For me, I love the journey. I try to take mental notes of where my fitness is when I start a training journey and then where my fitness is on race day. For Challenge Knoxville, I felt confident and strong on the bike and if someone were to ask me on the bike "why are you racing?" I would proudly respond (with a smile) "because t...