Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

There are several scenarios in which athletes do things that may appear unhealthy to an "outsider" in order to keep the body in good health. For example, someone who exercises 60-minutes a day does not require 200+ calories to fuel the workout. But an athlete preparing for a 4-hour ride will plan for at least 60g of carbohydrates per hour in the form of sport nutrition to prolong endurance capacity.  Another scenario athletes apply is drastically reducing fiber-rich foods (like vegetables) in the 24-72 hours prior to an endurance event. If you've ever had an upset stomach, you have a gastrointestinal condition such as Crohn's or diverticulitis or prepared for a colonoscopy, there's a good chance you understand the purpose (and benefits) of a temporarily limiting dietary fiber.  Before discussing the benefits of a low residue diet, first it's important to understand how poop is made.  The digestive system includes the liver, pancreas, gallbladder and gastrointe...

  We left our house on Wednesday morning around 4:20am and arrived to the GSP airport just before 5am. It was a smooth check-in with our two suitcases and two Scicon hard cases w/ our bikes inside. Each bike case weighed ~50lbs so we were able to check those items for free on Delta and then just pay $40 each for our suitcases. We felt a bit rusty with the entire airport process as the last time we traveled via plane for a race was October 2019 for the Ironman World Championship. We flew to Detroit, had a ~2 hour layover and then flew to Albany. Both flights were smooth and went by quickly (we napped on both flights). It was fun to meet up with a few Trimarnis in the Detroit airport before they made their way to Burlington.  Since we flew into Burlington in 2013 for IM Lake Placid, I decided to try out the Albany airport and ~2:15 hr drive. It was an easy process from luggage pick-up to getting our rental car (right across the street from the airport - no shuttle needed) and th...

After our morning swim and checking in at the race venue on Friday, I spent a little time on Friday afternoon packing my bags. My homestay has a pool table which made for a great height for laying out my gear for my bags.  I will wait until race morning to top my bottles with water so I prepared all my bottles with powder (only) and then laid out all my gear for race day.  Morning Clothes (also swim gear): Sweatshirt and yoga pants (not pictured, I will wear over my Trimarni kit) Trimarni tri top Trimarni tri bottoms Brooks Running sport bra Sunscreen Hair ties (4) Body Glide Chip w/ strap Cap Speedo Vanquisher goggles (tinted and clear) Garmin 910XT Bike Special Needs (to turn in race morning outside Starbucks) 3 bottles, each filled with 300 calories of INFINIT custom drink (no protein, I will fill with water on race morning) Run Special needs (to turn in race morning outside Starbucks) 2 flasks, each filled with 2 ounce NAPALM (100 calories each - I ...