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Are you making these mistakes as an athlete? Learn how to train smarter - TONIGHT!

I'm so excited to speak at the Hammerhead Triathlon club monthly meeting tonight at Open Road Bicycle store (beach location) at 6:15pm.  I will be talking about my favorite topic as a coach/athlete:  " TRAIN SMARTER TO TRAIN HARDER" Are you making one of the most common mistakes made by athletes? 1) Not properly using training gadgets - you own them but do you know how to use them? -I will be discussing how to properly use GPS/HR monitor devices and power meters for workouts and racing. -I will be discussing some of the key workouts we give our athletes as well as reviewing some of the training data from my races to demonstrate proper pacing -I will be giving my top tips for triathlon racing 2) Inadequate fueling - do you understand the difference between sport nutrition and daily nutrition? Are you able to maximize performance with nutrient timing and fueling? -I will be discussing the importance of proper fueling with sport nutrition -I will be g...

Trimarni camp recap - day 1

Wow – I can’t believe that our first endurance triathlon training camp is over! Karel and I could not be happier with how things went and it was all because of the positive energy that was shared throughout the camp from our inspiring campers. Karel and I both knew that a Trimarni camp was in our near future but as we started to plan this camp in early January, we felt as if we didn't have enough time to get it all done. When it comes to getting things done, Karel and I are both "no excuses" type of people so if you ask us to do something, we will find a way to get it done. However, with that comes doing things right. Although there may be not be a perfect way to get something done, we always give our best effort. We put a lot of time, money and effort into our camp so that it could be "right". Down to every detail, we knew that we couldn't make mistakes with this being our first camp but instead, everything would be a learning lesson. After fou...