Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

  26 mile run , 4545 feet – 6:00.00 New Balance Fuel Cell Shoes HOKA trail shoes Women's Distance Carbon Z Trekking/Running Poles (105 cm) Naked Running Band Naked Running Vest Camelback Nathan hard flasks (10 ounce) Naked running soft flasks (17 ounce) 100% gloves Roka sunglasses Cooling towel Marmot Women's GORE-TEX® Minimalist Pro Jacket Nutrition: NeverSecond C30, NeverSecond Gel, Powerbar chews, Skratch Orange, Gu Aminos, Pretzles, Coke, water Mile 1-3.7 – 219 feet, 9:51 min/mile Woods and gravel As I left the transition area, I was looking forward to the first off-road section. I assumed it was all gravel but first I had to make my way through the woods. There was barely a path in the woods. The ground had a lot of roots to run over. It was actually a lot of fun but it required a lot of work to get through. The course was really well marked with pink flags at every turn and keeping us on the path. Once I got through the woods, I was looking forward to gett...

  Photo: Triathlon Canada 111 mile bike, 8993 feet elevation gain – 6:33.10 (6:21.03 riding time, 17.5 miles), fastest female, 6 th fastest overall Ventum One w/ Podium 90 rear and Podium 60 front Boyd Wheels Gearing: Front 39/53. Rear 11-32 Tubeless: Continental Grand Prix 5000 S TR 700x25 Giro Helmet Bont Cycling Shoes Nutrition: 3 x 26 ounce of 360 calories Infinit Fructose, 2 x 26 ounce of 360 calories Neversecond c30 Berry. 1 Never Second bar, 1 bag Powerbar chews, a few sips of coke, 1 bottle water. I had the course downloaded in my Garmin Edge computer and I knew every mile of the course from our recon the previous days but the course was still very well marked and there were plenty of volunteers at the intersections. There were also kilometer markers every 5K. I was very impressed with all the signage on the course and around the venue. Some of the roads were very smooth and well-maintained but overall, the roads were semi to very rough.    Mile 0-9 (16.5 mph, ...

  Although most XTRI events have a similar distance to that of an Ironman distance triathlon (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run), the demands are much more extreme. Extreme triathlons are almost always hilly. and the terrain and weather conditions can be..... extreme. For example, the 112 mile bike course at Canadaman has almost 8,000 feet elevation gain and the run (which includes a lot of trail running and hiking) has almost 4,000 feet elevation gain. The water is predicted to be cold (in the 50s) when we start the swim at 4:30am and it may be very windy and a bit rainy throughout the day.  My approach to preparing for Canadaman was not too different than what I would do for a standard Ironman. It takes a very strong, powerful, efficient and resilient athlete to complete an Ironman distance triathlon but for an extreme triathlon, I believe that you must be physically fit but also mentally strong and emotionally resilient. Since my training playground (Greenville, S...