Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

Every day there is a magazine, article, blog or book talking about the good, bad and ugly when it comes to food. In today's society, I worry that athletes are spending way too much energy worrying about what not to eat and consequently removing healthy foods from the diet, rather than focusing on what they can, should and need to eat in a real food diet. To spend your energy focusing on what real food option you should not eat is not how you should be spending your time, money and energy. I'm so over athletes dissecting every food in the diet in terms of how bad the food is for the body. Can we just make peace with real food? So I ask....if you are currently overwhelming yourself with good vs bad food, how passionate are you for fueling your body in motion? Are you currently sabotaging your health and performance because you are refusing to give yourself permission to eat certain foods that will energize your body? I promise, unless you have an allergy or intolerance, ...

When you think about the top age group, elite and professional athletes, they all have one thing in common.  They are all fast! But push good genetics, consistent training, experience and phenomenal dedication to the side and great race day performances stem from excellent preparation. Successful performances are not limited to the professionals. Any athlete can be great. It's time to discover your inner excellence! It's important that you make sure you are using every training session to get yourself race ready. For the average age-grouper, life is so busy that you may find yourself rushing through training to just get it done or skipping valuable steps in your development. If you have recently found yourself feeling a bit overwhelmed for your upcoming race, it's time to believe in yourself that you will know how to use that fitness on race day.  Most athletes spend at least 4 months training for a key race. That's a minimum of 16 weeks or ar...

There are athletes who love to train and athletes who love to race. Some enjoy one or the other and some enjoy both. It's very easy to get so overwhelmed and anxious about the end result of a training journey that you may find that you are only defining progress or success by a finish time or place (or both). This puts tremendous pressure on you, as the athlete, to always think about how you need to perform on race day to have a great race.  If your only way to define development is in a certain time or place, you may limit your ability to discover true greatness. Sure, we all want to be fast and strong and this can happen with a smart training and fueling plan and race day execution but there are times in every athletes's season when you have to simply race for the best effort possible that you can give on that day and not chase times or placing. Every race is different. Sometimes, that best effort will give you a personal best time or podium spot but many times, that...

Can you believe you can find this much nature in downtown Greenville? Are you looking for a fun and challenging way to maximize your fitness while training for a long distance triathlon? The 4-day Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition Greenville training camp (JUNE 25-28) is a great opportunity for endurance-focused triathletes to accumulate a lot of training stress over a short period of time in order to build confidence, skills and fitness. As a dedicated age-group, elite or professional athlete, we know you love to put in hard work in order tak e your training to the next level but we know that sometimes training can become a little boring in the same environment.....all season long. Also, we know you balance a lot in life and we understand that work/life doesn’t always give you ample time to recover properly, get restful sleep, eat a balanced diet and keep your mind focused on your training. Our camp goal is to add some fun into your current triathlon training routine and tak...

First baby, first new house, first job in a new state, first international travel, first time driving. Think about all the firsts that we encounter in life and how "so not ready" we feel with every new opportunity.  But somehow...we survive. It may not be flawless and we are bound to make mistakes but somehow we make it happen.  With every first comes an opportunity to learn, to experience, to grow and to develop. You gain new skills, new tools and new knowledge for the next time. Sometimes, we don't have a next time and it's a one-and-done opportunity. But I think in most cases, life presents multiple opportunities for repeat experiences and that is true in the case of sporting events, like triathlons and running.  This is the time of the year when athletes from all over are experiencing a lot of mindful dialogue about feeling or not feeling "race ready." I think it's great when an athlete is scared, nervous or anxious for a r...

It's a universal belief that by eating less, you will lose weight.  It's not that simple.  So is this why athletes are constantly trying to eat less to weigh less in order to be faster? Why is it for so many that eating is a chore, an issue, a disorder or a nasty conversation that is centered around what not to eat?  This needs to stop.  I've discussed this topic many times in the past on my blog and in articles but I don't feel the message is clear enough so I will say it again...and again and again.  If you are an athlete that has a drive for success, your methods for changing your body composition should not be counterproductive to your performance goals. Training for a race is not a weight-loss method!  There is a huge issue these days with body integrity and this affects how athletes eat and fuel. For the average individual who is just exercising, the consequences are not as extreme if the body goes into a workout underfueled or sl...

104lbs - 2006 IMFL Kona qualified 113 lbs - 2010 IMWI Kona qualified 116lbs - 2013 IM Lake Placid Kona qualified 112 lbs - 2014 IMWI Kona qualified 9 years and 9 Ironman triathlons completed. Never have I had a "race weight" because I race with a body that is healthy, well-fueled and well-trained on race day. A number does not define me or my athletic capabilities nor does it determine how well I will (or won't) succeed on race day. I don't chase a body image when I eat and train, I chase a body that is strong, healthy and resilient. I often hear athletes talk about their "race weight" and many of these athletes come to me asking me to help them get to their "race weight." Some athletes feel that losing 10-15 lbs will help them reduce risk for injury, improve health and recover better after endurance training. A loss in body fat and an increase in lean muscle mass can certainly improve overall health and performance in this athlete...