What will follow is a discussion of running form, or biomechanics. Historical and contemporary views on the topic as well as a synthesized vision of a recommended whole will be presented. Ultimately, it is possible that there is no more efficient form aside from the one your body is finding at this […]
Contributed By: Ian Golden
Brunnstrom’s Clinical Kinesiology, in an introduction to the topic, divides walking gait into stance and swing phases. They indicate that in the stance phase contact is made first with the heel strike, and only in pathological conditions do other parts make first contact. Walking is often characterized by a period of […]
With the off-season comes a time to relax and get back to the basics. Drills provide an easy, comfortable way to recover from a taxing race season, while still making gains towards those goals I know you have in mind for next year.
Want to go fast? First perfect going slow.
Easy right? Not for […]
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Far more than running or cycling, swimming is about technique. How you move through the water and your feel for it. This makes learning correct body position very important before you start putting in high mileage. Skip the drills early in the season and you will be ingraining less efficient technique into your […]
Below is a chart of biking paces for a variety of common triathlon distances.
These are direct conversions not predictions.
Use the chart to look up your triathlon race distance and the average pace you expect to cover the distance in. With the race distance and estimated pace you can find how long it will take to finish […]
This is a chart of run paces for a variety of common triathlon distances.
These are direct conversions not predictions.
Simply find the triathlon race distance at the top. Then scroll down to the average pace (in minutes per mile) you expect to hold. At the intersection you will find the time it will take to cover the […]