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How To Qualify For Age Group (Amateur) World Triathlon Championships
How to qualify for the various age group world triathlon championships
Martin Spierings
Feb 135 min read
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How Triathlon is Uniquely Beneficial to Your Mental Health
Top three reasons why triathlon is particularly beneficial to your mental health
Anna Coutts
Jan 235 min read
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Chip Time or Clock Time?
The below blog was written in 2011 and still holds water today! I've railed against chip timing that's come into prominence more and more...
Martin Spierings
Nov 25, 20242 min read
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Off-Season Triathlon Training: How to Stay Motivated
When I take on a new triathlete, it’s always a goal to help make triathlon part of their lifestyle. Not an extra “thing” on their plate,...
Martin Spierings
Nov 18, 20244 min read
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TT Bike vs. Road Bike vs. Road Bike with Aerobars
Recently listened to the excellent podcast from Michael Liberzon on scientifictriathlon.com which addressed many common questions I get...
Martin Spierings
Jun 2, 20243 min read
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Will Wearing a Triathlon Racesuit During a Wetsuit Illegal Swim Slow Me Down?
As we get into summer and inland lakes and rivers start heating up, some races will pass the temperature requirement for wetsuits to be...
Martin Spierings
Jun 1, 20243 min read
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Triathlon and Type 1 Diabetes: an Athlete’s Perspective
Emma Kleck has been participating in triathlon since August 2022, and joined TCM in June 2023. While a member of the squad, she has...
Emma Kleck
Mar 21, 20244 min read
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A Biopsychosocial Approach to Triathlon Coaching
The importance of the physiological and scientific underpinnings of triathlon performance is often over-emphasized both by coaches, media...
Martin Spierings
Feb 16, 20243 min read
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Can I Swim in the Monterey Bay, Santa Cruz in the Winter?
The reality is the Monterey Bay is cold all year round. I can't recall a time I've been comfortable ever swimming there without a...
Martin Spierings
Nov 11, 20232 min read
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How To Be Coachable
So, you’ve invested in a personal triathlon coach to provide a customized training plan for you. It could be someone you’ve just employed...
Martin Spierings
Oct 17, 20237 min read
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The Problem With Prescription
It was the year 2012. I was living in Chicago and went on a group run with some other triathlete friends. At that stage maybe about 25%...
Martin Spierings
Jul 7, 20224 min read
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Should I Join a Masters Swimming Program?
As someone who's written hundreds of triathlon-specific (and I think pretty interesting) swimming workouts, it might come as a surprise...
Martin Spierings
Oct 15, 20213 min read
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Revisiting Diana Nyad Real Conspiracy Theories
Just because you want sports champion stories to be true, doesn't mean they are (paging Lance Armstrong). This post from actual marathon...
Martin Spierings
Mar 6, 20211 min read
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Triathlon Training Is Not Canceled...This Time
As of midnight tonight the San Francisco Bay Area will be under its second Shelter-In-Place order of the year. But unlike the first in...
Martin Spierings
Dec 17, 20202 min read
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Will Triathlons Happen in California in 2020?
...several organizers have not given up hope.
Martin Spierings
Jun 15, 20202 min read
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What Is The Optimal Carbohydrate Concentration of Sports Drink?
This question was reignited in me the other day when I was looking at the new Nuun Endurance formula that had begun popping up, which was...
Martin Spierings
Jan 31, 20203 min read
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Why none of my workouts are key workouts
It made some sense when I first came across it. The loose concept is the coach can write a weekly plan for, let’s say 10 hours of...
Martin Spierings
Dec 24, 20193 min read
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Five Basic Jobs For The Triathlon Event Race Director
These are the five most important things I think a seasoned triathlete cares about when entering a triathlon.
Martin Spierings
Mar 19, 20193 min read
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Ironman Rolling Starts Are Bullshit. Here's Why.
Some moron at Ironman corporation sometime in 2013 decided that a "rolling start" was a good idea. I've previously ranted over chip time...
Martin Spierings
Sep 29, 20162 min read
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