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Martin Spierings
Nov 184 min read
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,...
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Martin Spierings
Nov 173 min read
Spice Up Your Swim Sets
Tired of your traditional main set of 100s and 200s repeats? Looking to spice up your swim training a little? Try these creative main...
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Martin Spierings
Sep 301 min read
Product Review: Tifosi Rail Race Sunglasses
For triathletes, it's important to find sunglasses providing good coverage, a lightweight design that doesn't jump around on your face...
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Martin Spierings
Aug 282 min read
Things To Do Two Weeks Before Your 70.3 or Ironman
There are some organizational things you can't leave until the last days of your 70.3 or Ironman triathlon. Learn from mistakes already...
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Rachel Gargano
Jul 245 min read
Fat adaptation: Can you burn more fat for better performance?
Fat adaptation is the ability of the body to use more fat as fuel during endurance training. It involves ‘training low’.
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Martin Spierings
Jul 153 min read
What's a FuelBelt for? No, seriously...
What you need to hydrate for training and racing
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Martin Spierings
Jun 255 min read
Rules To Not Annoy Your Triathlon Coach Using A GPS Watch/Strava
As a coach, I use Strava more and more to keep track of both the details and for an overview view of my athletes progress. Unfortunately...
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Martin Spierings
Jun 222 min read
How To Find Maximum Heart Rate
While I don't think it's a particularly important or useful data point for an endurance athlete, it is interesting to know. Particularly...
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Martin Spierings
Jun 63 min read
Triathlon Transitions: Less is More
You log countless miles before your next triathlon to knock a few minutes off your time. Did you realize you may have let all that hard...
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Martin Spierings
Jun 43 min read
How To Swim In A Straight Line: Tips for Open Water
Not swimming a straight line between the buoys can cost you time in a triathlon. These simple tips can help.
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Martin Spierings
Jun 23 min read
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...
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Emma Kleck
Mar 214 min read
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...
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Martin Spierings
Feb 163 min read
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...
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Martin Spierings
Feb 102 min read
Concentration, Music and Endurance Events
Concentration is one of the most underrated attributes of the endurance athlete. The ability to stay psychologically present in what you...
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Martin Spierings
Dec 12, 20232 min read
Planning Your Triathlon Racing Season
At about this time of the year, we start thinking about how many, what and when you want to race. You don't need to plan out every race...
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Martin Spierings
Nov 11, 20232 min read
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...
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Martin Spierings
Oct 17, 20237 min read
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...
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Martin Spierings
Sep 15, 20232 min read
Measuring Your Improvement in Triathlon Racing
Unlike running, triathlon is a difficult sport to determine improvement in race performance using splits and times. While distances...
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Martin Spierings
May 6, 20231 min read
Bike To Work
A solution for the overbooked amateur endurance athlete is to combine their transport and exercise by biking to work
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Martin Spierings
Oct 11, 20221 min read
Essential Swim Gear
TCMTriSquad’s list of essential swim gear for your pool sessions available through Finis Swim and Blueseventy. TCMTriSquad Members get...
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