Triathletes and athletes of all types need proper training, mobility and stretching exercises to perform at the highest levels and stay injury free. I use a foam roller for my entire body. Here is how I do a pec muscle stretch on a foam roller. Direct Pectoral Pressure Stretch on a Foam Roller This pec … Read more
Name Swim – Length Bike – Length Run – Length Full (226) 3.8 km 2.36 mi 180 km 111.8 mi 42.2 km 26.2 mi Half (113) /70.3 1.9 km 1.18 mi 90 km 55.92 mi 21.09 km 13.1 mi ITU Long Distance 3 km 1.86 mi 80 km 49.71 mi 20 km 12.43 mi Olympic 5150 1.5 km 0.93 mi 40 km 24.85 mi 10 … Read more
A fartlek training definition is simply “speed play”. It is translated from a Swedish term coined in the 1930s by the Swedish National Team’s coach Gosta Holmer. The team had been beaten by Finland quite handedly during the 1920s. Coach Holmer tested and implemented “speed play” to help his team get faster. Fartlek Training … Read more
What is a fartlek? In the links below, you can read other articles that I have written on this subject… Advantages of Fartlek Training Fartlek Run Ideas The first time I had heard the word ‘fartlek’ I was a sophomore in high school on a summer training run with the cross country team. Yep, we … Read more
A fartlek definition that actually makes sense is not easily simplified into a dictionary’s explanation. It’s a not so common term from Sweden, that even many Swedes have never heard, that translates into English as “speed play”. Run faster during specified intervals. Run slower between the faster intervals. But, for most runners and athletes, they … Read more