Where shold your recovery focus be? Many of us plan those weekly hours where we nail ourselves in the name of triathlon, but it’s rare that we properly plan our recovery.
Endurance Sport
| KEY TOPIC: It's Not Just About The Miles |
| Many training programs utilized by coaches and athletes primarily focus on accumulating miles and miles of running to “get the body ready” for the 26.2 miles on event day. This old school approach to preparing for marathons is naïve and a sure path to injury. The truth is that most of these programs are built on traditional marathon approaches employed by elite athletes, then diluted down for the everyday person. Unfortunately this approach does not work for most people. So how should you think about setting up your training program? |
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Running Times
Matt Dixon has helped turn over-trained athletes back into competitive machines, Ryan Hall among them. Here’s how.
Men's Journal
Check out this February's Men's Journal article featuring Matt Dixon coaching the author on his 6 week challenge to improve his hill biking.
Triathlete Europe
Following your last race of the season it is important and deserved to have an emotional and physical break from structured training. A few weeks of active exercise, but not...
