Taper Interrupted
By Mitch Gold

This might seem as crazy as Susanna off her medication, but it might be exactly what your racing needs. Have you ever finished a big block of training and felt stronger than ever? Ever feel sluggish and tired at one of your most important races of the season? Maybe it’s not your training. Maybe you’re just sending the wrong message to your body. There's been a lot of discussion lately on how to best taper for your most important race, so I thought I’d introduce the "Taper Interrupted".

Big week training: Part one
By Brent Lorenzen
Since Gordo has described his experiences with high volume aerobic training, it seems everyone here wants to jump on board. But Gordo would be the first to point out that that may not me the best idea for many of you.
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Training with Gordo & The Baron
By Mitch Gold

One of the things I love about this sport is that from time to time you have the opportunity to rub elbows with some of the best athletes in the world. Over the last couple of days I've been lucky enough to do some "Epic" training with two of the toughest guys in the Ironman business who also happen to be incredibly nice guys.
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Time is on my side
by Scott Poteet
For most of us we struggle daily with the challenges of balancing work, family, chores and of course training.  Day in and day out we are faced with trying to cram 9 pounds of crap into a 6 pound bag.  Even before the daily grind begins we work feverishly to schedule each and every minute.
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No rest for the wicked
by Mitch Gold
It's seems funny to be talking about rest and recovery at this time of the year. Most of us are just easing back into training and winter months are mainly for base training, so why think about recovery now?
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