In this episode of the Alpine Start podcast, Grace Staberg talks with Dirk Friel, co-founder of TrainingPeaks and a former professional cyclist. What is it like to race in Europe as a young pro-cyclist? How did TrainingPeaks metrics like training stress score (TSS) become industry standard? How can data inform training? What is the future of artificial intelligence (AI) in … [Read more...] about Alpine Start: Dirk Friel Talks TrainingPeaks and Pro Cycling
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Mental Healthlete: Will Murray Talks Mental Conditioning
In this episode of the Mental Healthlete podcast, Bill Garrels talks with Colorado Triathlete contributor and D3 Multisport coach Will Murray. My guest today is Will Murray. Will is a ten-year USA Triathlon Level 1 coach with specialties in mental conditioning, youth coaching, and trauma treatment. He works with athletes in his coaching with D3 Multisport in Boulder, … [Read more...] about Mental Healthlete: Will Murray Talks Mental Conditioning
A Beginner’s Guide to Setting Your Training Zones
Heart rate training can be confusing due to the many different types of terminology used and the many opinions on how we determine what our threshold zone is. Additionally, there are many different charts that give us a variety of ranges which adds to the confusion. This is an example of information overload, and to a beginner triathlete, this can seem incredibly confusing. My … [Read more...] about A Beginner’s Guide to Setting Your Training Zones
After the Setback, Now What?
You were doing so well. Training was on track, you were feeling stronger and fitter, and things were looking up. Until they weren’t. You caught COVID or a cold. Massive demands from work and life got in the way. An injury came out of nowhere. And now you have a setback. How do you address the setback and get on the comeback trail? In Jim Collins’ book, BE … [Read more...] about After the Setback, Now What?
Olympic Medalist Susan Williams Joins D3 Multisport
BOULDER, Colo. -- A mainstay of the Boulder triathlon community and one of the longest-running triathlon coaching businesses in the United States, D3 Multisport has added Olympic medalist Susan Williams to their coaching group. D3 employs eight coaches and three specialty coaches who support hundreds of athletes around the world. In 2004, Susan became the first U.S. … [Read more...] about Olympic Medalist Susan Williams Joins D3 Multisport