Sooner or later we all encounter setbacks. We fall ill, we suffer injuries, we feel life tangling up our training and racing. In my previous piece, “After the Setback, Now What?,” I proposed that athletes can best benefit by this piece of advice about coming back: “Start where you are, at your current level of fitness and function, and begin from there.” We all want to … [Read more...]
Alpine Start: Dirk Friel Talks TrainingPeaks and Pro Cycling
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...]
Cool Temps, Hot Competition at Boulder Sunrise Triathlon
The Boulder Sunrise Triathlon promised to be a great test of both the physical and mental capabilities of its participants as athletes dipped their feet in the Boulder Reservoir on a chilly morning. Along with the tough competition and distances, athletes would be going up against less-than-ideal conditions. Boulder has had a warm summer, with temperatures consistently hitting … [Read more...]
Trip Hipple and Shannon Dague Victorious at Loveland Lake to Lake Triathlon
A mainstay of the Northern Colorado triathlon scene, the Loveland Lake to Lake Triathlon brought together athletes for both Olympic distance and sprint distance triathlons plus an aquabike event at North Lake Park in Loveland on Saturday. In the Olympic distance race, Trip Hipple topped the men's field and Shannon Dague took the win in the women's field. Hipple was the … [Read more...]
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...]
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