Elizabeth Waterstraat, Author at Multisport Mastery Coaching

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Multisport Mastery coaching framework compass: Engage, Educate, Empower, Excel

Our Coaching Framework

By Elizabeth Waterstraat Coaching, Writings

At Multisport Mastery, we've established a coaching framework grounded in 20 years of experience in providing high-touch, performance-driven, athlete-centered coaching. We believe sustainable excellence comes from developing the whole athlete…

Feb 07

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Triathlete riding a time trial bike in the aero position past farm fields

Five Things You’re Missing with FTP

By Elizabeth Waterstraat Bike, Writings

Functional Threshold Power (FTP) is widely used in triathlon to benchmark cycling fitness and prescribe training intensity. While it is a useful reference point, FTP represents only a narrow slice…

Feb 02

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Triathlete in a Multisport Mastery kit on the Kona run course

Why Durability Matters

By Elizabeth Waterstraat Bike, Run, Writings

Most triathletes train to raise fitness markers such as FTP, threshold pace, or VO₂max. Yet races are rarely decided by who has the highest numbers when fresh. They are decided…

Jan 26

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Smiling triathlete in a Multisport Mastery kit running along the waterfront in Nice

Free Speed: Get Faster Without Doing More

By Elizabeth Waterstraat Racing, Writings

Most athletes believe speed is earned the hard way - more miles, harder sessions, higher intensity, deeper suffering. When progress stalls, the instinct is almost always the same: do more.…

Jan 24

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Smiling IRONMAN finisher in a blue race kit giving a thumbs up with his medal

How To Run Your Best Ironman Marathon

By Elizabeth Waterstraat Racing, Run, Writings

You finished an Ironman. The bike felt controlled. You executed your plan. Then the run unraveled. The natural conclusion is: I need to work on my run! But do you?…

Jan 18

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Kathryn running in a race, wearing a blue tri suit

Athlete Spotlight: Meet Kathryn

By Elizabeth Waterstraat Coaching, Writings

Meet Kathryn 👋🏻 Kathryn and I have worked together since 2011. A few years ago, she began dealing with joint issues that gently nudged her to step away from running.…

Jan 05

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Athlete holding her IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Officially Qualified certificate

Quiet Compounding

By Elizabeth Waterstraat Mindset, Writings

Recently, I finished Morgan Housel’s new book, The Art of Spending Money: Simple Choices for a Richer Life. Housel describes the idea of quiet compounding: progress that unfolds slowly, invisibly,…

Dec 30

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Four Multisport Mastery athletes together after the Naperville Sprint Triathlon

2025 Triathlon Research in Review

By Elizabeth Waterstraat Coaching, Writings

If you’ve ever wondered what the latest science actually means for real triathletes, 2025 research gives us support for some surprisingly simple truths. Here’s what this year's studies show and…

Dec 21

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Runner smiling with her finisher medal at the Naperville Half Marathon finish

Progress Is Rarely Linear

By Elizabeth Waterstraat Mindset, Writings

One of the most persistent misconceptions in endurance sport is that improvement should appear as a smooth, upward trend. For experienced triathletes, this expectation is not only unrealistic but physiologically…

Dec 18

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Multisport Mastery athlete on the first-place podium with her arms spread wide

Raising the Bar: From Complete to Compete

By Elizabeth Waterstraat Mindset, Racing, Writings

In an end of season reflection, an athlete expressed how they felt they made the shift from completer to competitor – and how it was harder than expected. The discomfort…

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Our Coaching Framework

Five Things You’re Missing with FTP

Why Durability Matters

Free Speed: Get Faster Without Doing More

How To Run Your Best Ironman Marathon

Athlete Spotlight: Meet Kathryn

Quiet Compounding

2025 Triathlon Research in Review

Progress Is Rarely Linear

Raising the Bar: From Complete to Compete

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