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Mar 14

Why Endurance Matters More Than Talent in Athletic Development

By Elizabeth Waterstraat Writings

“Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins. Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck, but most of all, endurance.” This observation from Paul Valéry has always…

Mar 13

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How Athletes Can Get the Best Sleep Before a Race: Evidence-Based Strategies for Performance

By Elizabeth Waterstraat Writings

The night before a race matters but the real sleep advantage starts days before. Sleep is one of the most powerful performance tools athletes have. It supports muscle recovery, immune…

Mar 09

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Stop Chasing Exact Numbers: Why Power and Pace Ranges Work Better in Training

By Elizabeth Waterstraat Writings

Many athletes assume that the most effective training requires hitting a precise wattage or pace during every interval. In practice, well-designed training plans rarely prescribe a single exact number. Instead,…

Feb 26

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Anatomy of a Breakthrough: 5 Powerful Decisions That Change Performance

By Elizabeth Waterstraat Writings

One of the most rewarding parts of coaching is guiding an athlete to a true breakthrough. Not a lucky day. Not a one-off performance. A measurable, repeatable step forward. But…

Feb 23

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Feeling Stuck? Breaking Out of the Overthinking Rut in Sport

By Elizabeth Waterstraat Writings

Periods of feeling “stuck” are part of sport. Performance plateaus, inconsistent results, or a run of substandard sessions can lead to excessive internal analysis that is not particularly useful. Thinking…

Feb 17

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Transitioning from Indoor to Outdoor Cycling

By Elizabeth Waterstraat Writings

After a winter's worth of indoor cycling, athletes are eager to embrace a random warm day, taking wheels to pavement for the first outdoor ride. While indoor training offers controlled,…

Feb 11

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Our Coaching Framework

By Elizabeth Waterstraat 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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Five Things You’re Missing with FTP

By Elizabeth Waterstraat 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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Why Durability Mattters

By Elizabeth Waterstraat 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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Free Speed: Get Faster Without Doing More

By Elizabeth Waterstraat 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.…

Writings

Why Endurance Matters More Than Talent in Athletic Development

How Athletes Can Get the Best Sleep Before a Race: Evidence-Based Strategies for Performance

Stop Chasing Exact Numbers: Why Power and Pace Ranges Work Better in Training

Anatomy of a Breakthrough: 5 Powerful Decisions That Change Performance

Feeling Stuck? Breaking Out of the Overthinking Rut in Sport

Transitioning from Indoor to Outdoor Cycling

Our Coaching Framework

Five Things You’re Missing with FTP

Why Durability Mattters

Free Speed: Get Faster Without Doing More

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