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 expect. The discomfort…
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Swimming has a way of testing patience. Progress is rarely linear. Effort does not always translate immediately into speed. For many swimmers, this creates doubt: I’m practicing, why doesn’t it…
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In endurance sport, we measure almost everything: power, pace, heart rate, sleep, calories, HRV, readiness scores, and the endless stream of metrics delivered by wearables. But despite all this sophistication,…
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If you’re racing Indian Wells 70.3 this weekend, let’s talk about preparing for the very cold swim in Lake Cahuilla. Cold water changes everything: your physiology, your breathing, your decision-making.…
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If you ask most endurance athletes what they want, the answer is simple: I want to get faster. But when you dig a little deeper, when you step back and…
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Richard Hamming was a mathematician and computer scientist best known for his work on at Bell Labs and his unique views on learning and thinking. In 1986, he gave a…
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Alex Hutchinson’s book, The Explorer’s Gene: Why We Week Big Challenges, New Flavors, And Blank Spots on the Map, is an ode to challenge and exploration A journey into the…
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What if I told you that something could make you a better athlete without requiring you to train more or get sweaty? It’s called: awareness. The best athletes have a…
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Spring break is near – training and routine disruption ahead! It’s easy to caught up in thinking we need to swim, bike, and run to build fitness. We adhere to…
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Spring is almost here and with it comes questions about our fitness: are we fit? Did a winter full of work add up? Will we be ready to race? Given…
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