5 Steps to transfer a triathlon training plan into your 'Planned' Training Log and how to perform any plan customization.

A 26 week, 6 race series plan for faster performance. A SILVER/GOLD member plan.

A 12 week, 1 race plan for faster performance. A SILVER/GOLD member plan.

Byrn won’t hold your hand through the long hours and miles required finishing or for success in an IM, he can only show you how to get there. The work is up to you.

Without a doubt, we begin to notice patterns in our training performances. We notice when our good and bad days repeat themselves in our logbook.

Wiser athletes treat food as fuel; they knowledgeably fuel before, during and after exercise. They get more out of their workouts and prevent needless fatigue.

Losing fat is not difficult. So why does this continue to be an elusive goal for so many people, who “struggle” just to lose a few inches?

The most common question I hear in the triathlete world about the mysteries of swimming efficiently usually involves something with breathing.

If you have the desire to get better you should think about implementing some sport rotation into your season. Letting your body focus on one event at time will help it adapt more quickly.

So how sick is too sick to train? The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine answers just that and many other questions.

Energy bars and fluid replacement drinks have their place – and will surely be the subject of future reviews – but there is nothing quite like the immediate lift an energy gel can provide.

So how do you turn a weakness into strength? It begins with effecting a fundamental change to your triathlete self-image.

We can no longer say “I’ll start training next year” or “let me just get through the holidays”- it IS next year and I, for one, am more than through with the holidays.

Many of us do not enjoy the ‘pleasures’ of training on a stationery trainer. “Boring”, ”mind-numbing”, “a drag” are three phrases often associated with indoor trainers.

Shanna Armstrong’s Journal Entry January 21, 2005 - The Race Across America