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Embracing Now: Living In The Present
Struggling with race day anxiety? Having trouble staying in the now because you're thinking about the future?
Mark Saroni
Apr 233 min read
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Results or Excuses: Choose One
I've written about how one of the things I love about sports is that our competitors and the finish clock don't care about our excuses....
Mark Saroni
Apr 22 min read
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Challenging But Fun
I've been thinking about WHY we do endurance sports. Is it because it's fun? Because it's hard? Because we want to be fit? Maybe some...
Mark Saroni
Dec 18, 20241 min read
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Offseason Fitness: Use It and Lose It
Many people panic and try to get back to training quickly after a big race because they don't want to lose fitness, but losing fitness is an
Mark Saroni
Nov 13, 20242 min read
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Navigating Training in the Off Season: Tips for Triathletes, Runners, and Cyclists
Navigating the "off season" (or transition season) can be challenging. Too much rest and you lose a lot of fitness. Too little rest and you
Amy Higginbotham
Oct 1, 20243 min read
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Turn that dial down! How to recover your "mojo" and get motivated again for triathlon training and racing
As a triathlon coach, running coach, and cycling coach, I will talk about "turning the dial" when it comes to prepping for big races....
Mark Saroni
Jul 14, 20242 min read
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Depth of Fitness: You Can't Cheat Time
"Depth" is a concept that's hard to quantify but extremely important if you want to be good in endurance sport.
Mark Saroni
Jun 17, 20243 min read
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Which screens should I use on my Garmin while training?
Wondering which screens to use on your Garmin bike or watch devices?
Mark Saroni
Jun 12, 20244 min read
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Unlocking Peak Performance for Female Athletes: Integrating Nutrition as the 2nd Discipline
Recovery days are not the days to cut back on nutrition. They are days you can optimize intake for recovery and rebuilding.
Krista Neugebauer
Jun 4, 20243 min read
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Stress is Strain: Pt. 3 - Mental Strain (RPE, how does it feel?)
This article is Part 3 of a series on stress, strain, and load. The final metric we'll talk about is our own internal pacing and "feel"...
Mark Saroni
May 26, 20244 min read
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Stress is Strain: Pt. 2 - Physiological Strain (Heart Rate Training and Lactate)
This article is Part 2 of a series on stress, strain, and load. Up this week: Physiological Strain. Heart Rate Training and Lactate.
Mark Saroni
May 20, 20245 min read
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Stress is Strain: Pt. 1 - External Load (pace and power)
This week, I am talking about the first of three categories of stress as strain in training: external load (pace and power).
Mark Saroni
May 6, 20243 min read
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"You Need a Water Break" - Hydration while Triathlon Training
I cringe at how recently we were still disillusioned with the idea that "not drinking water" was somehow tough. Staying hydrated while...
Mark Saroni
May 5, 20242 min read
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What is RPE?
What is RPE? Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) is an important metric we use in the sports and physiology world. It allows the athlete...
Mark Saroni
Apr 29, 20242 min read
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Descend Every Set
Descending is referring to getting faster on each repetition. It teaches patience and control, and it trains the ability to push yourself la
Mark Saroni
Apr 7, 20243 min read
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Tools You Should Carry On Your Bike Ride
My goal for every ride is to be prepared with some basic items that will help get me out of 90% of mechanicals I might experience.
Mark Saroni
Mar 10, 20243 min read
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