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July Athlete Spotlight - Meet Brian Payton
Meet this month’s Athlete Spotlight — Brian Payton! A dedicated real estate investor and triathlete, Brian first picked up running as a...

Caleb Manifold
Jul 222 min read


Do You Have A Nutrition Strategy?
Racing season is upon us! Do You Have a Nutrition Strategy? Many athletes begin working with me and they have no nutrition strategy. They...

Krista Neugebauer
Jun 133 min read


Why Chasing PRs Isn’t the Only Way to Measure Success in Sport
In club swimming, there is a saying that "a drop is a drop." This refers to "dropping" time, or getting faster. Kids who swim club will...

Mark Saroni
Apr 302 min read


Travel Tips for Triathletes
One of my favorite things about endurance sports are the amazing places we get to go and the people we get to meet. Why go on vacation...

Mark Saroni
Feb 123 min read


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


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


Building Your Triathlon Performance Team: Part 1 - Family
As we look to building and maintaining that performance "TEAM" around us, the family has to come first. In talking about about sport...

Mark Saroni
Sep 17, 20243 min read


July Athlete Spotlight - Meet Roberto Bessudo!
I started exercising in 2016, before I did nothing but golf. A friend of mine, who by the way doesn't exercise a lot, once invited me to...

Alli Saroni
Jul 20, 20243 min read


May Athlete Spotlight - Meet Jonathan Ramirez!
Meet this month's Athlete Spotlight -- Jonathan Ramirez! Jonathan and his wife, Angela, have embraced the active lifestyle...

Alli Saroni
May 1, 20243 min read


How much time should you spend training for triathlon?
There are two main variables we are working with that dictate how much an athlete can train: How much time available they have to train.

Mark Saroni
Mar 27, 20244 min read


The Ultimate 2023 Holiday Gift Guide for Triathletes
Triathletes love stuff - and I’m a triathlete. I find that people often want to know what kind of “stuff” I use daily. As a creature of habi

Mark Saroni
Dec 13, 20234 min read


Unmasking the Triathlon Journey of Professional Triathlete, Pablo Gomez
We talk with Pablo about how he got into triathlon, the cost of going pro, his struggle with body dysmorphia, as well as the early nutrition
johnvillapando
Nov 3, 20231 min read


What I Learned When I Quit Triathlon
On the other side of achieving that dream was the cold reality that there were a lot people way better than me at the sport, and rent was st

Mark Saroni
Nov 2, 20235 min read


Get to Know: Rebecca Marrou—Raising a Family While Competing as a Pro Triathlete
We had the privilege of speaking with Rebecca Marrou, one of our Paragon Pro Squad pro triathletes this season (2023).
johnvillapando
Oct 20, 20231 min read


Racing IRONMAN 70.3® Boulder Triathlon as a Pro
John interviews professional triathletes Mark Saroni, Rebecca Marrou, and Pablo Gomez Borrero, our Paragon Pro Squad. We talk about the gear

Mark Saroni
Jun 22, 20231 min read


January Athlete Spotlight - Meet Coach Roberta!
We are thrilled to introduce Paragon Training's newest coach, Roberta Gonzalez! With her years of experience as a triathlete and nurse...
johnvillapando
Jan 20, 20235 min read
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