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Team Sumbal weekend training recap - Bricking it up!

source It's hard to believe it but in 24 days we will be traveling to St. Croix for our first "race-cation" of the season. Not only is this our first time visiting this beautiful island but we are really excited to tackle  this beastly  challenging half ironman course.  This has been a very time-demanding year for us with the Trimarni  coaching and nutrition  business keeping us super busy. Our athletes are absolutely amazing (one-on-one and pre-built for coaching) and they inspire us every day with their commitment, discipline, passion and enjoyment for using the body. My nutrition athletes have worked hard on daily nutrition as well as fine-tuning sport nutrition for better training and recovery and a more effective fueling plan for race day.  It's really incredible to see so many age group athletes out there who love to dream big, work hard have fun with training. It's not easy to balance a multisport lifestyle with life but when the outcome is a

Recovery tips from race to race

Photographer Pat Hendrick Last Saturday was my first triathlon of the season and first race since the  2013 Ironman World Championship  in October. If you are a Trimarni follower, you know that the foundation of our philosophy lies in training smarter to train harder in order to reach success faster. But we also believe that if you want to train hard, you have to recover harder. Recovery can be challenging for many athletes after a race. Some athletes struggle to physiologically recover from the damage that has been done through racing whereas other athletes struggle mentally to respect the body with rest after a race. It's very difficult to predict how an athlete will recover from a race because there are so many factors that come into play. Even for myself, I find myself recovering differently from every race, every season. What can affect your recovery after a race? -Health and fitness status going into a race -Weather and terrain of a race -Race priority -Str

Are you making these mistakes as an athlete? Learn how to train smarter - TONIGHT!

I'm so excited to speak at the Hammerhead Triathlon club monthly meeting tonight at Open Road Bicycle store (beach location) at 6:15pm.  I will be talking about my favorite topic as a coach/athlete:  " TRAIN SMARTER TO TRAIN HARDER" Are you making one of the most common mistakes made by athletes? 1) Not properly using training gadgets - you own them but do you know how to use them? -I will be discussing how to properly use GPS/HR monitor devices and power meters for workouts and racing. -I will be discussing some of the key workouts we give our athletes as well as reviewing some of the training data from my races to demonstrate proper pacing -I will be giving my top tips for triathlon racing 2) Inadequate fueling - do you understand the difference between sport nutrition and daily nutrition? Are you able to maximize performance with nutrient timing and fueling? -I will be discussing the importance of proper fueling with sport nutrition -I will be g