by Kevin Coady | Jun 5, 2020 | TriForce 101
Here at TriForce we believe your triathlon training plan should be customized factors like: your current fitness your goal races time available to train on weekdays vs. weekends your athlete history / level in each of the 3 sports your injury history and your personal...
by Kevin Coady | May 15, 2019 | Getting Faster
It actually worked! Back in November, I came up with the idea that I wanted to try to qualify for Kona on a 10 hours per week training plan. Fast forward to May… and I won my age group at Ironman Santa Rosa with a time of 9:26 and qualified for Kona. The goal...
by Kevin Coady | May 15, 2019 | Getting Faster
Holy cow– it worked! I followed a 10 hours per week training plan to get ready for IMSR. I did it as an experiment and a learning experience to make me a better coach. The goal wasn’t to PR, but I was hoping to be almost as fast as...
by Kevin Coady | Oct 21, 2013 | Race Reports
by Andrew Sellergren | Aug 1, 2010 | Getting Faster
Despite what your perpetually shaved neighbor with the M Dot tattoo tells you, you do not need to train 20 hours per week to kick butt in your next IM. In fact, your neighbor who trains 20 hours per week probably has some secrets he does not want to tell you: He...
by Kevin Coady | Mar 3, 2022 | Getting Faster
HBG SQUAD Starts 3/16/2022 } Free Workouts Just like the legendary Healdsburg Running Company workouts, these are free to everyone. We just ask that: (1) you are reasonably confident and competent in terms of being safe biking on the roads and swimming in...
by Kevin Coady | Aug 31, 2020 | Getting Faster
Does this look anything like 200s in the pool following the black line? There’s much more to the Ironman swim than getting fast in the pool. Did Your Training Speed Fail to Show Up at your Last Ironman or 70.3 race? If you fail to hold a decent effort...
by Kevin Coady | Aug 24, 2020 | TriForce 101
Above: the “Flying Frenchman” Yohann Coppel expresses his love for training zone 4 (threshold) Don’t Just “Know” Your Triathlon Training Zones– Understand Them! I’m writing this post as part of a series of resources for...
by Kevin Coady | Aug 14, 2020 | Training Tips, TriForce 101
How you EXECUTE your training plan is a MASSIVE factor in your success or failure as an athlete. EXECUTING YOUR PLAN means making smart decisions when things don’t go as expected. “Getting through” the plan and doing every workout is NOT the...
by Kevin Coady | Apr 24, 2020 | TriForce 101
Why is it so confusing for a triathlete to know what to eat? Diet is an area so full of fads and pseudoscience that it’s hard to know what’s true and what is nonsense. Will “superfoods” give us a faster Ironman time? What foods should we avoid?...
by Kevin Coady | Apr 24, 2020 | Getting Faster
In these uncertain times, watch for the slipping of your standards! Lower standards seem to make life easier, but they crush motivation. . If you are reading this I probably already know 2 things about you: (1) you are a busy (job, maybe family) and...
by Kevin Coady | Aug 29, 2019 | Getting Faster
Photo above: 4 TriForcers qualify for 70.3 World Championships at Oceanside. We followed the process! Here are 6 keys for pacing your Half Ironman. If you are a beginner or someone who struggles to run to your ability off the bike FOLLOW THE PLAN...
by Kevin Coady | Jul 22, 2019 | Getting Faster
Above: 4 TriForcers (Li Moore, John “Snickers” Nickers, Mimi “Usually” Winsberg, and coach Coady) podium at Honu 70.3. The best athletes not only train hard, they also have their nutrition, hydration and pacing dialed. For whatever reason,...
by Kevin Coady | Jul 15, 2019 | Getting Faster
Picture above: me swimming from one of Richard Branson’s private islands to his other one, with a person greeting from Sir Richard himself. I highly recommend that “vacation workout” next time you are in the British Virgin Islands 🙂...
