Santa Barbara Training Weekend Recap
The encyclopedia defines the word Barbarian as a “noble savage, often represented as lone warriors”. Several characteristics are commonly shared by Barbarians: Extreme physical prowess [...]
What We Stand For
On Monday mornings, I routinely check Strava's Kain Performance Club Page so I can share last week's stack rankings on Facebook. This afternoon, I scrolled to the [...]
Pros and Cons of Treadmill Training, for Triathlon Training
I have been in the sport of triathlon for 30 years now! Thirty years... wow! As you know, I love running trails and doing tempo [...]
Base Building Myth: Long Slow Distance vs High Intensity Workouts
One of the more memorable presentations from a Coaches conference I attended in 2010 was on “Myths”. The myth that caught my attention was the [...]
Ironman World Championship Reflections
My Motivation. This year, an old friend showed up unexpectedly in Kona this year 24 hours before race day and wanted to catch-up. I made [...]
Last Minute Words of Wisdom
The day many of you have been training all year for is almost here! You are ALL ready to go, both mentally and physically! You have [...]
Don’t Change a Winning Formula
Ironman Lake Tahoe. Keep it Simple. Don’t Change Your Winning Formula. A couple of years ago, a good mate of mine was training for the [...]
Live for the Blue Mile
Get a wet towel, and slowly, bit by bit, turn by turn, wring every last drop of water out for hours and hours. Whatever your [...]
Ironman and the Inner Game of Tennis
As you approach your key races of the year, you are getting fitter and stronger with each key workout. All the accumulation of training is [...]
Donner Lake Triathlon: A Perfect Test for Things
Great job to all who raced Donner Lake Triathlon this past weekend! Here are some of Coach Leroy's observations and thoughts from the event that [...]