Author Archives: Eric Kenney
4 keys to Winter Training
Also seen on the Training Peaks Blog. CONSISTENCY Being consistent is so important. It is better to do 6 x 45-minute trainer rides before you do 1 x 5-hour ride and nothing else all week. Think of your weekly training as a set of intervals. You rarely go out to do a threshold workout as
Sprint Tri’s for Ironman Training
Racing is some of the best preparation one can do. Sometimes there is no better way to test yourself than to simply get in there and do it! In a previous article, I talked about how to maximize your time racing. “Training in Training Races”. Many times IM athletes lean towards the longer ½
Preparing for early season A races.
With the racing season winding down many Triathletes already have their sights set on next year with bigger and higher goals. I got my first call 3 days after one of my athletes completed IM Boulder with her first ever podium finish at the 140.6 mile distance. “Hey, so… I wana do X next year”
IM St. George Prep and winning the Team comp. with Vixxen racing
Race preparation is about much more than working hard. It’s about learning. Figuring out how to execute a particular race or effort with the goal of maximum performance on race day. Today, with Vixxen Racing we did a bit of both Hard work plenty of analysis and learning. With the weather turning cold and snowy
Rolling swim starts Time trail Swim Starts
Letter to all race directors I am writing in regards to the new swim start protocols that are being implemented at some Ironman races and short course triathlons. I understand and respect the actions and thought that goes into putting on a safe and competitive event. However, this new timed swim start is an atrocity
Getting Back on the Bike
Its May and races are starting. However, many of you are way behind in training and the thought of a race makes you shake your head. ”there is now way I am ready to race right now.” Heard that before. There are plenty of legitimate reasons for being is this situation however, the question is,
Winning Is Hard
No shit! Right!! But I am not talking about winning is the literal sense. Winning to achieve your goals. Any goals. Particularly the big ones. “Aim High” is the slogan of the US air force. How many Air force pilots do you know? likely none. you know why? It takes the best. The “best
The 2015 Grand Traverse. Expect the unexpected.
“Eric. I’m gonna throw up.” “what?! Are you ok.?” Yeah…. No. no I’m not. This is generally a bad conversation any where. At any time. When you are 3:30 hours into a back country ski race from Crested butte to Aspen and its 3:30 in the morning, it’s a REALLY bad conversation. Last year a