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CoachAJ replied to the topic Plesantman weekend in the forum Half Ironman Program (HIP) for Paid Participants 6 years, 6 months ago
Great question Lauren! Here are the details:
HIGH CLOUD PEASANTMAN TRIATHLON WEEKEND
Place: Lake Anna State Park – 6800 Lawyers Rd, Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA 22551
Date: Saturday, May 5th & Sunday, May 6th, 2018
Time: See below for further detailsSaturday May 5th Itinerary
Group Ride (Morning)
Strategic Running Form & Performance (~11…[Read more]
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CoachAJ replied to the topic Bike Fit Recommendations in the forum Half Ironman Program (HIP) for Paid Participants 6 years, 6 months ago
Thank you, Jody, for the update. As you can see, you can’t wait until the last minute for bike fitting. First off all, it takes a good 1-2 weeks to ease into your new fit (so limit any longer rides until you are acclimated) and then you need have time to practice in your new position for significant time before your race for optimal benefit (…[Read more]
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CoachAJ replied to the topic Snow Day Adjustments in the forum Olympic Distance Program (ODP) for Paid Participants 6 years, 6 months ago
In order of importance (greatest to least)…
- Swim workout as scheduled
- Swim workout on make up day (this is what it is for)
- Dryland exercises (they are really best for when traveling and you cannot get in a swim workout including on a make up day)
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CoachAJ replied to the topic Bike Fit Recommendations in the forum Half Ironman Program (HIP) for Paid Participants 6 years, 6 months ago
Thank you, Joseph, for taking the time to share your experience. There is nothing I can say to top this! Here is your firsthand experience everyone! 🙂
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CoachAJ replied to the topic ODP Facebook group is ready! in the forum Olympic Distance Program (ODP) for Paid Participants 6 years, 6 months ago
Thank you Sarah for trying to share. Unfortunately the forum is pretty much limited to text. I tried to upload the handouts, as well as copy and paste them with no success. So I understand! Please know we are trying different options for this reason. That said, I am limited on what I can do from a technology standpoint (I can’t even uplo…[Read more]
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CoachAJ started the topic Bike Fit Recommendations in the forum Ironman Program (IMP) for Paid Participants 6 years, 6 months ago
After the seminars last weekend, I wanted to send along bike fit recommendations since many of you have not had a bike fit. For long course racing is is imperative. So…let’s get a bike fit! From the Athlete’s Guide:
Parvilla Cycle & Multisport
3200 Solomons Island Rd, Edgwater, MD 21037Call the Edgewater Studio at: 443-949-7130 for more i…[Read more]
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CoachAJ started the topic Bike Fit Recommendations in the forum Half Ironman Program (HIP) for Paid Participants 6 years, 6 months ago
After the seminars last weekend, I wanted to send along bike fit recommendations since many of you have not had a bike fit. For long course racing is is imperative. So…let’s get a bike fit! From the Athlete’s Guide:
Parvilla Cycle & Multisport
3200 Solomons Island Rd, Edgwater, MD 21037Call the Edgewater Studio at: 443-949-7130 for more i…[Read more]
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CoachAJ started the topic Bike Fit Recommendations in the forum Olympic Distance Program (ODP) for Paid Participants 6 years, 6 months ago
After the seminars last weekend, I wanted to send along bike fit recommendations since many of you have not had a bike fit. As I mentioned before the nutrition clinic, many of you were also locking your new when riding. This is a true tell sign that you haven’t had a bike fit and this situation could quickly lead to injury. So…let’s get a bi…[Read more]
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CoachAJ replied to the topic Stacking workouts in the forum Half Ironman Program (HIP) for Paid Participants 6 years, 6 months ago
Great question Amy! That said, here is the general rule. No more than 2 days of longer and/or harder without a recovery day. A recovery day can be a swim workout, easy spin or a day off. Just the thought of ‘stacking’ workouts gives me pause.
That said, if you are smart about it, you can probably get most of them in. Just be sure that…[Read more]
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CoachAJ replied to the topic Nutrition in the forum Olympic Distance Program (ODP) for Paid Participants 6 years, 6 months ago
Great question Melanie!
If you head to the ODP program page on the DC Tri website (programs, ODP, ODP 2018, Resources & Handouts) you can find the handout to review and print. In fact, all of the handouts are in the same area for the clinics from both skills clinic days. And the nutrition handout from Rebecca is posted. Check it ou…[Read more]
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CoachAJ replied to the topic Clinic Days Agendas – March 4 & 11 in the forum Ironman Program (IMP) for Paid Participants 6 years, 6 months ago
Great feedback, Peter! Pleased to hear the kick off meeting and clinics gave you a good foundation to work from. Since you do have experience at the Ironman distance previously, it’s particularly interesting to know that there are good areas of continued potential for you.
That said, I think you hit some of the key areas for the Ironman d…[Read more]
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CoachAJ replied to the topic Ironman Training & Race Nutrition in the forum Ironman Program (IMP) for Paid Participants 6 years, 7 months ago
Great feedback Jon!
Pleased to hear that you are trying different options (some sweeter but some more savory). It’s good to have different options available to try and know they work. They can work every day during training and then you get to race day and your stomach just won’t accept it. Keep experimenting!
I can’t upload the documents my…[Read more]
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CoachAJ replied to the topic Recovery Ride in the forum Olympic Distance Program (ODP) for Paid Participants 6 years, 7 months ago
It’s always recommended that you do it as a brick if you can. Remember, practice like you will race! If you can’t do them at the same time, this is fine. Do whatever you can given your time restraints. Ideally, it’s a brick however!
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CoachAJ started the topic Ironman Training & Race Nutrition in the forum Ironman Program (IMP) for Paid Participants 6 years, 7 months ago
Hope everyone enjoyed the clinics. I received a lot of questions regarding IM nutrition after the presentation. We covered a lot and as you could see, there are a lot of different ways to organize nutrition. Hopefully the biggest take-away was that you need to plan it (starting now) and execute it to learn what works and what does not…[Read more]
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CoachAJ started the topic Kicking Fins in the forum Ironman Program (IMP) for Paid Participants 6 years, 7 months ago
Thank you all for coming out on Sunday! IMP was very well represented!
There was some talk about ways to:
- Learn to flutter kick (because you don’t kick at all)
- Learn to flutter kick (because your kick is too powerful for long course racing)
There are several different kinds of fins that could help here. However here are the fins that I…[Read more]
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CoachAJ replied to the topic Clinic Days Agendas – March 4 & 11 in the forum Ironman Program (IMP) for Paid Participants 6 years, 7 months ago
Kind reminder of daylight savings (Saturday evening) and the second skills clinics (Sunday).
Also, if anyone has running shoes to donate, please bring them. I am happy to take them and donate them!
See you Sunday!
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CoachAJ replied to the topic Clinic Days Agendas – March 4 & 11 in the forum Half Ironman Program (HIP) for Paid Participants 6 years, 7 months ago
Kind reminder of daylight savings (Saturday evening) and the second skills clinics (Sunday).
Also, if anyone has running shoes to donate, please bring them. I am happy to take them and donate them!
See you Sunday!
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CoachAJ replied to the topic Clinic Days Agendas – March 4 & 11 in the forum Olympic Distance Program (ODP) for Paid Participants 6 years, 7 months ago
Kind reminder of daylight savings (Saturday evening) and the second skills clinics (Sunday).
Also, if anyone has running shoes to donate, please bring them. I am happy to take them and donate them!
See you Sunday!
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CoachAJ replied to the topic Clinic Days Agendas – March 4 & 11 in the forum Ironman Program (IMP) for Paid Participants 6 years, 7 months ago
****Daylight saving time starts Saturday night/Sunday morning. Please set your clocks forward 1 hour before you go to bed on Saturday evening. If not, you could miss your first hour of the clinics and we don’t want this to happen 🙂
As a reminder, this is our second of two skills clinic days. To get the most out of this training program, pl…[Read more]
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CoachAJ replied to the topic Clinic Days Agendas – March 4 & 11 in the forum Half Ironman Program (HIP) for Paid Participants 6 years, 7 months ago
****Daylight saving time starts Saturday night/Sunday morning. Please set your clocks forward 1 hour before you go to bed on Saturday evening. If not, you could miss your first hour of the clinics and we don’t want this to happen 🙂
As a reminder, this is our second of two skills clinic days. To get the most out of this training program, pl…[Read more]
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