Join us for TriDot Pool School in Manhattan Beach April 12-13! Contact Ron Saetermoe at 949.795.1900, ron@wiisecoaching.com , or...

My Ironman journey is nearing the end. My passion wanes and my body complains. While my gratitude for being able to participate in this...

I started my athletic journey at age seven as a swimmer. Not because I particularly wanted to but because my dad wanted me to. I didn’t...

In 1984 I left the cornfields of Nebraska for the beaches of Southern California. I know, tough decision. As it turns out, triathlon is a...

I was harangued into my first triathlon by a “so-called” friend. We both worked in the Omaha regional office for Ford Motor Company and...

For as long as I can remember Tuesdays and Thursdays have always been my “hard” days. What that means is a hard bike followed by a hard...

Do you have goals for your triathlon endeavors? I do. And while I’m more about the pursuit of my goals these days than reaching the goals...

Cap Cana 70.3 wasn’t remotely on my radar until my girlfriend found it. Since I already had my qualifying spot for the 70.3 Worlds in...

If you’ve been watching the T100 races this season you’ll occasionally see the percent of maximum heartrate for the athletes. It’s...

Here’s an article from former Triathica employee, Alison Wolfe, C.S.C.S. When training for any endurance event there are four basic...

The bane of many a triathlete is the swim.  They seem to enjoy the cycling and running training but pretty much hate everything about the...

Assessments . . . I hate ‘em! You can’t win with them. If you test lower than your last one, your fitness is going backward. If you test...

Here’s an article I wrote back in 2010. We don’t often think about running in the wind.  Doesn’t really seem to be a factor because we...

Setting really high goals for yourself is scary. So many unknowns lie between today and the accomplishment of that goal. So, should you...

Having competed in triathlon for over 40 years I think I’ve earned the title of Iron Geezer. Unlike some of my tri-pals, I have not...

Everyone in the cycling/triathlon community knows there are two kinds of bike riders: those that have crashed, and those that will crash....

By now I’m sure you know Ironman has a new CEO, Scott DeRue. His credentials look great, as a businessman. However, I’m skeptical about...

So, what are “gear inches” and why should you care about them? I got to thinking about them on one of my bike rides and wondered, if I...

I read somewhere that women have about two hours of glycogen stores and men have about three hours. Now, I don’t know if that’s true, but...

(This photo is of me with my girlfriend, Aida, and Mark Allen, Alistar Brownlee and Dave Scott) Of course, there is no definitive way to...