If you don’t swim in a straight line, you can easily add 10-20% to the distance you swim. In an Ironman distance swim, that’s adds up to 400 meters. It …
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Open Water Swim Warm-Up
You may not always be able to warm up in the water before the start of your open water or triathlon event. However, this doesn’t mean you just walk up to the …
t2coaching: Breathing Patterns in the pool and open water
Do you have a breathing pattern? Efficient breathing patterns vary. There is no right way, only the best way for you. In most cases, every 3rd or 4th stroke is …
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Attention triathletes: When you swim, use your kick for balance, not propulsion.
Do triathletes need to strengthen their kick to become a better swimmer? I discuss How to swim without kicking on the Endurance Hour YouTube channel. When I …
How to Survive and Open Water Swim Start
Swimming can be intimidating for triathletes, especially open water swimming. The biggest fears I hear from athletes are: Coldwater is breathtaking, not being …
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Triathlon Then and Now
I remember my first race like it was yesterday. The summer after my freshman year in college, my teammate asked me to do the swim part of the Great Lakes …
