It seems inevitable that when you tell someone you are doing a triathlon they ask about Kona. “Oh, are you doing the one in Hawaii?” It’s the race that put triathlon on the map for most people. However, don’t let...
It is hot and humid outside pretty much everywhere these days. As you work on becoming more acclimatized to the heat, remember to slow your pace, keep on an eye on your heart rate, avoid the hottest parts of the...
Humans are the reigning pound for pound World Sweat Champions. It is believed that high sweat rates were promoted in the gene pool when hunter gatherers were spending their days on the hot, dry African Savannah. They were able to...
If you are reading this article, you’re probably wondering how you can recover better, train more consistently, and race faster. Whether you are a single sport or multi-sport endurance athlete you need to know how to fuel your engine more...
Back in 2019, Playtri had the privilege of hosting a group ride and Q&A session with Craig “Crowie” Alexander (3x Ironman World Champion, 2x Ironman 70.3 World Champion). The group ride was, of course, fun and well attended, but the...
We often hear that we should eat right after we workout, but it's not always clear why, or just how soon after we should be eating When we exercise, our bodies' arteries expand to send additional blood rich with...
Most of us triathletes like to swim, bike, run, have fun, and that’s about it. We don’t put a lot of thought into tracking the number of hours our shoes have, how old our helmets and wetsuits are, and doing...
You want to buy a new bike because you want to be faster. Your body position on the bike has a major influence on your speed and performance. At Playtri our 20+ years of coaching and bike fitting have taught...
At Playtri we’ve always said that bike fit is (or should be) a component of coaching. As a coach I’ve probably fit upwards of 1,000 bikes over the past 7 years – tri bikes, TT bikes, road bikes, gravel bikes,...
