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Adversity: How will you respond?
At the onset of the revolutionary war, during the cold and bitter winter of 1776, Thomas Paine wrote to his fellow patriots: “These are the times that try men’s souls." Freedom would have to be earned, and sacrifices would have to made. Who would stand to the challenge? Although not to the same Read more
A Triathlon Trifecta
By Erika Erickson Wherever you go, go with all your heart. – Confucius I’ve been trying to think of what to say in this blog post for 2 weeks. But my words don’t seem to capture or articulate all the emotions and sensations and half-formed thoughts swirling through me. Even now after the Read more
Fort Yargo: Opening Salvos
Summary: first triathlon of the 2013 season; first off road triathlon; I won and had fun doing it. The biggest news of my week: Vicky completed her preliminary exams. Potential PhD candidates are quizzed in both oral and written exams, and it takes about a month to do it all. Needless to say, Read more
Onward to 2013
We’re just a month away from race season! This is the worst time of the year for me. Everything is so close, but still so far away. Racing is just a few weeks away, but there are still plenty of painful workouts before then. The weather is trending in a positive direction, but there are still 38 Read more
Balance
By Erika Erickson As an athlete, I struggle a lot with finding and maintaining balance in my training. This isn’t so shocking, because I struggle with finding balance also as a grad student, a friend, a daughter, a sibling, a roommate, a significant other, a…well, you get the idea – Read more
My Top 7 Training Tools
Often friends and training partners ask me what products and tools I use for training and recovery, so I thought I would share my list of favorites. These are all tools that I find most essential to training, racing, and recovering (other than my bike, running shoes and swim goggles!) I wanted this Read more
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Adversity: How will you respond?
At the onset of the revolutionary war, during the cold and bitter winter of
Teams
FFT believes in a team-based approach to training and racing. Many seasons of coaching have shown us that when individuals come together to pursue a shared goal, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Just because swimming, cycling, and running don't involve a ball, doesn't mean that the concept of TEAM doesn't apply. Not only is working out with a team more fun, but it is also more effective. When training with a group, our athletes report that their perceived effort is lower, despite training faster. Furthermore, group training increases opportunities for knowledge Read more
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