Well, I (Jen) survived my Xterra Indian Peaks Triathlon on Aug. 6. It got me thinking more about those matches I talked about in my previous column and the importance of metering your effort during any long event.
I rode conservatively as planned and carefully metered the use of my matches. I knew that I didn't have many to spare and it would require my full effort just to complete the race. I
I (Jen) am writing this article because I know a lot of you may be like me and sometimes your training doesn't go as planned. I signed up for an Xterra triathlon, which is an off-road triathlon that starts with a mountain lake swim (that means cold) , continues with a 24K mountain bike ride and ends with a 7K trail run.
When I signed up, I thought these distances would not be that bad in
Posted by: Lisa Sinclair in running, fitness on
Jul 29, 2011
If you exercise or train on a regular basis, there is a good chance you have been injured or have overtrained at some point.
In the wake of injury, you may have faced a period of recommended or forced inactivity resulting in a loss of the fitness you worked so hard to gain. This so-called "detraining" is reflected in reductions of metabolic and exercise capacities that begin to occur within
Posted by: Jen Boland in running, fitness, cycling on
Jul 05, 2011
The saying goes that in Colorado, if you don't like the weather, just wait five minutes. This can be particularly true in the foothills and mountains, where storms can brew up in what seems like minutes and the temperature can plummet, leaving you cold, wet and sometimes pounded with hail.
The flip side is that Fort Collins and everything east is actually semi-arid steppe (plains). In summer,
At the beginning of the year, I (Jen) wrote about goal setting. I had publicly proclaimed my goal of running a sub 3-hour, 45-minute marathon in an attempt to qualify for the Boston Marathon. My training was going great until late February/early March when work and life got in the way. I did the smart thing; I reevaluated my goal.
It has taken me a long time to learn to deal with the adversity
