a lot of fear and doubt in the weeks prior, but had gotten to a place of gratitude before race day It's hard to explain how I feel about this race to people without it sounding like excuses, or like I'm giving up. It was neither. It was everything but that. I took the Worlds slot for Nice BECAUSE it scared the shit out of me, and because I knew it didn't play to my strengths at all. This was my fifth 70.3 Worlds, and it felt like the hardest course I've raced, most specifically the bike. My...

If you've raced more than a handful of triathlons, you may have had the moment: an official on a motorcycle rides up alongside you, calls out a number, and your stomach drops. Maybe it was a drafting call. Maybe you got dinged for blocking and didn't even realize you were doing it. Either way, the feeling is the same — a mix of confusion, embarrassment, and "wait, what did I actually do wrong?" Here's the reframe we want every athlete we coach to internalize: a penalty is not a judgment on...

There was a time — not that long ago, honestly — when a coach's job was pretty simple to describe. You showed up, they handed you a plan, you did the workouts, you asked questions when something hurt or felt off. The coach had the knowledge. You had the legs. That was the deal. That world is mostly gone. Today's endurance athlete has more information at their fingertips than a pro triathlete had access to fifteen years ago. Power meters, HRV trackers, sleep scores, VO2 max estimates,...