D3 Articles Index
These articles were written by the D3 Coaches for Triathlete Magazine On-line, EAS Sports, Rocky Mountain Sports, The USAT Triathlon Coaching Newsletter, Boulder Tri Club Newsletter, The Extra Mile, BeginnerTriathlete.com, Tri-Fuel.com and other various on-line triathlon sites. This information covers a variety of broad and specific topics.
Select from one of the categories below for links to the articles.
Miscellaneous
- Getting through a Plateau in Triathlon Training
- Triathlon Success: Three Ingredients Needed to Start a Fire: Oxygen, Heat and Fuel
- Re-Aligning: Body, Mind & Soul
- Triathlon and Golf: How Much They Have in Common
- The Benefits of Hiring a Triathlon Coach
- Triathlon Training: When Rest becomes Detraining
- Maximizing Triathlon Training Part I
- Maximizing your Triathlon Training - Part 2
- Keeping Triathlon Training Simple
- Do Great Athletes Make Great Coaches?
- The Triathlon Spouse Perspective
- Drafting and Cheating; Just Race Fair!
- New Hope for Athletes with Allergies
- Gretchen's Journey with Triathlon and an Eating Disorder
- Everything I Know about Triathlon, I learned in Kindergarten
- 3rd Annual D3 Multisport Conference big success
- Proper pacing for training and racing
- Triathlon is not just about Racing
- Recovery
Heart Rate Training
- The Ideal Heart Rate for Ironman Triathlon Racing
- The Trouble with Relying on Heart Rate Monitors
- 220-Age Misconceptions and Determining your Lactate Threshold
- After Base Training in Triathlon, What Do I Do?
- Racing During Triathlon Base Training
- The Myth of LSD
- Bike and Run Pacing for Triathletes
- The Heart of the Matter, Part II
- Being in the Zone
- How Important is Base Training in Triathlon?
- "SIMPLY" Training Zones for the Beginner Triathlete
- Heart Rate Formulas for Triathletes
- What Does Periodization Mean and How Does It Work in Triathlon Training?
- Defining Triathlon Training Heart Rate Zones
- Calculating Heart Rate Zones - Excel tool
Season Planning
- Turning Triathlon Off Season into Triathlon On Season
- D3 Pro Tips: Five Tips for Getting the Most out of your Triahlon Training Time
- The Value of a Triathlon Coach
- 5 Tips for Resuming Triathlon Training after the Holidays
- Creating Baseline Tests for the Triathlon Season
- Triathlon Interview with Scott Molina: Being 'Process' Focused vs. 'Results' Focused?
- Planning a Week of Triathlon Training
- Sport Rotation in Triathlon - Getting through a plateau
- Triathlon Training Sport Rotation - Breaking the 10% Rule
- Triathlon Training in the Off-Season
- Training Plan Details and Plan Descriptions
- More Than Numbers
- Using The Off-Season To Improve
- Triathlon Training to get Faster in the Off-Season
- Season Goal's: Why?
Race Day
Short-Course Racing
Nutrition
Race Course Descriptions
Weight Training and Core Strength
- Save your Knees!
- Will weak feet cause your defeat?
- D3 Multisport: Core Strength Program, Part I
- D3 Multisport: Core Strength Program, Part II
- D3 Multisport: Core Strength Program, Part III
- D3 Multisport: Core Strength Program, Part IV
- D3 Multisport: Core Strength Program, Part V
- D3 Multisport: Core Strength Program, Part VI
- D3 Multisport: Plyometrics Program
- The Small Things Make a Difference in your Training
- The Winter Program - Beginner
- Weight Training Adaptation Phase
Swimming
Cycling
- Common Wrist and Hand Pathologies in Cycling
- D3 Pro Tips: Avoiding Long Rides on the Trainer
- Bike Workouts to help you Transition from the Base to Build Period
- Winterizing your Bike
- Pedaling Efficiency: Vectors and Motion
- Women's Riding 101
- Skills for Efficient Cycling Performance
- Training Your Bike Cadence in the Off-Season
- Speak the Language of Bike Mechanics
- USAT Rules Summary
- Cycling Pace Chart
- Buying a New Mountain Bike?
Running
- Get Rolling with the Run
- Boosting Fitness for that late Season Running Race
- Speedwork in Disquise
- The Marathon Alternative
- Improving Run Cadence - Strides and Plyometrics
- Aqua Jogging for Triathletes
- Improving Run Cadence for Triathletes
- Seven Steps to a Successful Marathon
- KB Goes for Big Air at Pikes Peak
- Iron Chef on Track
- Running Fast: A Case Study
- Run Pace Chart
Mental Training
- Sugar and Spice, Can They Race Nice?
- Post Ironman Blues: Fact or Fiction?
- Competing with Heart , Racing with Gratitude
- Life and Triathlon: Can I balance it all?
- Going Mental
- Run Ahead
- Mental Toughness Skills in Triathlon: How to get them and when to use them
- Triathlon Roles, Goals, and Plans
- Takers, Givers, and Inner Peace
Born to Suffer
Power Training
- Case Study: Using a Power Meter in Ironman Racing and Training
- Power 101: Key Workouts: Using a Power Meter in your training
- Power Training Basics and Terminology
- Racing Ironman with a Power Meter
- Calculated Performance: Using Quantitative Models to Optimize Your Training
- Supplementary information to: Calculated Performance: Using Quantitative Models to Optimize Your Training
