by Mike Hermanson | Jul 5, 2018 | Progressive Endurance
This article may cause you to rethink your training zones as a triathlete. Relatively recently, Dr. Andrew Coggan (the guru of bike power meters) came up with some new training zones to replace the original zones he had created several years ago. The original zones...
by Mike Hermanson | Jul 1, 2018 | Progressive Endurance
The last weekend on June, Isaac raced in the elite AG division at the Dam Tri in Pennsylvania Since there isn’t ever really any useful data in the swim portion of the triathlon other than comparing his time to other competitors (due to variation in course...
by Mike Hermanson | Jun 12, 2018 | Progressive Endurance
You have been training for months and it is finally race week! This means lighter workouts, stretching to stay loose and extra sleep. But what role does nutrition play in the few days leading up to the race? Here are a few nutrition guidelines to follow leading up to...
by Mike Hermanson | Jun 9, 2018 | Progressive Endurance
I remember my first triathlon and the slew of things I brought with me into transition area. I think I literally brought everything that anyone suggested I bring. The two things that still stick out to me as stuff I brought that day that I now I see as totally...
by Mike Hermanson | May 26, 2018 | Progressive Endurance
I copied (with permission) from Jamie’s blog. I was happy to coach him for this race. Here it is: When I met with Mike Hermanson last fall I shared with him my plan to do Chattanooga 70.3 with a goal of five and a half hours. That at the time felt like a pretty...