Martin SpieringsI Did The First Triathlon In California Of The Pandemic So You Didn’t Have ToI didn’t think it would happen. The California triathlon calendar had been eviserated in months preceding. Races from Ironman branded to…Jul 27, 2020Jul 27, 2020
Martin SpieringsHow The Pandemic Changed Triathlon TrainingI took a look at the training volumes of six triathletes I coach to see how the pandemic has changed the training mix.May 14, 2020May 14, 2020
Martin SpieringsWhy none of my workouts are key workoutsIt made some sense when I first came across it. The loose concept is the coach can write a weekly plan for, let’s say 10 hours of training…Dec 30, 2019Dec 30, 2019
Martin SpieringsPlanning Your Triathlon Racing SeasonAt about this time of the year we start thinking about how many, what and when you want to race. You don’t need to plan out every race of…Dec 3, 2019Dec 3, 2019
Martin SpieringsIronman Rolling Starts Are Bullshit. Here’s Why.Some moron at Ironman corporation sometime in 2013 decided that a “rolling start” was a good idea. I’ve previously ranted over chip time…Oct 15, 2019Oct 15, 2019
Martin SpieringsShould I Do A Marathon To Prepare For My Ironman Triathlon?I don’t have anything deeply scientific to answer this question but it comes up often and I have a few thoughts on it. Except for the very…Aug 9, 2018Aug 9, 2018