Squad FAQ
It's been one week now that I publicly announced the squad formation and reception has been great. I've received inquires about the squad from more than 30 athletes, and around 10 have sent in complete...
View ArticleVery interesting and accurate quote
Saw this quote on the Team TBB website, the text is not signed, I wonder who wrote it..."Great efforts are needed to match great dreams. The girls have worked that out. The guys on the other hand, well...
View ArticleSelective reading
"I think more and more in modern sport that athletes are a pawn in what is a modern corporate sports game. It is what it is. Athletes are both expected or hoped that we will simply be OK with a pat on...
View ArticleYou're not so special
"Mr. STEWART: I had the dream that I would not have Bud Harrelson's body. I thought I would have, perhaps, I would grow into something. So I wanted to be an athlete. I didn't want to be in show...
View ArticleWinning training plan
"On Monday, I do a 90-minute run, an hour swim, an hour in the gym and two hours on the bike. On Tuesday I swim quite hard in the morning, do an easy run and an easy bike ride and finish with a track...
View ArticleA recent trend in professional Ironman racing
Underneath the amazing results in Ironman racing in the last few weeks, a trend is more and more noticeable: top athletes have "their" races and no other top athlete shows up to contest them. So you...
View ArticleThe sound of settling*
A lot of times in my work as a coach, I see athletes, both those that I coach and others that I observe, just settling. Just going with the safe, comfortable option. This translates into the decisions...
View ArticleQuote Of The Day
"I just want to be the best I can be. And I'll do whatever it takes to be that. I could have been really comfortable where I was in Teddington, nice house, family, friends, watching the Arsenal. But if...
View ArticleOne more thing about good decisions
I wrote the blog below in December 2009. Big congrats to Sarah Groff and her coach, Darren Smith. Well done, guys!"Doing the right thingBeing an observer of the sport, I follow what is going on with...
View ArticleA reminder to all coaches
This is a simple concept in coaching, but I see it being forgotten too often. Here it goes: As a coach, part of your job is to be ON THE ATHLETE'S SIDE! Many coaches are great at accepting accolades...
View ArticleThe song of the sirens*
In Greek mythology, sirens were bird-women, portrayed as seductresses, who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. In endurance...
View ArticleA call to action - 2012
Exactly one year ago, I launched a very ambitious project: an elite training squad operating in North America. The goal was to fill an important gap that existed in the US, the lack of a professional...
View ArticleA football story
I know a lot of you reading this have disdain for a professional sport like (american) football. But like with any sport, there are things to learn from football. I heard this story about Tony Dungy...
View ArticleSquad FAQ - 2012
I have been receiving enquires about the Squad and thought it would be a good idea to answer publicly a few of the frequently asked questions. We're still more than 1 week from the deadline to turn in...
View ArticleExcerpt
"One of the principles is trust. I trust that the athletes are fully committed to their goals and the work we do together. The athletes trust me to provide them with guidance to achieve their goals....
View ArticleQuotes
"There's not too many Americans out there running 2:08 so I'll take it." -- Ryan Hall."To be honest it's pretty sad that this kind of time was good enough to be the top Japanese man." -- Yuki Kawauchi
View ArticleHigh Performance Coaches Manual
"I respect coaches who have the passion to pursue high performance and find a way to make it happen with or without any external support. The best find a way to do it, and do it for the right reasons....
View ArticleMy top-10 triathletes of 2011
These lists are always fun to make, so instead of complaining about other people's lists, I decided to write my own. Top-10 Women 1 - Helen Jenkins 2 - Andrea Hewitt 3 - Chrissie Wellington 4 - Leanda...
View ArticlePractice makes perfect
We've heard it before: Practice doesn't make perfect, practice makes permanent. And for most people, this evokes images of a person doing something wrong over and over again to the point that the wrong...
View ArticleCall to Action 2013
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably heard of The Triathlon Squad before. That’s because in the past two years, The Triathlon Squad has established itself as the premier high performance training...
View ArticleThe REAL Top-10 Most Influential People in Triathlon
When I saw Inside Triathlon's list of the top-10 most influential people in triathlon I was first amused, then surprised, then shocked and finally angered. Even if I am aware of how these...
View ArticleAn open letter to the young triathlon coach...
Like the rest of the world, the coaching profession (and in particular, triathlon coaching) has been going through a rapid period of dilution. I will write more on this subject at a later date, but...
View ArticleWe Can Do It!
When I look back at the last almost 4 years, I feel extremely proud of what we have been building here at The Triathlon Squad. At the beginning, there was only a strong desire to achieve, from me but...
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