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CM Custom Training Plans - Triathlon and Run Plans Available

Looking for a plan to help reach your goal? Plans are 8-12 weeks, designed to get you to the start in peak condition! Open to SOFA personnel 18 & Over

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Oct 25

The Best Exercise to Prevent a Marathon Training Injury | Marathon Handbook Regularly doing this exercise during marathon training can cut your injury risk by over 50 percent. A study on runners preparing for the New York City Marathon found that participants who could hold a single-leg glute bridg...Read more

Oct 24

How to Recognize Unproductive Race Stress | TrainingPeaks Racing is stressful. Here's what happens to your body under stress, and how to prevent it from harming your performance on race day. it’s easy for standard race stress to spiral into a full-blown fight-or-flight response. In these cases, a g...Read more

Oct 22

Use a Swim Snorkel to Improve Your Swimming | SwimGym A swim snorkel is a common tool in a swimmers’ equipment bag. If you have never used a snorkel before, it might take some time to get used to it. This is however definitely worth your time, because training with a snorkel has many benefits. http...Read more

Oct 20

5 Overtraining Myths Explained by Science | Sci-Fit Explore the scientific data behind 5 overtraining myths. https://sci-fit.net/overtraining-myths/

Oct 18

The Ultimate Guide to Pacing Your First Ironman | GTN An Ironman or full-distance triathlon is a huge challenge, and for a first-timer, it can be utterly daunting. The biggest hurdle for most athletes isn't the distance itself, but getting the pacing wrong. Go out too hard, and you're in for a worl...Read more