I was very excited when I first reviewed the design of the new Garmin Forerunner 405. I have been using it’s predecessor, the Forerunner 305, both personally and professionally to coach my athletes. The 305 gives coach and athlete an enormous amount of post-workout data to review, and the 405 promised to improve upon an already good piece of hardware. The Good

Case Study: Here is a story too close to my heart, my own knee. As some of you, I have a patella femoral (knee problem). (The kneecap grinds, yes grinds on my thighbone). Why because I did not walk my talk during my first California AIDS ride. When I have a long day, or climb a lot, I feel pain in the front of the knee.

Felt sold a lot of tri bikes in 2008 using a very simple formula- offer more bike for less money. The days of carbon bikes being exclusive to the $5000+ price point are over. The B12 offered a tremendous value at a price tag of just over $2700, and was one of the most in-demand bicycles of 2008 as a result.

Prior to about three weeks ago, I had been using the same brand and style of goggle for about the last seven years. I chose it mostly for comfort and it served that purpose well.

The average Ironman triathlete has a problem: too much talk about training, not enough talk about how to actually race. With at least 364 days to focus on the big day, most triathletes fall into the trap of managing their day-to-day training and lose sight of the big picture keys that will ultimately determine their race day results.

Training volume is a component of three things; frequency, duration, and intensity. The right mix of the big three at the right time is the key to athletic success. It is a rare athlete that can absorb massive amounts of volume.

I am going to be frank with you. In return, I ask you to be frank with me. I have been in the triathlon world, teaching triathlon classes and clinics, coaching triathletes from all ages and abilities, eating and selling triathlon nutrition products and doing triathlons myself for more than five years, so I’ve asked (literally) thousands of endurance athletes about why they do this sport.

Sunglasses are sunglasses. They cut the glare and protect your eyes. Besides that, they make you look cool. I would surmise that most cyclists choose their sunglasses based mostly upon design and fit. I have gone through dozens of over the years and I have not noticed a huge difference between the extremely pricey to entry level models.

I often think that all of the best ideas have already been thought of, but every once in awhile I stumble across something special and wonder “why didn’t I think of that”?

As a bonus, here are three exercises triathletes (or any athlete for that matter) should never do again: