Perhaps you have just finished your first race of the season and found yourself fatigued for days, muscle sore, and that the race was an overall shock to your system.

So you signed up and paid for your first triathlon, you’ve marked your calendar as D Day, you’ve bragged to your friends about your new endeavor and you may have even bought a book about triathlon. Now, you have to train for the crazy event.

Matt Giunta writes Remember how good it felt to cross the finish line at your first endurance event? How can we sustain these feelings over many seasons? Is it possible to generate feelings of race day fulfillment on a more frequent basis during training?

Coach Wendy writes: What do icebergs and Ironman have in common? It is what you don't see that determines their true size! On the surface, the Ironman is a simple sporting event that involves swimming, biking and running. Yeah Right!

It's around this time of the year that many of us experience a confusing transition in our endurance training. If we've followed instructions properly, we've logged countless miles of easy endurance training. In addition, we've worked on force application with slow sets on steep hills and a regular weightlifting regimen.

The miles were ticking away quickly as the brisk wind pushed us all the way back home. My fellow cyclist asks, “What are some good foods to eat after a hard five hour ride like today?”

A well-designed base training phase is crucial for annual progress, but it is often taken for granted as the “easy” time of year. Base is, in fact, the time to address aerobic level fitness, strength, and technique. To make the most of your base phase, you may need to dispose of a few myths and rationalizations.

A challenging speed/plyometric/core course is a great way to introduce some spice and variety into your triathlon training program, giving your mind a mental break from the long base training sessions

Early winter is the time of the year that I typically begin my business planning process. I need to figure out what camps in I want to have, when I want to have them, who I want to be there, etc. I need to plan all of the swim clinics and smaller seminars for my local gigs; I also need to plan client trips and weekend visits. And then there's always my own training to think about.

Nick White, Coach for Carmichael Training Systems, and Kyle du Ford write If your running, biking or triathlon season hasn't yet ended, it soon will, and with that usually comes a drive to better your completed season for next year by getting right at it and upping your mileage prematurely. Bad move according to CTS Pro Coach Nick White.