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Tri Swim Coach Triathlon Swimming Podcast

Triathlon Swimming: Insight for Beginners to Advanced Triathlete Swimmers. Learn how to swim faster and with ease with training tips and triathlon swimming advice from Tri Swim Coach and distinguished Ironman professionals and triathlon coaches. Kevin Koskella is a world-renowned triathlon swim coach with over 27 years of swimming experience. This podcast has tips, stories, adventures, and overall entertainment and education regarding swimming and triathlon. Join our community that contains thousands of triathletes looking to get a leg up on the competition in their next triathlon.
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Jun 11, 2012
You hear it at very race: “Does anyone have an extra pair of…” or “We have an athlete who forgot “X,” can someone help him or her out?” While the Cult of Triathlon is very generous and usually come through to help fellow competitors, no one—especially type A personality and anxiety ridden athletes—likes opening up […]
Jun 5, 2012
I woke up stressed out, stomach in knots, dreading what was to come of the day. It didn’t matter if I had a solid 8 hours of sleep, or just a few. It didn’t matter if the sun was shining or behind thick, dark clouds. It didn’t matter if I had 10 million things that […]
Jun 4, 2012
On this podcast, I interview triathlete, cancer survivor, and inspirational author Barbara Mockford We discuss her battle with cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, triathlon, and her new book, An Unshakable Belief. This is part 1 of 2. References: Pick up Barbara’s book, An Unshakable Belief, at Amazon Follow Barbara on her blog at http://barbaramockford.wordpress.com Email me with […]
May 31, 2012
by Chris Hague I work in a triathlon store and some days I feel like I have walked onto the set of “Sh*t triathletes say.” I hear all the stereotypical lines like “Yeah today was just an easy 3 hour ride. I averaged about 300 watts but wasn’t wearing my compression socks so it naturally […]
May 28, 2012
“Repeat after me…” by Chris Hague “Mission abort, mission abort…Houston I think we have a problem here…self destruct now!” Red lights flashed across my brain as I frantically whirled my arms and raced (or tired to) across the once placid lake in a vain attempt to catch the lead pack of swimmers. What am I […]
May 25, 2012
Spending weekends training. Being too hot. Being too cold. Giving up Friday and/or Saturday nights. Training before work. These are some of the things that go along with triathlon. So what’s the point? Well, rather than go off on some philosophical diatribe about goals and accomplishments, I think this one is really simple and comes […]
May 21, 2012
Since our last post, Overcoming Race Day Anxiety, there has been some discussion among my colleagues as well as a couple of comments from athletes, and it seems to be a bigger issue than I even thought. I have some ideas on what I think causes this, but I wanted to reach out to the […]
May 18, 2012
by Chris Hague It’s race day morning, and the sun is just peaking over the horizon. The conditions are perfect with cool temperatures, a cloudless sky, and calm waters as far as the eye can see. Right after the cannon fires, marking the start of the pro wave, you wade into the water with your […]
May 14, 2012
I’m in the midst of reading a book called The Talent Code, by Daniel Coyle, which is about how greatness is not born, it’s grown. The author uses many examples from the world of sports to show where some of the so-called “super talents” have come from, and why it’s much more about “deep practice” […]
May 12, 2012
by Chris Hague I stood upon the mountain as the rain beat upon my bearded face and lightning illuminated the stormy night sky. When suddenly the clouds parted, and my coach descended through the storm upon the mountain. “Chris, take these tablets and hold them sacred. Follow them and you shall obtain success, break them […]
May 3, 2012
by Chris Hague If you are like me and many triathletes, you hate off days. Whether out of fear of losing fitness or getting fat, I dread seeing that gap in the my training log with a friendly reminder from my coach to take it easy (her last note was “Chris, recovery means recovery: no […]
Apr 28, 2012
by Chris Hague There are few luddites in the athletic world who refuse to use technology from digital training logs to social media websites to iPods; they see it as a distraction from their enjoyment of the sport. Personally, I love it. I splurge on the latest technology (whether I necessarily need it or not); […]
Apr 20, 2012
Coach Chris Hague’s Laws of Training There are not many laws in training. Nutrition plans, supplements, training regimens are all so individualized and personal that it is hard to find a sweeping truth. However, one fundamental fact about endurance athletics is “junk in, junk out.” It is pretty simple law that can be applied to […]
Apr 12, 2012
by Chris Hague Dear Diary… When I was young, I enjoyed keeping a diary. Throughout elementary school, I would race home after school and record every single juicy (at least in my mind) detail about the day. Reading over some of these page long monologues, they usually began with “Dear Diary…” and contained the stereotypical […]
Apr 5, 2012
My friend Ron recently wrote an article for http://triathlonsprinttraining.net. I think he provides some good insights, having done many triathlons over several decades, including several mini, or sprint level, triathlons. Pay special attention to points 1 & 4: Looking back on my first mini triathlon (also known as a sprint triathlon) in 1983 I can […]
Apr 2, 2012
by Chris Hague This is the final entry in my “Conquering the Mercury” Series in which I have given my advice on how to properly dress for any temperature range. In this part, I will cover running. Extreme temperatures and meteorological conditions can sometimes leave runners sprinting to the treadmill. However, with the proper prep […]
Mar 19, 2012
by Chris Hague In the first part of this blog series, I discussed properly dressing for the swim, now on through T1 and onto the bike! Dressing for the bike is a bit trickier since rides during this time of year can start out in the cold and then heat up as the sun rises […]
Mar 8, 2012
There is nothing more unpleasant than being uncomfortable during a long ride, swim, or run. Even the slightest annoyance be it cold fingers, a nagging blister, or a growling stomach can zap all your motivation and ruin your workout. Since I am so lean (3% body fat) coupled with poor circulation, trying to train in […]
Feb 27, 2012
When working on drills, don’t be afraid to use fins! Some of the drills out there, including the ones I recommend, are very difficult. If you can properly execute the drill using fins, but sink or flounder without them, it’s much better to put the fins on then to skip the drill. Eventually, with enough […]
Feb 21, 2012
On this podcast, I interview personal trainer and cross fit triathlete Caleb Whitfield. We discuss how he transitioned from CrossFit to triathlon, how much technique work he does in the pool, an overview of the paleo diet that he follows, and more! References: Video on CrossFit: Email me with your comments: kevin at triswimcoach.com Please […]
Feb 20, 2012
by Chris Hague T.S. Elliot was full of shit; February is by far the cruelest month. At least in April, it is warm and sunny, but in February, for most of the U.S., the days are short, cold, wet, and dark, all of which makes training a little bit more exhausting. It is definitely harder […]
Feb 7, 2012
by Chris Hague Back when I started racing cross country back in 2003, training seemed immensely complex. My coach would create these elaborate logarithms to calculate our exact LT, AT, Zone 1A through Zone 5B, pace charts, heart rate predictions, and our specific daily caloric needs depending on the type of training and Moreover, he […]
Feb 1, 2012
by Chris Hague Unlike other sports like cycling, baseball, and track (at least the sprint events), triathlons, marathons, and swimming, for now, have escaped the taint of illicit, sports enhancing drugs. However, if we really look into these sports, illicit “drugs” run rampant. I doubt that any successful triathlete, distance runner, or swimmer has not […]
Jan 23, 2012
by Chris Hague This past week, Chrissie Wellington, one of the greatest triathletes if not athletes of all time, announced that she is taking a break from Ironman so that she can focus on other priorities in her life like her upcoming book and her work with charities. While Wellington thankfully is by no means […]
Jan 19, 2012
This is another article in the Tri-Ripped series by Ben Greenfield. I tend to sit a lot for work, and I know how important it is to work shoulders when I’m in the gym. But I learned some new, more efficient ways to get nice shoulders AND improve posture in this article! Read on if […]
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