By Laurel Wassner, Pro Triathlete Racing a triathlon is not an easy endeavor on its own, but throw in a rainstorm, or brutal heat? Well, things become even more difficult. But, you’ve signed up, paid the entry fee, hotels, done all the training… so there’s no...
By Scott DeFilippis, Pro Triathlete and Head Coach, KIS Performance Team When I first came into the sport of triathlon I was extremely lucky to run into the world's best coach, Brett Sutton. I spent 5 years under his tutelage as an athlete and budding coach....
By Carrie Lester - Pro Triathlete and Coach Training for a long distance Triathlon (half ironman to ironman) can be exhausting at times and requires a reasonable level of commitment to make the event an enjoyable experience. Looking back over years of racing and training, and...
By Laurel Wassner - Pro Triathlete Do you ever get stuck in a rut with swimming and that training feels monotonous and boring? It doesn’t have to be like that! I have been swimming since I was five, swam through college at Division I George Washington University, and...
As an athlete, making sure your body and mind are working in sync with one another is key for success both in training and competition. However, being a female athlete who chooses to have a baby comes with a plethora of obstacles. For professional triathlete,...
By Laurel Wassner - Pro Triathlete Last month I traveled to Manta, Ecuador to race the Ecuador 70.3 triathlon. I finished on the podium in 2nd place. I am very happy with my performance, and especially how I successfully executed my race plan. A large part of that was...
My name is Dean DeBonis and I am a 21 year old triathlete, living in Tucson, Arizona, although I am originally from Scotch Plains, New Jersey. Currently I am attending school at the University of Arizona, I will be a Biomedical Engineering Senior in the...
Patrick Evoe I've always been fascinated by the missed great race performances due to an athlete's mental breakdown rather than physical issues. Don't get me wrong, plenty of bad races can be attributed to acute physical problems like injury, nutritional issues, or muscle fatigue. In my...
Just because a sprint is the shortest racing distance in the sport of triathlon, doesn’t mean it’s easy. However, if you followed XRCEL-sponsored athlete Brian Norling’s results, you would see that he makes winning at any distance seem simple. The Point Pleasant, New Jersey native...
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