by Kim Degen | Dec 27, 2017 | News
WEDNESDAY, 9:15PM EST/6:15PM PST – CAL TRI WEEKLY RIDE ON ZWIFT Join California Triathlon for a 60 minute Sweet Spot (SST) workout on Zwift to build a stronger aerobic base and increasing your lactate threshold and VO2 max. It will begin with a 10 minute gradual...
by Kim Degen | Oct 21, 2017 | News
The 2017 GRAND PRIX California concluded on October 15 with Legends [LA] and Life Time San Diego. The GRAND PRIX California is a competitive series of 25 races in the LA, San Francisco, San Diego and Orange County areas. The GRAND PRIX California encourages athletes...
by Kim Degen | Oct 18, 2017 | News
Finisher numbers in U.S. long-course triathlons are on a dramatic decline. The graphic below illustrates the change in number of finishers at Ironman 70.3 races year-over-year (YoY) from 2016 to 2017 . The map includes Canada and Mexico to show that finisher numbers...
by Kim Degen | Aug 29, 2017 | News
I recently had someone ask me “How can I run faster?” I have found that the best way to get faster is to do a combination of speed work and tempo runs during the week. If you are just building up your running base or getting back into running after some...
by Kim Degen | Aug 29, 2017 | News
Here are some quick but intense workout ideas for swim, bike, and run: Only have 1 Hour to Bike? Here’s a workout that I found on triathlete.com – it’s an ITU based workout that gives you a wide variety of zones in a 1 hour bike session. Warm-up 10...
by Kim Degen | Aug 15, 2017 | News
As a busy mom with 4 kids and double-digit training hours each week – I want to give you a few ways that I keep myself organized and scheduled. I will first state that it’s NOT always perfect and things don’t always go as planned but I feel like...