Category Archives: Blog Entries

Welcome to the first Step up and Tri for 2012, albeit rather late. The end of 2011 was a tough one for me and for quite a few of those near to me: my father, Franklin, and my partner’s sister, … Continue reading →

Hello all, The end of the season is nigh.  And a long season it was! So many of you have been working hard towards your goals since November of last year, and I think you all hit most of them! … Continue reading →

Hi Everyone, Here we are- right at the end of the season and most of you have one more race to go. Indeed, as I write this 3 of you are 2 days away from IM Florida and 3 more … Continue reading →

Hi Everyone, As we approach the end of the 20011 season, there are a lot of you who are training for Iron-distance races. Preparing for these races takes many months of training, and really it is a year long process, … Continue reading →

Hello everyone! Welcome to September’s newsletter/blog. I hope you all have had a great August and that training is going well. This month I am going to talk about an issue that comes up in every athlete’s life: pace vs. … Continue reading →

Hey there, I thought long and hard about whether I would write up a review of the ride I did in California last month, The Death Ride, because I did not want to bore anyone with a long saga about … Continue reading →

Hi Everyone, The Tour de France, notorious for its epic climbs, begins July 2nd and this is an exciting time for us bike geeks!  Do you fantasize racing up the L’Alpe D’Huez (the place where the Tour is won) side … Continue reading →

Through June 30, 2011, you’ll get the following deals using CO-DARA at checkout: Volt: $99 (reg. $200) Vortex 3 Sleeveless: $139 (reg. $300) Vortex 3 Fullsuit: $179 (reg. $400) Vector Pro X2 Sleeveless: $199 (reg. $400) Vector Pro X2 Fullsuit: … Continue reading →

Beat the Heat! You can perform better in the heat if you acclimatize your body, but there is more to training and racing in the heat than the physiological training; you gotta train your mind too!  Go to http://www.tricoachdara.com/articles.htm and read … Continue reading →

It’s June already! How did that happen? At the beginning of the year, it seemed as though we had ages till our big races but they are creeping up on us. Some of you just marked 6 months till your … Continue reading →