:: Video    Last Update from EstoniaFebruary 28th, 2012 3:09pm - Posted By: Adam St. Pierre
ESTONIA RECAP, THE LAST FEW DAYS... 2/28/12  Read More...Posted in: CoachingView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +Tartu MarathonFebruary 20th, 2012 9:29am - Posted By: Adam St. Pierre
Today I raced the 63km classic Tartu Marathon in Estonia. It starts at the World Cup venue in Otepaa and goes to the town of Elva. It rolls through farms, fields, and forests and crosses tons of roads. I was psyched to get my bib this morning and discover the number 334, instead of something 5000+ as this means I would actually get to see the start line when the gun went off. My bib put me in the third corral with all the other bib numbers between 300 and 500. Ahead of us were the 1-100 corral and the 101-300 corral housing skiers who have gone fast in this race in previous years.
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First Update from Estonia!
Travel from Denver to Estonia went smoothly... almost. My flights were fine, got lots of sleep, read the first Hunger Games book, made my flight from Frankfurt to Talinn despite sleeping at the wrong gait and waking up as my flight was boarding... oops! I met up with the New Englanders and our other coach, Scott Jerome from Fairbanks, Alaska. Once in Talinn we met up with our Alaskans and Steamboater. Unfortunately our Midwesterners’ 15 minute flight from Helsinki to Talinn was cancelled and they had to wait a few hours for the next flight. While we waited for them, the ... Read More...Posted in: CoachingView / Add Comment | 1 Comment(s) | Rating: 5 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google +Going Hard or Going FastJanuary 31st, 2012 1:19pm - Posted By: Adam St. Pierre MS and Rob Pickels MS
Going hard or going fast… you decide Adam. St. Pierre, MS and Rob Pickels, MS
Interval training is an integral component of any training program. To compete at a high level you must do some high intensity workouts to prepare your body for the rigors of racing (especially if your training time is limited by other responsibilities like family, school, work, daylight, etc.). Many people fall into the trap of thinking that going hard, or elevating your heart rate, is the goal of an interval session; instead, the goal of interval workouts should be to go fast, not hard.
Envision this scenario… You are on the start line of your next race, be it a criterium, a 5km, or a marathon. The gun goes off and everybody takes off. You start doing jumping jacks. Your heart rate increases. You get your heart rate into the appropriate range for your race distance and hold it there. You are going hard, you ... Read More...Posted in: Coaching, PhysiologyView / Add Comment | 0 Comment(s) | Rating: 0 of 5 | Share: Twitter, Facebook, Google + |
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