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This year the Weekly Word ‘newsletter’ will take on a different format. A shorter, more poignant and frequent version that connects closely to The Weekly Word Podcast’s deeper dive as well as current events within the AIMP Coaching community and its roster of athletes. My coaching has changed significantly over the years. I have focused...
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On March 1, 2020, I raced the inaugural ÖtillÖ Swimrun Catalina with Andy Blow, CEO and co-founder of Precision Hydration as my racing partner. Andy’s recap of that race will be published in the May 2020 issue of 220 Triathlon magazine. We have made that story available for download; to read, click here.
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I had the opportunity to sit down with Rich Roll again and discuss Training versus Exercise: The Athlete Mindset This is a conversation and audience Q&A that explores what it means to adopt the athlete mindset. It’s about the differences between intentional training versus simply exercising. And it’s about the key practices that — when performed consistently — most influence...
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AIMP athlete Hichame Moubarak is competing in the 2018 4 Deserts Grand Slam, crossing the 4 most inhospitable deserts on earth; the hottest, windiest, driest and coldest. He’s trying to raise funds to help 1000 people to get access to clean water. Click here for more info
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Excerpt from my interview in Swimrun Life Magazine with Nancy Heslin regarding ÖTILLÖ: SLM: You and team Rich Roll – aka Team Finding Ultra – finished the 2017 ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Championship with a time of 10:44:46. The day after, you and Rich recorded a podcast, a candid summary of a monumental event that had...
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I recently appeared sat down with Rich Roll for another edition of Coach’s Corner focused on maintaining fitness with engaged enthusiasm as we navigate the winter months. Watch the video here
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Preparing for the upcoming Ötillö Swimrun World Championships, my race partner and Ultraman Rich Roll and I did some training up in Lake Tahoe. Afterwards, we sat down and had a state-of-the-union on our race preparation. Specific subjects discussed include: the impact of altitude training & training camps the benefits of accountability partners the primacy of patience...
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I recently appeared on The Rich Roll Podcast, where Rich and I discussed a number of fitness, training and overall wellness subjects that included: Chris & Rich’s preparation for Ötillö Getting Rich ‘race fit’ at 50 after a 5-year break Training into your 50’s & 60’s Chris’ training & racing philosophy Pros & cons of external monitors/trackers...
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A timely re-posting of an article I wrote in 2007: Patriot Perfection: What the New England Patriots can teach Triathletes By Chris Hauth 12/13/2007 I watch a lot of sports. Many would be of the opinion too much sports. I love college football; enjoy the NFL, baseball and anything that ESPN seems to get excited...
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I was recently a guest on author and ultra-endurance athlete Rich Roll’s podcast. It was a great chance to talk in depth about integrating the mental game with physical training, and about training as not just race preparation but as the training lifestyle. Have a listen!
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For the first time in many years I had the opportunity to watch the race from the sidelines. It is surely a different perspective, but it also reminded me how many mistakes we make when so caught up in the world of racing. Standing on the sidelines gives you a perspective of what we overlook...
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Racing well, racing fast & executing a set race day plan is fun. We just observed 17 days of it in Rio. Its what athletes worked hard for – so it should feel great and we surely saw those emotions on display! But as we all know – beyond all the joy of the Olympics...
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Distance: 33.5 miles Time: 5:28 Pace: 9:54 Elevation Gain: 4140ft – although getting ready for a race that is 25,000+ ft of elevation gain… Drink: 80 oz in bladder – water 1x GU Roctane Drink. 1 solid drink at water fountain = 110oz (cooler temps today – fog until noon) Food: Nature Valley Granola bar...
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An older article I wrote for a European Triathlon Magazine, but worth the read. Not only for those of you as a reminder – but for many of you new to my coaching and consulting. Endurance racing comes down to a simple ingredient called carbohydrates. Yes – carbs, those evil calories that the rest of...
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Oh – yes – I get to play on some wonderful trails every day! Distance: 30 miles Time: 4:56 Pace: 9:55 Elevation Gain: 3720ft Drink: 5 bottles, 22oz each. 4x water, 1x GU Roctane Drink. 1 solid drink at water fountain = 120oz Food: PeanutButter filled pretzels & ClifBar. Chomps, 1/2 pack, and Roctane...
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During my training for Kona I captured some of the big training weeks in a blog. I don’t have the time nor is it nearly that interesting in running as I prep for the Wasatch 100 mile endurance run. BUT, as I am constantly reminded by my clients and friends, there is always some tidbit...
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I wanted to share some solid insight from this power file from the Paris Roubaix winner this year. First – click here to take a look at the file yourself in a more raw format. But below is also how I look at the data with regards to fitness and aerobic capacity. What I wanted to...
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Although the heart of the racing season is approaching, it still seems quite far off. It is these weeks in March and April that truly set you up for the summer. It is also during these weeks, since you did a better job through the winter, that you can propel ahead of where you were...
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Note: I am re-posting this from Nov. 13, 2013 since I feel it still applies quite well and helps many of my newer athletes understand the training a bit better. -Chris Every year when athletes inquire with me on being coached, I get a typical question: how do you go about your coaching? Can you...
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As we enter into the 2015 Holiday season, it means 2016 is quickly approaching, and with it comes a fresh new start. No matter how you did this past season, whether you totally exceeded your goals or came up a little short, you start with clean sheet into your next season. Here are a few...
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Certainty is the confidence in our belief… It was a good year. I knew I was fit. I had created a great summer. I had the classic feelings of “it’s all been worth it, no matter how race day goes”…. I had kept the training exciting with different locations, done all the training I...
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Boulder day 1 Woke up Saturday in a new environment once again to train. I have been in Boulder a few times before, but never to train. Once again visiting my good friend and training partner from Park City who also joined me in Bend, and now here in Boulder. He lives a good schedule...
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Just like eating pancakes I like to stack my training into short stacks and big stacks. Short stacks are usually super focused 2 days – either big volume or high intensity – followed a a day or two of easier training. I modeled this approach from my ultra running days – where it is quite...
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As I wrote my athletes today – any big training week, or multiple weeks, is only as good as your ability to come back home, into your structured training, and being able to execute the same or better than before. Once home – on your familiar routes, your runs, your classes, your pool, your climbs,...
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We woke up to a beautiful but cold morning in Bend (34 degrees…!) but we knew that starting early allowed for a bit of humidity in the air as well as better running conditions….It was a long one – we planned for 18-20 miles. This run is quite smooth on soft single track through the...
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After stacking 3 bigger days in a row, and a total of 15 hrs in 3 days, it was time to take an easier day. Since I missed my swim on Thursday morning, I planned on swimming a bit longer this morning. As with most camps, with the work being stacked, and everybody absorbing the...
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Last day of cycling in Bend. The smoke has cleared and we started the day with a clear blue sky and views of all the seven peaks surrounding Bend. Today the agenda called for a morning swim – 3 hrs bike with some cadence strength intervals on the climb up to Mt. Bachelor..followed by a...
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There are days – where you just go out and ride…long. Why? We had done solid quality the day before (4.5 hrs at race pace or faster) and today a 6 hr ride was scheduled. All aerobic..it was going to be a day just like last week in Park City – 3 hrs out –...
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The temps started heating up in Bend today – day 16 of this awesome stretch in August. After a solid recovery day it was time to really push a focused workout that had race sensations and focus written into it. We had a 3 hr bike planned with an hour run off the bike at...
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Day 15 was a recovery day. Up very early for a swim, only to get to the pool to see it crazy crowded! 5:45am: packed! Bend, I tell ya. But we got in a nice 3600m. Breakfast sweets at Sparrow Bakery with a perfect coffee and home to the kids for a day of camps,...
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What an epic day. Early morning start in order to beat traffic as well as get the day going as the previous day we spent all day out doing the Bend triathlon. Makes it hard when you leave your kids al day with your friends. 37 and clear made for a chilly start but the...
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After a long day of driving with the kids from SF to Bend (taught class in SF in the morning, ended the day at dinner in Bend) – I wasn’t sure how I would feel today for our triathlon training day – 1 hr swim – 3.5 hr bike – 45 min run. Started with...
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While the day had little training – just a morning class – and although I felt really good – one can push through 90 minutes of intervals quite nicely. BUT – while driving north 8 hrs. to Bend, OR – I was thinking how well the training is going and why I felt so good...
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Closing out a quick stay at home today in Marin. Gorgeous day at home today – mid 80s and clear coast. The day started with a fun swim. Always a good reminder of what swimming used to be like when swimming with all the high school kids currently. We did a set of 200s and...
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Wow – that was all I could say today…After a light day of travel, swim and catching up on work, I got to be early for a good 8+ hrs of sleep in my own bed heading into today. 4:30am wake up call for Indoor Cycling class. Great group in attendance which always makes it...
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Waking up at 4:30 this morning was sort of uneventful. Quick drive to SLC airport and a flight home to Oakland. Took a while to get bag, so drive home was rushed in order to get to swim practice on time. Long – stretched out – relaxed 3700 yards back home in sunny Marin. Settled...
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Ouch! Early rise again in order to be in SLC for meetings and office time. Late night with early rise after a 30 hr training week hurts! But once the coffee went down the hatch and the shower kicked in – it felt ok. Only a banana for breakfast as I was looking to just...
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This had been the one I was really looking forward to. While it is on the back end of a solid (!) week of training – the body had been holding up well and we had an epic ride planned. Early morning rise into a swim is always hard – that first wake up movement...
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This is where the training plan for the month of August started lining with some great training. Park City is that – great training, great community, great location. Perfect day today – beautiful cool temps after late night thunderstorms here in Park City. Clear mountain air, cool temps in the low 50s, sunny and everything...
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Early rise today for class as well as packing, getting kids to camp – and getting on a flight to Salt Lake to head up to Park City. Today could not have gone smoother. Felt great in class – with plenty of upper Zone 4 work, and a good mix of steady state tempo intervals...
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Quick post today – since the workouts were quick.. Slept solid into my 5:20 alarm, then did the typical morning mind game: can I swim later?, maybe I just run first, then swim?…maybe I can run this afternoon and swim at 9:30am, maybe, maybe, maybe…but after 23 yrs of swimming and getting up for morning...
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Early rise today. 4:30 wake up, prep for class I teach. 90 min on Computrainers, 20 bikes, fun class with music and TVs. I like class. It’s focused quality and intensity. Dial up a wattage, do the work, then rest. Same environment, same machine, very replicable training and therefore valid to measure results. Temps always...
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Rare to have cool temps here in August – actually might have been the first real cloudy day here in 2015! But it did allow for a day with limited sunscreen and perfect training temps in the low 70s. Today the plan called for a swim, long aerobic bike and a choice run off the...
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I don’t do blogs… But here I go. Why? Its August 3 and I have 10 weeks to Kona 2015. Been here before – many times, but this will be my last one for a while. So why a blog? Couple of reasons: I have an epic August lined up with training. Not on purpose,...
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Pre days (as of Thursday) – arrive midday Thursday (early rise on Thursday AM – but then well hydrated and good eats while driving) – upon arrival get settled/organized in order to register and go to store for food, fuel and hydration for the next 3 days. Food will be bland – but lots of...
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DATES: July 18 – July 24. Arrival Friday PM, the 17th as we push early Saturday morning the 18th. We will have a fantastic group dinner to start on Friday evening in Portland. You arrive in SF/Bay area Friday midday, July 24 ROUTE: 750 miles in 7 days. Daily anywhere from 125 to 95 miles....
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On Sunday, March 15th, up at the IVC pool, we will be offering a ROKA open water swim clinic and opportunity to demo these industry leading wetsuits. Along with our usual weekly swim practice… We will have plenty of ROKA wetsuits and demos to choose from with many different sizes. We will simulate some open...
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As I was riding the Coast last week I had plenty of time to myself, to think. I was riding sweep for a group of 28 cyclists, 495 miles down the CA coast from SF to Santa Monica. In past years I used this ride for many different approaches to my training. Last year it...
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I wrote a similar Weekly Word last year – but I wanted to add some more insight, a new version, some new angles. As we enter the dark months – or so I call them – the focus for training and the next event becomes difficult. Some of us line up some winter events to...
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2014 marked a return to Kona for me. It’s been since 2011 that I raced, and quite honestly – I missed it. I like racing IM – and I surely liked racing Kona. While I can get my endurance giggles out at IMs around the world, Kona has the appeal of being the World Champs, and I have...
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Thank you for the many well wishes and congrats after the race. It was not what I thought the day would bring. Early in the swim I got smacked pretty hard in the head by a paddle board oar. I doubt it was on purpose. But it left me dazed and light headed. After some...
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First of all – THANK YOU for joining the AIMP Tahoe Training camp – in its 14th edition! While the camp has changed over the years (from free – to fee – back to free) the format has stayed the same for 1.5 decades!! That said, the faces have changed, I’ve gotten older – but...
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After the mini camp this past weekend, I wanted to take an opportunity to go into more depth about Z2 aerobic training and how it might help if I showed you my data. This might provide some color and clarity on how to do it – why we do it – why it is so...
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Its interesting – I get more texts and emails when I DNF (IM Tahoe) vs. when I race an IM that met my expectations (IM Texas)….maybe your expectations are higher than mine?? This one went well. I know I don’t have many more sub 9 IMs in me – so I’ll take it. I share...
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“…in this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the difficult way is, in the long run, the easiest” Henry Miller I’ve never done a 100 miler…I tried once – but I went about my training wrong. I pushed too hard, racked up the miles...
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Hi all. I know it has been a while, but nothing like a plane flight to get some uninterrupted writing time. Mindfulness: the skill of racing and training right here, right now. In my prep for this upcoming 100 mile run, I have been listening to a lot of audiobooks, podcasts and the occasional music...
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Hi all – First off, Happy Holidays. We are heading into crunch time at this hectic time of year, therefore you being able to find some balance with training is pretty remarkable. I know family, work and life seem to get quite overwhelming so keep on your training. It might need to be abbreviated but...
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Every year when athletes inquire with me on being coached, I get a typical question: how do you go about your coaching? Can you give me training samples or what a typical week looks like? After coaching for 15 years now, I do think a lot of it is based on feel, intangibles and learning...
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Here we are again – the Fall. An easy time of year to chill out – relax, drink – eat and be merry. We trained well, we sacrificed a lot, now its time to chill out a bit and do all those things we wanted to do many of those weekends while out training. Some...
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Many of you have asked about my race in Tahoe – at IM Lake Tahoe. Its been over 2 weeks and I always tell my athletes that they should create some space from the emotions of the race before writing up their race reports. These can either be crazy high emotions (signing up right away...
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Hi all – I am trying to gauge interest in the 2 remaining camps this season. As you can imagine, this allows for better planning & smarter logistics. PLEASE email if you plan to attend! Also feel free to share with anyone you know that might benefit from these camps for their race season. TAHOE...
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Building Trust. One major problem many athletes face is trusting a coach – one who they are willing to grow a relationship with, in order to then, in turn, get even better individual coaching. There are many examples for why athletes don’t trust their coaches – and by trust I mean opening up, sharing, providing...
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Feedback // Review Of November Rail 52 Carbon Clincher wheels: Recently I rode the California Coast on some brand new November Bikes Rail 52 Carbon Clincher wheels. They were sent for me to test. By coincidence I was doing a Coast Ride with 20 clients from San Francisco to Santa Monica CA. The is 470...
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The 2013 AIMP IM Tahoe Mini camp details have now been posted! Please download brochure for more details. * Tahoe 2013 Flyer
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Riding down the Coast for days, one has many hours to think & plan. But more importantly as a coach, you have time to observe – many hours – a handful of athletes. This got me thinking about an article I recently read. It talked about what motivates people in different business environments. Observing the...
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Hi all – This is the FINAL group email. Most of you that have said you are interested in joining have already signed up – so we are almost there. Just wanted to let you all know that there will no more bigger email going out other than to the participants. So far we are...
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Hi all – We have a solid group heading down the Coast for 3 days on May 17, 18, 19. Here is another email reminder/check in to join us if you like. All the details are below in either this email or previous posted email. DEPART: Friday morning, May 17 from SF/Southern Marin. 130 miles...
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…“Sometimes you know the story. Sometimes you make it up as you go along and have no idea how it will come out”….E. Hemingway That is the perfect description of IM Los Cabos this past weekend. Some may think Ironman becomes a routine, especially after determining just this week it was my 29 th. I...
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Another good week of input and observations. As some of you have been doing, send me questions or topics you might want to see addressed in the Word. This week a topic that is a constant in the coaching profession, but my communicating this to you, the athlete, hopefully makes a difference for some of...
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In reading this publication I was again reminded that we must keep it simple and that you all need to have this individual nutrition and hydration plan worked out – with with me or without – but know what you are doing. And it underlines some KEY CONCEPTS and things you have all heard me...
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Re-engaging. Often we overlook a very valuable training method called re-engaging. What is re-engaging? It is puling back from the current effort, speed, pace in order to re-engage with the body in a clean, efficient, effective motion focused on good technique. Once we feel the proper technique and form, we gradually dial up the speed,...
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Wow – I received a lot of topics this last week from all of you – good ones. Let’s not waste words or time. This week in the Word: 1) Work Travel and how to adjust training 2) Running after swimming 3) Fast vs. Hard Many of us travel for work. Whether weekly or the...
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Hi all – Just an FYI – SAG Monkey and I are planning another Coast Ride – this May 17-19 only to Santa Barbara. Hold the date? DATES: Friday May 17th until Sunday May 19th. DAYS: Depart FRIDAY morning from Mill Valley/SF – arrive Sunday afternoon in Santa Barbara. Return home THAT evening Sunday night....
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Hi all – I am back from a week vacation with close friends and my kids. Sorry to be off the grid somewhat last week as well as the week prior – first Xmas solo. That said – I am back excited for a new beginning in 2013 working with all of you on the...
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Holiday training focus – Minimize the damage. As we enter this final Holiday season push, I wanted to go over the mindset that might be helpful in your training during these harder weeks. Harder means in motivation, temptations to not work out, or even from a weight/nutrition perspective. The Holiday cookies, eggnog, boiled custard, all...
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Hi all – We are getting close to the final emails! As usual – all the emails I have sent out so far are attached below – this way all the info remains on this email. In 5 weeks we will be leaving down the Coast. I have heard from MOST of you on confirmation...
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I wanted to follow up with all of you on why we did that test set this morning in class. Understanding why would do a workout like that will hopefully motivate you to want to see that improvement in 6 weeks. We did a few things this morning: We rode 5×5 minutes at 120% of...
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Hi all – its that time of year again to start thinking and planning for the Tucson Training Camp. As many of you are familiar with – we spend Presidents Day every year in warm & sunny Tucson. It sets up ideally for the spring racing season, and it refreshes & recharges the body after...
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Weekly Word 11/30 Bad weather training Training Hard days Coaching referrals As a solid winter storm passes through the Bay area I have gotten the first emails of the winter asking for alternative training and how/if to ride in the rain. It all depends on what your goals are for 2013 and when they are....
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Hi all – As we enter the ‘darker months’ of training, I wanted to go over something. Do not overlook the continuity of our training. Many of you have big goals in triathlon – whether to improve by a fair amount in time – or to qualify for a world championship. Keep in mind, as...
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Hi all – Just a simple heads up and check in: Coast Ride 2013 is coming up soon. Most of you are quite familiar with one of the most beautiful, exciting and challenging events we do all year. But the memories last all the way until the next Coast Ride. DATES: January 19-22. DAYS: Depart...
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Become fully engaged In whatever it is you’re doing, whenever you’re doing it. You will find value in this experience… Given what this summer has been, I was not sure if racing an Ironman was such a good idea. I left Honu feeling good about my training for a Half, but taking on an IM...
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Hi all – I wanted to invite you all to a weekend of fun that ties into everything I enjoy: Ride my bike and drink some good beers. In honor of the 2012 Oktoberfest in Munich (the official wooden keg tapping at noon, Sept. 22nd, until Oct. 7th – when the traditional gun salute closes the ‘festivities’)...
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12 years and going strong!
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The ‘not so’ Weekly Word: Hi all – it has been a few weeks since my last Word. We can catch up on many open items listed below. I appreciate your patience with many delays on multiple items these past few weeks. I am still getting used to the new schedule of my life. This...
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Hi all – AIMP Coaching and SAG Monkey is excited to remind you all of AIMP Coaching’s 12th annual Tahoe Summer training camp! I can’t believe its been 12 years. Tahoe training camp has always been designed to prepare you for the second half of the season. Whether an IM or a Half IM, it...
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Ironman Hawaii/Honu 70.3 Chris Hauth Race Report June 2nd, 2012 Coming into Honu 2012 I was uncertain as to where my fitness would be. I have had a spring of inconsistent training – but some of this might have been planned. As I mentioned in a previous update/RR, Kona 2011 left me flat – not...
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Good afternoon all – its been a few weeks since my last word, sorry for this gap – a lot has been going on, including IM St. G, a Coast Ride, the Wildflower Training Camp and now IM Texas this past weekend. But here we go: This weeks topics: 1) Rest Days 2) Nutrition /...
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Hi All- Swim workouts are not posted for AIMP Athletes. Protected: Swim Workouts On that note, there will be a swim this Sunday from 9am -11am at IVC. Thanks!
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AIMP Coaching weekly update on training observations, training log notes, and general rumblings in our training group. In this ‘Word’: 1) Cold, wet weather training 2) Rest day focus 3) Swimming smarter 4) Live your own lessons! As wet winter weather has finally settled into Norther California in the past few weeks, I wanted to...
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Hi all – We are 6 weeks out of the April Coast Ride. I wanted to start finalizing the size of the group, not down to a number or two, but if we will be 15 or 30! Please remember to make your hotel reservations: Hotels: Night 1 in Marina – Holiday Inn Express //...
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Hi all – Before I head out to Utah St. George Mini Camp – just some input from last weeks training, logs and general observations. Some of you have asked for a good example out Workoutlog on what I am looking for in the comments section. Here is an example from last week: The Workout:...
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Hi all – I wanted to get a sense who is looking to join me in the Wildflower Training weekend. When? I will arrive April 12, Thursday – for some afternoon training & to set up camp. I will depart Monday midday. 5 potential good days of training. What? Daily swims in lake, some sweet,...
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Weekly Word – 3/1 I read a really good quote this week:….”it’s not the daily increase but the daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential”…. Bruce Lee. I really think this applies really well to our training. Many of you like to add training time, or insert some extra disciplines (TRX, Core, Pilates, Yoga, etc.)...
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A few of you have sent this to me, so I figured I’d share with all. I wouldn’t say ‘outstanding’, but some solid points. I will share this opinion though: Not every athlete needs a Peak: many athletes can have their BEST performance just off a build and then some rest. A peak brings about...
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Hi all – Below are 2x YouTube videos for swimming illustration. I know the first is animated – but it highlights the 10 things I work on with swimming. I hope it is helpful to describe what I yap about Sundays at the pool. The second is Ian Thorpe: It is to show you that...
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Hi all – As you all know SAG Monkey and his incredible service in the meantime, Nick has also agreed to bring bikes to Oceanside and IM St. George (instead of me!). With both events he will also be offering Valet service, meaning he will drop off at your location in Oceanside area or St....
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And so it begins! AIMP and SAG Monkey on their way to Tucson, Arizona for Spring Training!
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Happy Valentines Day! After a busy week last week I am catching up on the weekly word again. Some of the topics I wanted to go over: 1) Supplements 2) Avg. Speed on the bike 3) Swimming tight 4) Log details 5) Nutrition & Hydration during your training I received a bunch of questions the...
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This week I wanted to talk about training when sick. It seems there are a few different bugs out there that have many of you sick. Whether sick, exhausted, under the weather, let’s talk a bit about why training when sick or run down is not effective. The whole point of us training is to...
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Hi all – I will again head to St. George Utah in prep for IM St. George in May. Although I am not racing it this year – this is my 4th training/racing weekend there – and there is plenty of wisdom to gain from training on the course prior to the race. WHAT is...
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Hi all – Back in town from a Coast Ride that was fantastic. Just in time to see the Giants go to the SuperBowl. This week I want to touch on a few things: a new training camp, 3 coaching slots – but mainly your mindset for 2012 and how you will train to succeed....
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Hi all – Just wanted to remind/give you a heads up that I will be driving to IM 70.3 California and taking bikes. As you all have seen, I rent a trailer and will bring your bikes and bags to the race. I am there coaching, might as well bring your bikes too. Feel free...
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Hi all – Welcome to 2012. I look forward to such an exciting year in coaching you all towards your goals, as well as being on those race sidelines with you. It’s an Olympic year – which is always special in my world as I only ‘age’ based on the olympiad clock… Despite us not...
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I wanted to follow up with you all in the new year for the AIMP Spring Training Camp in Tucson. 18 of you have already responded that you would like to attend. I need to finalize rooms and suites by the 16th of January, so things are moving quickly. I will open up to non...
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Hi all – Before we leave our email and offices for the Holidays, I wanted to give you all a heads up on this years’ Tucson Training Camp. As many of you know – this is a great 5 days in the warm AZ sun in February. I structure it around Presidents Day weekend to...
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Hi all – I am writing you all from a BIG shiny new Apple screen, 27inches of High Def perfect picture quality. Ride files look amazing this big…:-) THANK YOU – thank you all for your kind gift for my birthday – I really appreciate it. I am quite lucky to have a great coaching...
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Hi all – Many things to get to this week. We have a lot of new athletes starting Dec. 1, and a bunch of returnees. It’s great to have you all aboard (again) and I look forward to an exciting 2012 season. Last week we had some great Marathon results. We had an AIMPer just...
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Our very own Matt Rose was featured in an article by Slowtwitch! Click on the link below to read on.. http://www.slowtwitch.com/Interview/Random_AG_Matthew_Rose_2484.html
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2:35:14 this is much faster than i thought i can run. Here is what happen, turned on my garmin at the start… no battery (no clue why). so i thought i will run based on the splits they give you at the mile marker…. they didn’t show any splits…. i was running totally blind, just...
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Good morning all – I am writing this on the flight home from Kona. Being there the last few days, riding the course & running on the course, it gave me an opportunity to enjoy the surroundings without the stress and craziness of IM World Championships. It also allowed me to look at the year...
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Hi All – A great weekend of personal bests in Arizona. A very fast day across the board, but great, consistent and courageous performances by all the AIMP (and former AIMP) athletes. IM AZ reminded me about an important aspect of our season. IM performances are often fast late in the season (or feel good)...
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Hi all – As we approach the Holiday season, I wanted to throw out the perfect way to completely put any fitness lull behind you, as well as any Holiday overeating…The Coast Ride 2012. As some of you may have heard – we have moved the Coast Ride to a weekend. We will depart the...
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Hi there – I’ve gotten a fair amount of positive feedback from last weeks update so I am thinking we can continue. Turkey Day Ride or Run: for those of you local – it would be great to get a big group together and go for a ride (in decent weather) or a run (in...
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Hi all – I figure we start a weekly update in here – as many of you have said you used to enjoy the weekly Monday Morning Quarterback email I sent out. Most of my commentary and observations go out on Twitter, so be sure to follow there for multiple inputs per week. And, no...
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Often we think of the fall or end of the racing season as the off season. It is true that we need to give our body some time off, especially after the rigors of an Ironman or multiple Half IM season. But too often we go from training our body to being the fittest it...
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Hi All: I look forward to starting with all of you soon for 2012, as it is time to get the preseason work going in order for all of us not to feel rushed into 2012. Just an idea of what this planning looks like: 22 weeks until California 70.3 27 weeks until IM SG...
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Hi all – October is over and I am back from the month-long vacation (or so it felt) – in Hawaii and Mexico. I thank you all for your patience and look forward to starting the 2012 season with you all today. What does that mean? While some of you still have a few A...
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Bike transport details- Ironman Arizona: $250 per bike. $25 per bag. Bike can stay as is. Only pedals off. ($50 cheaper than TriBike!) Drop off Wednesday, November 16, or Thursday AM at Breakaway SF……places to be determined based on customer and us making it easy for them. IM AZ Thursday PM as well as Fri...
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Kona 2011 It is a different feeling knowing that even a perfect race would not have been a winning time for me. Sure, I can start adding minutes to subtract from my day, but going by a 10 year moving average in Kona results, I think I can accurately place my run time had I...
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AIMP Kona Qualifiers can swim, bike, run and transition but no one ever said they were good at interviews…
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With a new season coming upon us, I’d like to outline a few changes to how I will approach my coaching for 2012 and beyond. I have been coaching for 12 years now. It started in the winter of 2000 with a few friends asking for advice, to it being my full time profession since 2006....
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Off season for those looking to achieve big goals? How is it athletes think that taking months off or with less training, unstructured etc. is preparing them for a better result/performance in the next season? How long does it take YOU to return to YOUR ideal fitness? How does an athlete improve if they get...
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We now have an active community group on Facebook. Click on link below to view and join. http://www.facebook.com/groups/AIMPCoaching/
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Chris, Dude! I still can’t believe it, from midpack to Kona. THANKS! When I signed up with AIMP in August 2008, I knew that you could help me get faster. As a 12:30 IM and 5:20 1/2 IM guy, there was certainly plenty of room for improvement! After the 2009 season, we had already made...
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IM St. G – Race Observations I knew it was going to be hot, I knew it was going to be hard. I have been the one preaching to my athletes: prepare for a hot St. George. The average temps there in May is mid 80s. But, wow, the course really knows how to kick...
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Rather than bore you all with the usual race report, I thought I would add some insight on what my prep has been for the 2011 campaign so far, and what I observed from the race on Saturday, the Rohto Ironman 70.3 California. These observations are not only from my own race perspective, but as...
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For those of you doing IM Louisville or just want a great weekend of training in July, I will be in Louisville for a mini camp July 7-10. This is our 2nd annual IM Louisville mini camp with last year being a great success. Matt Rose, coach of Dynamo Multisport will also be coaching. Matt...
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tri-magazine gives Coach a nice shout in the article: Age Group Racing at Oceanside 70.3
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Hi all – Just a last chance heads up for the Utah Mini Camp. If you want to join I need to know ASAP. WHY? Because to make this easy for you all, we are coordinating minivans and flights into Vegas so that you can all drive together etc. I will bring bikes for those...
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Hi all – Just a short note that I am starting to finalize our Ironman St. George Mini Camp, March 10-13 in St. George, Utah. WHAT: a mini camp is a short, 2.5 day, camp at the race site. We ride & run the course in prep for IM and become familiar with all aspects...
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AIMP will once again off a variety of training camps in 2011, but this year we add the newer mini camps. January 17-22 :: AIMP Coast Ride 2011 – 4 days, 565 miles, SF to LA February 17-22 :: AIMP Tucson Training Camp – 5 days, 4 nights, all inclusive camp in the warmer confines...
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I received some interesting feedback today regarding my coaching approach the last few weeks before the Ironman World Championships in Kona and I thought I would share my response as well as my coaching philosophy for these last big weeks prior to the main event. We all go into an IM knowing that there will...
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Hi all – there will once again be a few larger training camps in 2011, but also a new addition to the offering. Mini Camps! After a very successful IM Louisville mini camp with 6 athletes, I will be offering more of these in 2011 – small group – very focused 3 days on site...
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Here some updated information: The Coast Ride is Thursday Sept. 9 through Saturday Sept. 11. For Folks racing Kona in October: I can’t stress the importance of getting in these 365 miles in 3 days with 40 minute runs off the bike each day! There is no cost: just the hotel rooms you want (or...
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Hi all – The rumors are true – there will be a September Coast Ride. We depart SF on Thursday morning, Sept. 9th returning on the 11th. We ride 3 days to Santa Barbara. We drive back Saturday evening. This is a NON SUPPORTED ride down the coast and somewhat triathlon focused as we have...
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Sunday, August 1: 4 hour ride with 1 hr transition run – all pre house check in. Monday, August 2: morning full lake 3 mile swim + easy but paced run around the lake + afternoon spin. Tuesday, August 3: 45 min lake swim + 4 hr bike + 1.5 hr run off the bike....
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Hi all – As many of you have heard – AIMP is going overseas next year to IM Regensburg 2011(August 2011). I will be not only organizing all the logistics for this IM, but since this is an IM in the same town as I went to boarding school for 8 years, the ‘amenities’ will...
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Hi all – In case you are in the Louisville area July 21-24, feel free to join us at our Louisville mini camp. We will be riding the course, swimming the river and running Churchill Downs in prep for IM LOU a few weeks later. This is one of my rare race prep weekends as...
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Hi all – Tahoe 2010 is almost here. We have two house reserved from August 1-8 with 10+ bedrooms total. This means we check in SUNDAY mid afternoon and check out Sunday MID morning. How this works? This is not a formal training camp like Tucson, instead a training week of split costs etc. For...
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Hi there – These weeks are busy – plenty of AIMP workouts. This week: Tuesday AM – Indoor Cycling from 6-7:30am Tuesday PM – Run – Track – Meet at Tam High Track – 5pm – 60ish minutes. Thursday AM – Indoor Cycling from 6-7:30am Thursday AM – 9:30 am ride from Mill Valley. 2-3...
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Hi all – It has not been on the website so I wanted to give you all the heads up for the dates and format: For our 10th YEAR!!…….: AIMP 2010 Summer training week – Donner Lake & Lake Tahoe August 1-8, 2010 FYI – NO TAHOE NEXT YEAR: AIMP will be in Germany racing...
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Hi all – Just an FYI that going forward, into the summer – I will be organizing a Thursday ride in Marin for those of you with the flexibility and schedule to join. Usually 3-4 hrs, but can occasionally kick up to 5 hrs. I am also working on an afternoon run on TUESDAYS, trail,...
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Coach Commentary 3.18.2008 AIMP™ – Advanced Ironman Program T1 and where we are going: Many of you are retesting these next few weeks. I wanted to clarify a few things for all of you as you get the results from re-tests, whether you are new to my coaching or have been with me for a...
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Going Camping – The value of training camps and what to look for By Chris Hauth 3/11/2008 This is the time of year many of us consider a training camp to break up the monotony of training. After many sweaty winter hours on the trainer due to weather or work, spending some time riding outdoors...
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Patriot Perfection: What the New England Patriots can teach Triathletes By Chris Hauth 12/13/2007 I watch a lot of sports. Many would be of the opinion too much sports. I love college football; enjoy the NFL, baseball and anything that ESPN seems to get excited about. I listen to sports talk radio and check the...
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Having it all – A good 2008 starts with a smart Preseason By Chris Hauth 10/18/2007 This is usually the time of year we start thinking of the next racing season in earnest. Of course most of us have already ‘thought’ about 2008 since we had to sign up for most of the popular races...
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Throwing up a Brick – learning to understand ‘bad’ workouts By Chris Hauth 8/15/2007 Lake Tahoe, California- August 9th, 2007 I have the opportunity to share my thoughts and input occasionally on Xtri.com and this is the first of a monthly article I hope to provide. These contributions will revolve around anything endurance sports related...
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