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U Can Do It Coaching is excited to announce its the second session of our popular Triathlon Swim School.Led by Head Coach Debi Bernardes, with over twenty-five years of coachingexperience, the Swim School will give you the tools needed to improve yourstroke this off-season and get you ready for the 2013 season! About the Triathlon Swim School:…

U Can Do It Coaching is excited to announce its first Triathlon Swim School.Led by Head Coach Debi Bernardes, with over twenty-five years of coachingexperience, the Swim School will give you the tools needed to improve yourstroke this off-season and get you ready for the 2013 season! About the Triathlon Swim School: Two classes are offered, choose…

I have often heard this inner dialogue in my head, and know that probably everyone else has also had it as well:  “I just want to run, why do I have to do anything else?”  Are we spoiled or what? All runners need to be strong in their core, all runners need stability, and all…

Each and every workout you do should have a purpose.  Just going out and riding, swimming, or running however you feel won’t always help you achieve your goals.  Too many times a runner might run the same 5 mile course over and over again.  They check their time, and each time they go out they…

“Power” “Running is not typically thought of as a power sport, but it truly is.  Power is the rapid application of force.  In the case of running, power has to do with the rapid application of force to the ground, which then returns this energy to the foot, propelling the body forward.  The more force…

Adam Chaney at World Toughest Mudder – Completed three-12 mile laps that had 40+ obstacles per lap UCANDOIT Coaching Group has had outstanding performances by all of the athletes this year.  From completing first Sprint Triathlon to first Ironman Event, and then we have the Ultra folks who finish their first 50 milers to the…

OK – so RAM Racing had major issues (they’ve since posted their apology/explanation) with the races starting an hour late.  Face it people, there are some things out of our control, and these poor people had some  major situations that they had to overcome.  I can only be thankful that I have never had to…

I’ve been a bit remiss when reporting the last two weeks of great performances, without further ado:Ironman ArizonaLars Dahl – 11:50.04Chris Vaughan – 13:06 PR Richmond MarathonAdam Chaney – PR 3:33Jack Hyland – PR 3:46Caren Walkcer – 4:44 Athens MarathonTrish Blackwell – 3:21 PR Richmond Half MarathonJoey Hess – 1:22:02 PRKathleen Casto – 1:28Helena Bozarth…

After the age of 10 things change for us as human beings.  We start to become more aware of others around us and their (and our own) expectations.  The same is true for athletes who run, bike, or swim.  After you reach the number 10 it starts to get more serious.  The pain of a…

So we had Adam Chaney as the fastest Tough Mudder in 2:15 (he was faster than several of the Seeded Athletes, and first in his wave), and then we had the Toughest Mudder Jason Jaworski who did the course TWICE! The words out of Jason’s mouth after he explains why he did it: “I figured…