QT2 News/Blogs

How many times did we hear "cry me a river" growing up? I know I did, a lot; my dad was a "rub some dirt on it" kind of guy. We were taught to move on, and move on quickly.  There are multiple deliveries of the same saying ("get over it," "toughen up", "let it go" etc.) and I often met those expressions with an eye roll. Never did I think those childhood moments would come back and play a pivotal role in my adult sport life (if you want to call it that). 

If you have worked with a coach you may have seen the workout on your training plan that states “Recovery Run, Bike or Swim.” Many athletes seem to be very diligent about keeping their legs spinning and their watts or speed low when doing a recovery bike session or subsequently, with the swim, keeping the focus on drills and really easy swimming but when it comes to the Recovery Run, that can be a whole different story. 

The most “WHAT DO I DO???” time of year is generally the winter.  The previous race season is ancient history, but the next “big” race may still be 6-7 months away.

During the winter, some folks never take a break, some folks take several months off, and some folks kind of do an “in-between”.  Based on my years of racing professionally, and coaching for QT2 Systems, I’ve learned a set of principles that I think are the best, and sharing them will hopefully simplify some of your “winter training decisions”.

As triathletes our approach to training can be detrimental to outcomes. We start a season with a goal, a training plan, and a drive to get’r done at all costs. We have set up a training season, with a goal time, and goal placement in mind. Our wiring at an early age is to ignore signals from the body and be tough in our athletic pursuits. You have workouts on the schedule, and need to check off those boxes. You need to show commitment at all costs to the “plan”. This mentality of checking off the boxes, ultimately leads to sub optimal performance on race day. Then the head scratching starts. Illness is an experience we all have in a season. How you deal with illness during training can be a variable that can make or break your race day performance.

QT2 Systems is offering, during December ONLY, a one-year introductory rate to its Annual Mission Plan Program! Sign up for QT2 Mission Plans between today and December 31st using code "DEC119" and receive a $36 discount for a 1 year period. This discount reduces the rate to an affordable $119/28 days.  Mission Plans are a fully custom and fully supported training program built around your limiters and your race schedule. To read more about Mission Plans and to sign up, click HERE. 

QT2 Systems is excited to announce its 2018 CAMP LINEUP, with the addition of two new camps across its brands for 2018! See the full line-up here. 

Triathlon training through the colder months can be a challenge for those of us who live where it snows. And even if it doesn’t snow where you live, it’s darker and colder.  When you add to that the holidays that go along with a lot of those colder months, it can be a really difficult time to remain motivated to train.  But maintaining fitness is important for your training as well as your overall health, and there are certainly things you can do to keep going during the colder, darker months of the year. 

QT2 Systems is offering, during Kona race week ONLY, a one-year introductory rate to its Annual Mission Plan Program! Sign up for QT2 Mission Plans between today and October 15th using code "KONA20" and receive a 20% discount for a 1 year period. This discount reduces the rate to an affordable $124/28 days.  Mission Plans are a fully custom and fully supported training program built around your limiters and your race schedule. To read more about Mission Plans and to sign up, click HERE.

QT2 Systems, LLC is excited to partner with the iracelikeagirl Women’s Triathlon Team and Community, founded by our very own coach and professional triathlete, Angela Naeth.  QT2 systems, in conjunction Angela, will launch iracelikeagirl training plans! 

Beginning in November 2017, QT2 Systems will coach and support the Asphalt Green Triathlon Club, a 100-member group of men and women holding daily swimming, cycling and running practices at Asphalt Green’s Upper East Side and Battery Park City campuses and throughout the city. Members compete in races locally and across the country.  QT2 Systems’ experienced and credentialed coaches will build the Asphalt Green Triathlon Club’s training programs to cater to athletes of all levels, from beginners to elite triathletes. In addition to training and racing support, QT2 Systems will provide nutritional coaching through its Core Diet program.