Coach's Corner
 

June  2006 
By Dave Latourette

As we've entered the race season, a couple of the hottest topics or questions are: How do I pace my race? What should my setting expectations, race goals, time goals be?
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Feb 2006 - Starting Fresh in 2006!
By Dave Latourette

Hello everybody, welcome back to another year with Team Javelin! Each new year we begin fresh with expectations for fun, fitness, PR's, and new races. Before you get too deep into this year I would like to provide some options for you to think about as you set about your journey that is the 2006 multi-sport season.
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Sept 2005 - Common Sense Nutrition
By Dave Latourette

On the heels of the last article, I had some questions regarding shorter sessions, races, or fueling in general. I hope the following might fill in some gaps for you.
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July 2005 - Long Course Nutrition Simplified
By Dave Latourette

Over the last few weeks I have conducted some race day nutrition consultations for athletes moving from short races early in the year to longer races later in the year.  The main goal was to calm some athlete’s nerves about establishing a race day nutrition protocol for those long races.  If you are tackling this topic by yourself or listening to all the claims out there it can get confusing.
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June 2005 - Transition Running

By Dave Latourette

About 60 seconds into a "transition run" last week (my first in about a year) I considered turning around at the next block and heading back to the house. Experience told to me to just relax and that abnormal feeling in the legs will change. Guess what? Ten minutes later I actually felt like I had running legs and not just stumps dragging on the ground. Amazing what a little experience will tell you!
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May 2005 - What's In Your Toolbox?

By Dave Latourette

Don’t ask me why, but I thought about the toolbox my Dad used to have through his life and consequently my life as well. It never seemed to matter how difficult or obscure the job – he not only had the tool to get it done, but the tool was sharp and in working order.
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April 2005 - Protect Your Investment!

By Dave Latourette

Over the past year I have had the opportunity to travel to a number or races and make some observations. One observation I have not been impressed with is the level many athletes are not prepared for an event! I’m not talking about physical preparation, but all the other things that encompass a triathlon event. These things don’t cost you money or energy they just take a little progressive thinking. Two of the biggest occurrences came from the World’s Toughest Half and from the Wildflower Half. The bottom line is this; 
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Congratulations on being part of an exciting new concept in the sport of triathlon! I have ridden Javelin since 2001 and am now proud to be affiliated with a company that has not only a great technological insight on cycling, but is taking the time to recognize the sport of triathlon as a whole and the heart of the sport ... the age group athlete!
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