Trimeta… what?
Kamila Valieva struggling in her free skate at the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games Summary Hard training damages your body Training time at competition-specific intensities [more...]
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Whoop
Originally, the Whoop was intended as a wrist-worn device which would, in an athlete's workflow, work alongside her other systems (typically a GPS watch and paired HRM strap). The ability for the strap to transmit HR data on bluetooth means that she can effectively replace a clumsy chest strap [more...]
The Berlin Marathon Experiment
A training program lasting 8-weeks was written and followed, subject to the time constraints imposed on the subject with the aim of taking an over-the-hill, middle-aged, untrained male subject to a level of conditioning appropriate to completion of the Berlin marathon. [more...]
Pyeongchang Day 15: Mass Start
Recap It was the first time it was included in the program, but what an epic event it was. Even though there were only 6 races in total, it seemed like every little scenario [more...]
Pyeongchang Day 14: Mens 1000m
Recap What a race, and finally a predictable result. Apologies to confused readers out there because I seem to be losing my mind – yes, I forgot to include Håvard [more...]
Pyeongchang Day 13: Interview With KC Boutiette
Inline skates were originally an invention of ice skaters who wanted to be able to train in the summer when there was no ice, in the days before artificially-frozen rinks. In [more...]
Pyeongchang Day 12: Mens and Ladies Team Pursuit
Recap Just because we’ve gotten used to surprises doesn’t make them any less surprising. The day started off a little bit underwhelmingly with team USA skating a [more...]
Pyeongchang Day 11: Interview With Bill Begg
From humble beginnings in New Zealand, Bill has distinguished himself as one of the go-to coaches if you want medals at world championships. For years skaters would seek him [more...]
Pyeongchang Day 10: Mens 500m
Recap This was less unexpected than I expected. In first place Håvard Lorentzen, the skater with the most world cup victories going into the games (although to be fair, [more...]
Pyeongchang Day 9: Ladies 500m
Recap It has finally happened, a race went very close to my predictions. Nao Kodaira, after being denied in the 1000m (where she holds the world record) put together a superb [more...]
Pyeongchang Day 8: Interview With Renee Hildebrand
I recently caught up with her on Yeowie radio and we had a chat about what goes into making a world champion skater, and just general discussion about the development of athletes. She's currently in Pyeongchang watching her skaters race at the Olympic games. [more...]