Blog — Page 22 of 48 — Bethany Rutledge

2017

It’s Race Week and the Race Specific Phase All at Once

Over the last several months, my life has undergone some changes. The overarching theme is I get to spend a lot more of my time being creative than ever before and have a couple of things in the works as a result. And not only is it race week for one of these projects, it’s the race specific period for the other one. Which means I probably should tell people that I’m doing it. 🙂 First off, It’s just a few days until Kathryn and I launch our amazing (we think) podcast, Grit and Dirt. In case you haven’t checked …

Energy Lab July Race Results

By Bethany Rutledge Congrats to Nate Larson, who completed his very first Olympic Triathlon at Richard B. Russell State Park, on his birthday no less. Nice work, Nate! Sergio Sanchez placed 3rd AG at Ironman 70.3 Manta! Congrats, Sergio!! Belated congratulations to #teampodium‘s Bryan Joseph Wells for a great performance and 4th AG at the Crow’s Lake Triathlon! Huge congrats to Risa Engel for… …read more Source: Energy Lab

2017

Confession: My Secret Training for an Unusual Event

I have a confession to make, I’ve been secret training for an event. And not just an ordinary event, it’s a really long one. Longer than RAAM, or ultraman, or even the Tour. Training for this event is a little out of the ordinary compared to my usual two IRONMAN races a year. Instead, it involves potentially involves skipping Saturday morning bike rides, adopting Sadie’s run pace as my semi-permanent pace, and hiding in my car injecting drugs in my stomach in a state park like I did today.

At first, I didn’t want to tell anyone at all. Then the start date for my prep began to approach and that’s when things got weird. I had to make excuses for my abnormal behavior. I got vague during future based discussions. And I started realizing that keeping things a secret was unsustainable and a recipe for misery. So instead I decided to tell everyone.

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2017

QOTW: What are some best practices for keeping up my running during tri season?

By Bethany Rutledge If you identify primarily as a runner who does triathlons, then no doubt it’s very important to you to keep up your run performances, even while also training for triathlon. The good news is, this can be done. However, there are several common mistakes runners often make along the way. In a recently reposted… …read more Source: Energy Lab

2017

Energy Lab Advanced: How to Win the Race on The Swim

By Bethany Rutledge Triathletes typically love or hate the swim. Because swimming is so technique driven and an early adoption sport “adult onset swimmers” are disadvantaged from the start. Rarely are late onset swimmers able to rise to level of even an average swim team kid. The good news for the adult onset swimmers is of that the swim… …read more Source: Energy Lab

2017

Should I Buy A Road Bike?

By Bethany Rutledge Thinking about adding a road bike to your arsenal? Wondering if it’s worth it? Triathlete Magazine recently posted last year’s article, “Why Triathletes Should Consider Buying A Road Bike.” In this article, we explored six ways a road bike can help you. For many years, I only had a tri bike, which I would take… …read more Source: Energy Lab