Announcements and Blogs

The Butterfly Affect

Coach Tim Snow started out writing a blog post called The Butterfly Affect, which ended up turning into something much more complex, and lengthy. It turned into something that could...

The Black Line Is Missing!

Open Water Swim Tips For Training and Racing “AHH!!! Something just touched my foot!”  “Did you feel that?? What was that??” “Why did we just swim through a patch of...

Improve Your 2020 Tri Season Without Breaking a...

This is the time of year for big proclamations, big goals and big dreams. USAT has named it “dreaming season” for a reason. We all envision a bigger and better...

Can You Feel It?

A feel for the water is an attribute any swimmer is after.  Even the high-end swimmer, is constantly searching for better feel.  The difference between the advanced and novice swimmer,...

The Mary Cain Effect

Perhaps you remember an opinion article written a few years ago in the New York Times titled “How The ‘Shalane Flanagan Effect’ Works.” Written by Lindsay Crouse, the story celebrated Flanagan’s 2017 NYC...

Aging Gracefully (In Sport)

This past February I did a 3/20 test on the bike.  For those non-QT2 folks reading this, that’s our version of an FTP test.  In other words, ride really hard and see...