Ironman Florida was more than a race. It was the culmination of many of my athletic goals all because of one thing…relationships. My trip to Ironman Florida really started in 2012 when I first joined Tri Coach Georgia with Harvey Gayer as my coach. What a journey it has been! In late 2012 I didn’t […]
The (Virtual) 2021 Endurance Exchange – Coach Wicked Shares Her Highlights Like Coach Longman and Coach Slayer in 2019 in Tempe, Az, Coaches Wicked and Angel K attended the three day Endurance Exchange virtual conference hosted by USAT last week. Our coaches at TriCoachGeorgia are always learning and growing as coaches and athletes. Coach Wicked wanted to give us […]
Qualify for the 2020 Ironman 70.3 World Championship in New Zealand virtually ! WHAT? ! Yes, you read that correctly. Ironman is doing their best to keep the spark for all us competitive types out there. The new IM VR series is a love hate for most given some of the very skewed results and […]
Coaches Longman and Slayer attended the Endurance Exchange (E2) in Tempe, Az. There were many cutting edge concepts presented and the coaches took good notes. We hope to highlight some of our coaches’ takeaways in the next several weeks. Tubeless Tires are the Way to Go! Coach Longman attended a session that reviewed the concept […]
My Challenge Being a parent is one of the toughest things I have done. Coaching is similar. You want the best for your kids but sometimes what’s best is what hurts a bit. My Boy’s Challenge I have a just turned gangly tall and upstanding just turned 13 year old and he’s looking at a […]
TriCoachGeorgia is known for many things. These include the grim reaper, the horns up hand sign, nicknames of team members and many more. One thing people may not be aware of is the closeness of the team. When a member is in need, the team rallies around that member. Recently, Kim Garrard Stemple passed away […]
(As seen by TCGA’s “Wicked” Courtney Connolly) Long distance triathlon racing season normally ends late in the year. Endurance athletes often take a long break, gain a few extra, and then start back as it begins to thaw. What if you don’t want a long break? What if you realize that the key to improvement […]
My story has two major changes in my life that defined who I am today. The first big thing that forever changed my life happened on January 8, 2011 and that was the day my mom was killed. My wife at the time and I were expecting our first child, a boy, named Jackson, and […]
I thought this year would be the year for me to work up the age group placements at the half ironman distance. I set my schedule up for four maybe 5 of them. It all started in California in December of 2018. However, things changed for me there on the first one of those races. […]
2018 Augusta 70.3 Race Report Blog by Coach Brother John Coach Brother John is a busy man. He has several irons in the fire including owning and operating Hill on Wheels in Richmond Hill, Ga. at any one time so training time is limited. And he has dealt with injuries in his build to Augusta […]
I ( Coach Angel K of TriCoachGeorgia )joined an 8 person relay team to run 260 miles of backroads from Savannah to Columbus over 37 hours without stopping – Run Across Georgia. I ran about 29 miles in 6 legs of varying length (between 3.1 and 7.5 miles each for me). I think a combination of […]
Saturday April 28th I had the pleasure of attending and spectating The North American Championship at Ironman Texas. Up at 4 and at swim start by 6am. The energy was electric. My best cheer mate, Susie Lane and I both had the race day jitters even though neither of us were racing. While we had […]