Triathlon

Dan Head is a former Division 1 college swimmer, Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Scholar-Athlete, multi-time Patriot League Champion in the 100- and 200-yard butterfly, and a certified U.S. Army Master Fitness Trainer.  He’s been a lifeguard, a swimming instructor, a cavalry officer, and a logistics consultant, but these days he works as an engineer in New York City, and coaches the Triathlon Club at the Woodruff Family YMCA in Orange, Connecticut. 

Triathlon Articles

How do I know if triathlon is right for me?
How do you fit it all in? (Part 1)
How do you fit it all in? (Part 2)
Reflecting on the Mind of a Champion
Triathlon Training Plans (Olympic & Sprint)
PLYOGA and Triathlon Training
Back in the Saddle and Feeling Better (on injuries)
Swim / Triathlon Training: Building Emotional Resilience

Triathlon Training Basics: The Points System

The Points System
The Points System (Metric)

Swimming for Triathletes

Body Position and Kick
Using Long, Efficient Strokes
Building a Plan
Swimming is Interval Training
Calculating Your Cruise Interval
Using Your Cruise Interval
Building Blocks to a Better Workout
Offseason Swim Workouts: Getting Faster

Running Form

Triathlon: Fixing Foot Strike

Fixing Foot Strike Revisited

Offseason Swim & Multisport Workouts

Week #1
Week #2
Week #3
Week #4
Week #5 (Cruise Interval Week)
Week #6
Swim / Run Brick (Tempo Intervals)
Saturday Workout: Yoga / Swimming / Weights
Saturday Workout: Swim / Run Brick

Preparing for a New Season

Setting Goals and Making a Plan
Designing Your Training Plan (Part 1)
Designing Your Training Plan (Part 2)

A Beginner's Guide To Triathlon Training

A Beginner's Guide to Transitions
A Beginner's Guide To Pre-Race Rituals And Routines
A Beginner's Guide To Lap Swimming Etiquette
A Beginner's Guide To Race Nutrition
Building Aerobic Fitness
Developing Your Training Plan
Keep Your New Year’s Resolution: 10 Steps to a Fitter You

Yoga for Triathletes

Floor Exercises
Standing Exercises
Book Reviews

General Archives

What is up with all the fake boobs?
Weekend Workouts: VO2 Max Intervals
Getting Back in the Saddle: Recovering from an Athletic Layoff
Five Thoughts on Offseason Training
Anatomy of a Long Workout
Triathlon Revisited
Tri Training, Amanda Beard, and the Mind of a Champion
General Tri Training
Lance Armstrong and the Panama 70.3
Stupid Mistakes Triathletes Make… and How to Avoid Them
Long Swim Day (or "I'm Getting Old")
How Do You Fit It All In? (from Storyteller's Playbook, 5/25/2011)
Note: The new article of the same name is not a reprint, nor does it cover the same material. I simply re-used the title.

Race Report Archives

Final Thoughts: 2017 Swim Across the Sound
Race Report: Woodruff Family YMCA Y-Tri 2016
Race Report: Swim Across the Sound 2015
Race Report: 2013 Westport Kiwanis Triathlon
2012 Harvest Hustle Race Report
Woodruff Family YMCA 2012 Y-Tri Race Report
2012 Westport Minuteman Race Report

Race Report: Brian’s Beachside Boogie 2012
2011 Westport Kiwanus Triathlon Race Report
Litchfield Hills Triathlon 2011 Race Report
Amica Ocean Beach 19.7 2011 Race Report
2011 Milford Y-Tri Race Report / Weekend Update
Brian’s Beachside Boogie 2011 Race Report
Litchfield Hills Triathlon Race Report 2010

Race Report: Amica Ocean Beach 19.7 2010
Pat Griskus Olympic Triathlon 2010 Race Report
Milford, CT, “Y” Tri 2010 Race Report