Joe Friel is a life-long athlete and has a masters degree in exercise science. He has trained and conferred with amateur and professional endurance athletes from a wide variety of sports since 1980. … Read More about About
My 5-2 Training Routine
Learning from History: Emil Zátopek and Roger Bannister’s intervals I recently read Today We Die a Little, a biography of Emil Zátopek by Richard Askwith. Zátopek was arguably the best runner in the post-WWII era and perhaps even the best the world had ever seen. While he led a very interesting life in Czechoslovakia during […]
Dryland training
Recently I’ve been telling triathletes who live where pools are still closed due to Covid to do some strength-endurance training at home with an elastic stretch cord. But it must be done with good technique or there is some risk of injuring the shoulder. Unfortunately, most age group swimmers use a technique I call the […]
Why Ride Inside?
This blog post is excerpted from Ride Inside: The Essential Guide to Get the Most Out of Indoor Cycling, Smart Trainers, Classes, and Apps by Joe Friel and Jim Rutberg, with permission of VeloPress. For a 15% discount go here and use the coupon code rideinside. When you really stop and think about it, there are a […]
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Coaching Joe coaches only a few road cyclists or triathletes each year. He carefully selects professional and amateur athletes who have high goals relative to their abilities and the potential to … Read More about Services