2017 Trimarni kit design - the big reveal!!!

We are so excited to be partnering with Canari clothing for the 4th year in a row. We absolutely love working with Canari and we must say that their clothing is extremely functional, breathable and light. 

Canari provides custom clothing, which is one of the main reasons why we love this company. The design team knows how to take our vision and turn it into a top notch, stand-out design. Also, Canari has gone the extra mile for us in making one-of-a-kind clothing specifically for our Trimarni kit items. Karel is extremely particular with the type of material, cut, location of pockets and fit for every article of Canari clothing that we have in our Trimarni store so he works closely with  the Canari team by telling them exactly what he wants in our clothing and they piece together his needs for the perfect kit items for us and our athletes. Without exaggerating, our Canari kit items are truly custom made! 

We could not be more thrilled with the 2017 Trimarni kit design, also featuring our 2017 Trimarni sponsors. 

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Seeing that the race season is approaching, we are expecting a quick turn around of no more than 8 weeks from when we place our Canari order to shipping. In order to expedite this process, the Trimarni store will be open until February 1st (Wednesday evening) as we will place our order on Thursday morning. 

2017 Trimarni kit items for purchase: 

-Short sleeve cycling jersey - Top of the line pinnacle jersey with 3 rear pockets, awesome cut and great material. Full length zipper. 

-Long sleeve jersey - Featuring 3 deep rear pockets and full length zipper in the front

-Short sleeve tri top (NEW ITEM) - super light material, great fit, aerodynamic, prevents chaffing and sunburn due to the sleeves. 

-Tri top  - Two rear pockets and a 3/4th length zipper in the front. This top has a longer torso to fit all body types.

-Tri shorts - A light chamois to prevent chaffing if riding in the tri shorts but not bulky for running. Featuring a drawstring waistband for optimal comfort and a side pocket on each leg to stash your key, phone or sport nutrition. 

-Cycling shorts - Featuring a leg gripper to prevent rubbing and a comfortable chamois. 

-One piece short sleeve tri suit - A Trimarni athlete favorite. 

-Wind vest

-Running Singlet

-Leg warmers and arm warmers - Black stitching a white Trimarni logo so that you can style with your favorite kit. A must have for any cyclist or triathlete. 

Also, we finally have our first ever silicone swim cap! I could not be more excited about the design, which came to life thanks to Andrei with New Wave Swim Buoy. The cap is perfect for all size heads (especially females with long or thick hair).

We specifically picked the bright yellow with a hint of pink for open water swimming so that you could feel safe and be seen in open water. However, this cap is not just for open water swimming as it is very comfortable in the pool.

The Trimarni store is open to all active individuals. You do not have to be a Trimarni coaching athlete to order.

If you are interested in any of our 2017 Trimarni kit items, swim cap, Purist water bottles or BOCO gear hats, visors or beans, you can order HERE at our store. 

The kit items will be available for purchasing only until Wednesday evening.
Don't miss this one-time opportunity to order a 2017 Trimarni kit item.

Thanks for your support.

Any questions about sizing or the items, feel free to send us an email through our website. 

Long bike/run intervals - do you train smart?

Loving my new Trimarni kit! 

Instant motivation to get outside for a great interval bike ride!

If you know our philosophy, we believe in getting stronger before going faster before going longer. This is how we train at Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition. 

In the early season, we build the strong foundation through strength training and skill work and we identify our weaknesses before building off our strengths.

(this year we decided to pass on trying to be a "runner" during the triathlon "off season". Our 100% attention is on triathlon training and our 3 key races this season and getting as strong as possible in our off-season and during our base phase of training (where we emphasized more strength and power than on long, slow miles - which we did none of this base phase). All our focus is on peaking appropriately at IMWI in hopes to race smart to try to earn our spots to Kona).
Once the groundwork has been made, we direct our 100% energy to getting faster in swim, bike and run. However, for the payoff to be received, consistency is the #1 goal with our quality approach to training. And thus, we train smart and recover harder in order to stay balanced as an age group triathlete.

After the speed has been advanced in a strong body, it is then time to go longer. 

Adaptations can not be made in an unhealthy and weak body. However, a body that is primed to perform is equipped to adapt to training stress. Additionally, sport nutrition that has been mastered throughout each phase of training (keeping with similar products - I believe in liquid nutrition as a primary fuel source for electrolytes, carbs and fluids) and the gut  is "trained" for the higher volume training and the immune system stays strong throughout each training cycle. 

And this is how we train smart.

No junk miles. Periodized workouts. Lots of intervals. Proper use of gadgets. Quality "long" race-prep workouts. Seeing food for fuel and for health and using safe sport nutrition products effectively. Emphasis on recovery and rest. 

This weekend Karel and I both had two great workouts. We each did our own thing on Saturday and rode together on Sunday. 

Saturday:

My workout (14 mile run, ~1hr and 45 minutes on treadmill - inspired by the USA Olympic Hockey game while running)

Dynamic warm-up (10 min) at the gym

40 min warm-up (walk 1 minute every 9 minutes and increase speed by .1-.2 every 10 minutes as the body gets warmed-up)

Pre set:

20 min of 90 sec "fast", 30 sec straddle treadmill.

MS:

5 x 1 miles (1/2 mile @ 8.6mph, 1/2 mile @ 7.5mph) w/ 90 sec rest in between

Cool down as needed jog/walk

Karel's workout (29 mile ride w/ hard efforts in the front of the group ride with 3 other guys followed by a 14 mile (windy) run)

Because it was windy outside, Karel adjusted pace based on the wind instead of focusing on his pace (we also encourage RPE whenever we train).

14 miles adjusting pace - warm-up and cool down  included, averaged sub 6:50 pace. 13 miles completed in 1:28)

Sunday: 

~40 min warm-up

Main set #1:

4 x 5 min increase power (Z3 mid, Z3 upper, Z4 low, Z4 upper/hard) w/ 3 min EZ in between

10 min EZ

3 x (8 min Z4 low, 12 min Z3 low) w/ 3 min EZ in between

Z2 steady effort to cool down

Total: 3 hour ride

Brick run (Karel didn't run because he did two longer runs this week) for me:

4 miles off the bike - Odd steady, even fast (descending each interval of steady and fast): 1 min walk in between

Mile 1: 8:01

Mile 2: 7:01

Mile 3: 7:49

Mile 4: 6:49

+ 1/2 mile with Campy 

A13 lb Chihuahua Italian Greyhound that has the need for speed!

Thanks Campy for the BEST brick runs! 

A strong race performance is built on many smaller workouts and not one a few weeks or a few epic workouts.

And most of all, to race strong you have to arrive to the starting line healthy and hungry to race with a strong mind, well practiced fueling plan and smart racing strategy.

If you are looking to train smart AND take your fitness to a new level, be patient with your training and how your body adapts to training stress.

In order to adapt to training stress, it's important to move gradually with your workouts and get stronger before getting faster before going longer.