PG Triathlon Coaching

The pyramid of success is annoyingly simple!
In endurance sport, it’s easy to get distracted by the shiny stuff: the newest supplement, the recovery gadget, the special protocol, the tiny marginal gain that promises a shortcut to better performance. And sure, some of those things can help. But they are not the base of the pyramid.

The base is still the boring work: training consistently, stacking weeks, sleeping enough, fueling the work, recovering well, and repeating it long enough for your body to actually adapt. Most athletes don’t need more complexity. They need more repeatable weeks, fewer dramatic resets, and a little more patience with the process.

The small stuff matters eventually, but only after the big stuff is in place. Otherwise, you’re decorating the roof of a house that still needs a foundation.

Another race weekend for the squad with athletes racing at the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, Calgary Half-Marathon, and Victoria 70.3!

Different places, same mission: execute smart, fuel properly, stay patient when it gets spicy, and race hard when it counts. Go get after it, squad! We are cheering from afar.

Big weekend for the squad, we have athletes toeing start lines across Tennessee, Florida, Kansas, Michigan, and Texas - which means the group chat is about to be 40% race tracking, 40% weather complaints, and 20% “did you remember your sodium?”

Good luck to everyone racing this weekend. Race smart, stay fueled, be patient when it gets hard, and remember: the hay is in the barn… now please don’t set the barn on fire in the first 20 minutes. LET’S GO 💪

A slightly different kind of morning run at : sweat-rate testing in 90F weather, because apparently “just drink more” is not a precise strategy.

When race day comes, there’s not much room for guessing your fluid needs or sodium intake. Sweat rate, sodium concentration, heat, pace, duration - it all matters. Practice makes progress, but knowing your numbers makes that practice a whole lot smarter.

Train the engine, but never forgetting to test the systems!

Our swim squad - now certified by - is built for triathletes who want to improve their freestyle with structure, consistency, and guidance.

We swim 3x per week, focusing on technique, efficiency, speed and endurance, and becoming stronger, more confident swimmers for race day. Bonus for being outdoors year-round

Freestyle-focused. Triathlon-specific. Squad-supported. 🏊‍♂️

7 weeks to our … and we can’t wait to be gasping for air as we climb mountains, ride our bikes in vulcano craters or practice our open water skill!

Five days of training with purpose. Different pace groups and distances for all abilities!

🗓️ June 3–8, 2026
🏕️ Shared + solo rooms still available
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The marathon world record was broken. As expected, the conversation quickly turned to the shoes, the carbs, and the search for shortcuts.

Surely the shoes matter, the fueling matters, sports science matters. But what maybe matters more is the early mornings, the years of incredible consistency, the brutal sessions and the discipline to keep showing up when nobody is watching.

Shoes, fueling, etc, only really enhance what is already there. They do not create greatness. Records are built through thousands of hard, ordinary days stacked together over time. Maybe we should give a little more credit to the athlete, and a little less to the accessories 😉

Some things are bigger than finish times.

A dad and his son, chasing start lines, learning grit, sharing miles, and collecting memories that will last far longer than any medal. One generation showing the way, the next already pushing the pace.

This past weekend’s race is one step in a bigger journey, with both building toward IRONMAN Portugal later this year. Fitness is being built, lessons are being learned, and the family rivalry is heating up nicely 😈

Triathlon is swim, bike, run… but days like this remind us it’s really about connection, example, and the joy of doing hard things together.