USA Triathlon and Endurance Films release DVD training series

08/03/2010

USA Triathlon (USAT) and a gathering of leading multisport coaches and athletes have teamed up to create the first-ever training series presented officially by triathlon's US governing body.

The ‘USA Triathlon Training Series’, produced by Endurance Films, is a comprehensive five-DVD set. It covers every facet of one of the world's fastest growing sports, with the hope of taking all triathletes to the next level.

Filmed last summer in Colorado Springs and Boulder, Colorado, each video in the series tackles a different aspect of triathlon - from getting started in the sport to specific tactics and techniques for swim, bike, run and strength training.

Guiding the viewer through the series is a hand-picked group of coaches and athletes who represent the best of American triathlon talent. The series offers unprecedented, face-to-face instruction from the coaches that mentor top US athletes on a daily basis, bringing the viewer the most current training information from the best in the business.

"Triathletes of all levels will benefit greatly from the same coaching tips and training techniques that help prepare our elite athletes for the world's most prestigious races," said USAT Sport Performance Director Scott Schnitzspahn. "For the first time, USAT has developed a training series that can help all athletes reach untapped potential in both training and racing."

Ironman legend Mark Allen kicks off the series by outlining the fundamentals of triathlon – from choosing a race to equipment to training programmes – in the first disc. Disc two features USA Triathlon resident programme swim coach Mike Doane and Olympian Andy Potts demonstrating proper swim technique, drills, open water swimming strategies and more.

From the swim, coach Tim Sheeper tackles the bike with a discussion of the fundamentals of road cycling in disc three, and Olympic and international running coach Bobby McGee breaks down the mechanics of running to help athletes gain an immediate technical advantage in disc four.

The fifth and final disc features elite coach and trainer Bob Seehohar, as he reveals cutting-edge, safe and effective strength and flexibility methods designed to enhance triathlon performance.

"One of the challenges in coaching or participating competitively in triathlon is a unified understanding of each sport as it pertains to the whole," said McGee, who has assisted athletes in each Olympic Games since 1988.

"Individual strengths and weaknesses are often subjectively assessed and may cloud how best to optimize your potential. We all understand some part of the sport better than another, and this USAT DVD series represents an exceptionally complete overview of what it takes to achieve success in the sport of triathlon.”

In addition to the featured coaching greats, elite triathletes appearing in the series include several US National Team members, such as Olympians Sarah Haskins and Andy Potts, as well as Matt Chrabot and Sarah Groff.

The five-DVD set is available for purchase online for US$129 at www.usatriathlontraining.com.

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