Looking to qualify for Kona or just set a personal record? Triathlon coaching legend Joe Friel, author of The Triathlete's Training Bible, gives you essential tools to have YOUR BEST SEASON EVER. Friel's wealth of experience and knowledge will take you to your peak performance potential. Topics include: Goal Setting, Season Planning, Periodization, Self-Analysis, Workout Optimization and much more.

Here in the triathlon world we don’t like to refer to it as the off-season because there is no “off” season. We’re either in or out of race season but that does not mean we’re not training hard.

In fact, training during the winter months is crucial to our performance come next race season. What you do now can make all the difference as you hope to make 2017 your best season ever, whether that means setting a personal best...qualifying for Kona...or whatever your goals may be.

Well, not to worry. We got you covered! We’ve put together a very special out season playlist that will help you start this year on track and ready to bring it in 2017!

Since the majority of triathletes do not have a strong swimming background, working on technique is paramount. In this drill series, Team MPI coach and co-founder John Murray presents a handful of our most recommended drills to help improve your technique, leading to efficiency, reduced effort in the water and better overall performance. 

Include swim drills in your swim training as often as possible. Repetition is key with both perfecting the drill but also incorporating the correct technique into your swim stroke. Having a large library of swim drills means you can work on different parts of your stroke and enjoy the variety. 

Consider switching from drilling to whole stroke swimming after each 25 or 50 so that you can take what you felt in the drill and plug that into your stroke. Allow time (months) for muscle memory and strength to develop as your stroke is modified.