Mickey Witte’s Favorite Brick Workout

Michelina Witte is a new addition to Triathlon LAB’s racing team. An age group triathlete going into her third season, her race resume already boasts several podium finishes in the sport. Below, Mickey shares with us one of her “all-time favorite” endurance bike-run brick workouts, developed by her coach, Marcelo Holcberg of Tri-2-One Coaching. He [...]

Lessons Learned From Racing Triathlon

Races are the destination toward which we travel with each training day. They are the celebration of hours spent in the water, in the saddle and on the roads. During a race we also find out how we match up to other competitors and our own previous performances. Race day is the opportunity to learn [...]

Workout Wednesday: Recover Right!

You train hard. You race hard. You play hard. Hmmm… When do you recover? More often than not, the answer is not nearly enough. We spend so much time to make sure our output will be up to speed (pun intended) come race day. However, we sometimes forget that our bodies need to be able [...]

We were in the LA Times

In this morning’s business section, you will be able to see our very own Carly and Christine at the Santa Monica Triathlon LAB store. We were featured as one of the triathlon retail stores that help female triathletes get into the sport. You can read the full article here.

Get Cloned!

Huh? We are not talking about the potential to clone our own cells as part of a doping strategy. CEP, the maker of medical grade, graduated compression socks, has come out with a revolutionary compression tight and short. They will be custom-made! The process takes between 5-10 minutes, as we take about 20 measurements on [...]

Andrew Lockton’s Favorite Track Workout

TriLAB-sponsored athlete and track coach, Andrew Lockton can be found doing this very workout at the Santa Monica College track: Warm-up ~ 7 laps easy 10 x 100 m – 2 easy, 1 fast (to loosen the legs) – back and forth, on the straights Main set ~ 6 x 200 m fast (approx. mile [...]

Leaner, Faster, Lubinski

Jim “Lube” Lubinski was once a 210-pound ice jockey player. He is now a 180-pound professional triathlete. How did Jim make the change from power athlete to a powerful endurance athlete? In one word, it is perseverance. He shares with us that he hasn’t had to change much regarding the food he eats, but his [...]

Chris Foster’s Favorite Swim Workout

Regular open water swim practices are nearing. Professional triathlete Chris Foster, who is ranked 3rd American in ITU point totals (at the end of last season), prefers open water training swims over any other. One of his favorite workouts is led by Coach Gerry Rodrigues of Tower 26, world-ranked open water swimmer and coach to [...]

Customer Inspirations: Alison Chavez at Oceanside

On the Friday that she had to leave for Oceanside 70.3, Alison Chavez took her bike out for her first ride since San Juan 70.3 (two weeks ago). To her dismay, it sounded like her wheels were quacking at her. Uh-oh… She rushed her bike to TriLAB, where they discovered her wheel was missing a [...]