Peak Triathlon Blog

Six Items for Your Recovery To-Do List

As a coach, I know it can be difficult to get athletes to understand the importance of recovery. Oh,...

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Welcome to the World Ruby!

I am ecstatic to announce the birth of my daughter, Ruby Roberta Cook.  She came on December 13th at...

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Lessons Learned from 50 Mile MTB ride

So....usually you get what you deserve.  This was true for my most recent race which was the Vermont...

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Excited to join the Peak Triathlon Coaching Team

I am so excited to join the Peak Triathlon Coaching Team.  The value of a Coach. My triathlon journe...

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Pt. 1 - Epigenetics and Genetic Testing: Software vs. Hardware

Recently, I've become more and more interested in genetic testing and what it can tell us about our ...

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What It Takes to Qualify for Kona

Now that 2017 is officially under way, I wanted to share a post about what it takes to qualify for t...

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Kona 2016- Getting It Done for the 4th Time!

For starters, I apologize in advance for how long this is.  However, I felt it was worth sharing the...

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Ironman Texas 2016 Race Report- Back to Kona!

After a strong 2 nd overall finish at Florida 70.3 about a month before the race, I was excited to ...

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A Great Start to the Season and Florida 70.3 Race Report

After a pretty solid winter of training, I got my season kicked off with Florida 70.3 in Haines City...

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Concentration - The Role of Memory and Focus in Athletic Training and Competition

"90 Percent of the game is half mental" - Yogi Berra Dubious claims to Yogi Berra aside, the above q...

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Another Awesome Day at the 2015 NEMS Indoor TT and I'm a Zooter

On Saturday, January 24th, my triathlon club and I hosted the 4th annual NorthEast MultiSport Indoor...

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Rough End to the Season

Well its been a less than ideal end to my 2015 season. After completing the first 10 Ironmans I ente...

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Welcome Eli!

Hi Everyone, Just wanted to add a quick post welcoming my 2nd child, Elijah Kolten Cook, to the worl...

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Neural Darwinism: 31 Billion Ways to Get Faster in Triathlon

Speed and Endurance, Fast twitch and Slow twitch, Nature verse Nurture, Genetics verse Training.  We...

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Good Start to the Season with an Age Group Win at Raleigh 70.3!

2015 Raleigh 70.3 Race Report I flew into Raleigh on Friday and stayed with my friend Chad and his w...

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Timberman 70.3 and Currently Ranked #1 for 70.3's in my Age Group

On August 16th, I competed in the Timberman 70.3 which is located in my home state of New Hampshire....

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Good Times in Nantucket Doing Some Short Course

On July 15th, my family and I started our voyage to Nantucket for the weekend. I had never done any ...

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Breaking Tape in Syracuse!

Prerace: The fam and I traveled to Syracuse on Friday. My parents grew up in the area so they came a...

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PTC Heads to the Pool for Some Swim Technique Work

On Saturday, 10/25/14, PTC rented out the Winning Swimming Endless Pool for 5.5 hours to work with o...

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Triathlete: Lifetime

I have just returned from beautiful Mont Tremblant Canada (don't worry, I'll include lots of picture...

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