{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"PG Tri Squad | Triathlon & IRONMAN Coaching in Scottsdale, AZ","home_page_url":"https://tricoachingservices.com","description":"PG Tri Squad | Triathlon & IRONMAN Coaching in Scottsdale, AZ","author":{"name":"PG Tri Squad | Triathlon & IRONMAN Coaching in Scottsdale, AZ"},"items":[{"id":"https://tricoachingservices.com/home/f/the-treadmill-problem","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/268ae72c-9173-4b9e-abaa-2fff33640504/451A9396.jpeg\"/><p>For years now, I’ve had athletes do this: they train consistently, they crush their workouts, threshold improves, HR looks better and better, marathon pace starts feeling easier, everything on paper says they are getting...</p>","url":"https://tricoachingservices.com/home/f/the-treadmill-problem","title":"The treadmill problem","summary":"For years now, I’ve had athletes do this: they train consistently, they crush their workouts, threshold improves, HR looks better and better, marathon pace starts feeling easier, everything on paper says they are getting...","date_modified":"2026-09-24T01:35:21Z"},{"id":"https://tricoachingservices.com/home/f/nice-703---race-guide","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/268ae72c-9173-4b9e-abaa-2fff33640504/blob.png\"/><p>Nice is one of those courses that looks incredible in photos but considerably less romantic when you’re actually trying to race it. 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Someone inevitably says running on the tready is che...","date_modified":"2026-04-07T19:31:01Z"},{"id":"https://tricoachingservices.com/home/f/benefits-of-hiring-a-triathlon-coach","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/getty/874205896\"/><p>Unleashing Your Athletic Potential</p>","url":"https://tricoachingservices.com/home/f/benefits-of-hiring-a-triathlon-coach","title":"Benefits of Hiring a Triathlon Coach","summary":"Unleashing Your Athletic Potential","date_modified":"2026-04-07T19:25:55Z"},{"id":"https://tricoachingservices.com/home/f/training-fatigue-when-to-push-when-to-back-off","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/268ae72c-9173-4b9e-abaa-2fff33640504/IMG_9113.jpeg\"/><p>Fatigue is the whole game. It’s the signal your body uses to adapt. But here’s where most athletes screw it up: fatigue is the stimulus, not the goal. 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