Articles by Dan Empfield

Neutral, Stability and Motion Control, run shoe tech’s onetime Holy Trinity, have also caught the last train for the coast. (Pardon us, Don McLean.)

Improving your hull is an exercise in 2 planes: feet on the surface (vertical plane); and feet moving forward, not side to side (horizontal plane).

There are more important elements to success than this one, but a mediocre understanding of sport usually begets mediocre finishes.

Frequency of run sessions, not bulk miles, is the metric. Exit the Challenge in time to enter the season a stronger runner.

When Tyler Butterfield placed 7th at the Ironman in 2013, he only tied for the highest ever finish in Kona. Here’s a Butterfield you don’t know.

Masters teams are where you get faster. Here is a guide to Masters culture and behavior for the triathlete.

The second installment of my Most Important Elements series. I don’t think I realized how broke I was. I had a lot of fun.

Last week 1,400 of you chose among 8 elements which determined ultimate athletic success. Here are your choices, and by contrast mine.

Let’s disagree on much. But those who traverse the land under human powered locomotion should be of one mind on our public lands.

It’s week-1 of the Guppy Challenge. Goal? Exit the swim with a faster class of athletes.

All dumb trainers needed was a little remedial help. Now you can Zwift, TrainerRoad, PerfPro, FulGaz, for cheap, cheap, cheap.

Our most popular swim-faster regimen begins on December 11, and will last 10 weeks. Lots of swimmers fix what ails them here!