Team Unicorn Sparkle Adventure

08/25/2019

08/24/2019

“I just want to get out of the water. Fingers crossed on an calm quick swim”. Bike waiting, is ready for tomorrow.

08/17/2019

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Back to racing and my first overall win. That’s pretty cool! It was a hard fought win and left it to the run to secure the top spot. While coming into T2 with the eventual 2nd place guy I decided to forgo the socks for a faster transition... it worked, but I paid the price with some bloody heels, good thing the medics were on sight to help clean me up a bit. Thank you to for putting on another great local event! .

08/17/2019

Congratulations to team member for his 1st Place finish in the 35-39 category at the 2019 this morning!!! Looking sharp in that . @ Moosup Pond

05/13/2018

Finding the right training approach is personal and can look drastically different between athletes. John Brenteson gives some insight into his training approach.

There is not one method of training and I have evolved over the past 3 years to be able to handle this large workload. I used to believe that 10hr weeks were long training weeks for me. It takes time for the body to adapt and absorb more and more. I am in this sport for the long term and that is the

05/12/2018

Finding the right training approach is personal and can look drastically different between athletes. Vanessa Goodman gives some insight into her training approach.

‘You’re a farm girl. You’ve been training for this race your whole life without knowing it.’ Although my response was a little simplistic (meant mainly to squash her pre-race jitters), training for an obstacle course race (OCR) is literally like training for the movements and activities we d...

05/11/2018

Finding the right training approach is personal and can look drastically different between athletes. Trevor Cu***ng gives some insight into his training approach.

I think that I honestly have learned more from my team that I ever could have hoped.  These people train like athletes, because they are athletes.  And I love seeing, day by day and week by week, their plans coming together. My training has been sporadic as of late. &

05/11/2018

Finding the right training approach is personal and can look drastically different between athletes. Brandon Holterman gives some insight into his training approach.

I've done a lot of writing over the past couple years on my approach to training, what a typical week looks like, and how to try balance training and life.  I have now entered my third year of triathlon. It has been an incredible journey over the last three years and I've learnt a lot, mos

05/08/2018

Is it time for a coach? John Brenteson tackles the topic in his latest musings.

Do you have a coach? What's your preferred training approach?

So, you are getting into triathlons? Now you may be asking yourself how should I train? Should I self-coach? Should I get a pre-written plan or invest in a 1:1 coach? There are many options to choose from and I felt as if I could give you all my thoughts on this subject.

04/29/2018

The first race of the season is in the books for team member Mathew Provost. Read his race recap of the 2018 Wrentham Duathlon on the blog:

For me, the first race of the season carries the same anticipation and weight as the last. As I venture out of my dark dim basement, looking for this “sunshine” that so many once spoke of, this first race allows me to gauge my fitness level in the real world. Like most of North America, this win...

04/26/2018

Training while travelling is tough. Training while travelling for months on end is incredibly challenging. John Brenteson has finished a month of a multi-month assignment. How is he coping? While, like everything else, he's crushing it!

So, I have now been in Korea for one month and I have actually learned a bit about myself as an athlete. The main thing I learned is that I am less stuck in my ways than I originally thought I was.

04/20/2018

With an incredible journey to Kona in 2017, John Brenteson is back at it again this year as a newly promoted member of Team Unicorn Sparkle Adventure. We couldn't be more happy to have John wearing the green unicorn again this year and we can't wait to see what he accomplishes this year!

2017 was a great learning experience for me. I had a solid build up to Ironman Coeur d’Alene which was the A race of the year. I executed well on that race from start to finish and didn’t make too many large mistakes. It taught me a lot about how I want to have a lead up go to be mentally and ph...