58 athletes

Athlete spotlights

Real athletes on the 80/20 system — how they trained, what changed, and what happened on race day.

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  Viktor Schildt

  One thing we’ve learned as coaches is never to judge an athlete’s ultimate potential on the basis of their early results. You just never know how much a

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  Jose and Isobel Uribe

  What’s better than capping off your first experience with an 80/20 training plan with a 7th-place age-group finish in your first Ironman 70.3? Doing it with

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  Franziska Kuhne

  Everyone knows you need to be tough to be successful as endurance athlete. But it’s just as important to be smart. All the toughness in the world won’t allow

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  Carlos Salgado

  Why doesn’t every endurance athlete follow the 80/20 method? One reason is that not every athlete knows about it. Another is that not every athlete who knows

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  Jennifer Hickman

  If you start running competitively at age 12, and you continue running for years and years, eventually getting to the point where you’ve literally lost count

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  Ben Graham

  “Ehipassiko” is a word from the ancient Pali language that means “come and see for yourself.” The Buddha used it often in reference to his teachings, urging

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  Mike McPharlin

  In many sports, a no-pain-no-gain culture remains pervasive. Whether it is necessary or helpful to program athletes to “go hard or go home” in any sport is

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  Marcin Bury

  Among the disguised blessings of the COVID-19 pandemic is the way it has reminded us of the important functions of sport in society. We tend to think of

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  Matthew Neale

  The difference between exercising and training is purpose. Nobody knows this better than Matthew Neale, a 35-year-old husband, father, and enterprise

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  Bronwyn Tagg

  In their book, 80/20 Triathlon, Coach Matt and Coach David identify no fewer than eight factors that keep athletes stuck in the “moderate-intensity rut” of