MSM + JHC Coaching

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2026 MADISON MINI-CAMP 🏊‍♂️🚴‍♀️🏃‍♂️

📍 Madison, WI | 📅 June 27–28, 2026

Join Multisport Mastery + JHC Coaching for a focused Ironman Wisconsin course preview weekend. This mini-camp is ideal for athletes training for any 70.3, full Ironman, or those seeking a structured Wisconsin training experience.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Saturday (June 27)

• IM Wisconsin bike course overview
• Supported ride on the IM Wisconsin loop
• Optional brick run
• Post-ride social + refuel

Sunday (June 28)

• IM Wisconsin swim, transition & run course overview
• Supported open water swim at Law Park
• Long run

WHAT’S INCLUDED

• Supported swim, bike & run sessions
• Bike SAG support
• Aid station (fluids + light snacks)
• Expert course guidance and coach support
• Community and athlete networking

COST & DETAILS

• $99 : MSM + JHC coached athletes
• $119 : Non-coached athletes
• USAT membership required
• Limited to 50 athletes

HOW TO REGISTER

📧 Email: Name and USAT number to [email protected] (and request payment details)

❗ Registration closes February 15, 2026

FAQs

• Not registered for IM Wisconsin? No problem, open to all endurance athletes.
• Not required to attend every session.
• Registration fees are non-refundable.

Questions? Comment below 👇

12 MYTHS OF FITNESS

Myth 1️⃣1️⃣

Confidence comes before you can achieve great things.

LIES ❌

In sport, we often hear that athletes must feel confident before they can perform well. But the research doesn’t support that as a necessary sequence!

While confidence and performance show a moderate correlation (they move together), that doesn’t mean confidence causes action. More often, they co-develop over time.

What consistently does build confidence? Experience! Along with performance attempts, repetition, feedback, and adjustments.

Decades of research grounded in self-efficacy theory show that confidence is shaped primarily by mastery experiences:

➡️ BY ACTUALLY DOING THE THING.

Confidence grows after successful actions, adjusts after setbacks, and recalibrates as athletes gain information about their capabilities.

Studies also show that confidence frequently changes in response to performance outcomes, not just before them. Athletes often become more confident after executing skills effectively and less confident after errors. It's a reciprocal, dynamic relationship, not a confidence-first rule.

How then do you build confidence?

• Skill practice with objective feedback
• Behavioral rehearsal
• Imagery paired with real ex*****on
• Self-modeling through successful performance

Is there an easier way? Not really. Confidence built in isolation, through positive self-talk alone, has limited impact. Confidence built through doing is more durable.

You also can't shortcut confidence. Overconfidence without preparation or competence can undermine performance by reducing effort, attention, and learning - the very behaviors that create progress.

The takeaway for athletes? Don’t wait to feel ready! Start acting. Let confidence emerge in real-time from preparation, ex*****on, and growth.

📸 Confidence shining through with athletes

12 MYTHS OF FITNESS

Myth 6️⃣

The swim doesn’t matter for overall long course performance.

"It depends."

If performance equals finish time, the data seems pretty clear. Across Ironman and 70.3 races, cycling and running are far stronger predictors of overall results than swimming.

The swim makes up roughly 10% of total race time, while the bike and run account for more than 80%. From a purely statistical standpoint, improving your bike or run explains far more of your final time than shaving seconds off the swim. For time-limited athletes, that’s why reallocating swim time to bike or run training often produces faster finishes.

But that’s only part of the story!

When performance is viewed as ex*****on, not just time, swim training starts to matter a lot more. Controlled studies show swim intensity directly affects cycling performance and overall triathlon outcomes. Swimming efficiently and at the right effort reduces early cardiovascular stress, preserves glycogen, and sets up better pacing later in the race. These benefits don’t always show up in simple swim-time correlations, but they absolutely show up on the bike and run.

Swim performance also influences where you start the bike leg. Even in non-drafting races, early positioning affects pacing, wind exposure, and mental load. Poor swim conditioning increases anxiety, navigation mistakes, and early fatigue - problems that persist and compound long after the swim is over.

Context matters too. In shorter triathlons, swimming can be a primary driver of performance. Sex-specific differences exist as well, with slower swim speeds in women associated with slower overall outcomes.
In longer races? The link between swim time and finish time tends to weaken (especially as we age).

In Ironman racing, what matters isn’t just how long each leg lasts, but how each one shapes the next. Swim training may contribute less to finish time on paper, but it meaningfully affects physiology, strategy, and energy management across the entire race. And while impact from swim training may seem small, the real benefit is in efficiency, resilience, and (most importantly) safety.

12 MYTHS OF FITNESS

Myth 5️⃣

It takes 6–8 weeks to recover from an Ironman.

Unlikely!

Ironman racing creates real physiological stress, but the idea that everyone needs 6–8 weeks of downtime isn’t supported by the science.

Research consistently shows that while muscle damage and inflammation markers such as creatine kinase, myoglobin, IL-6, and hs-CRP spike immediately after racing and remain elevated for several days, this is normal.

Yet in most trained athletes, biomarkers return to baseline within 2–3 weeks. Some studies even show near-baseline values and functional readiness in 7–10 days, suggesting the system has stabilized enough for smart reloading.

But the real question is: what do we mean by recovery?

Biological recovery refers to tissue repair and inflammation control, which typically occurs in about 7–10 days.

Performance readiness is the ability to absorb training stress again and usually takes around 2–3 weeks.

Psychological recovery includes motivation, mental bandwidth, and nervous system reset, and has no fixed timeline.

Recovery is individual.

An athlete who arrived at the start overreached, finished injured, or crossed the line mentally cooked will need more recovery. Lingering pain, poor sleep, low motivation, or persistent fatigue all change the equation.

What doesn’t help is a prolonged shutdown.

Extended inactivity leads to losses in mitochondrial density, neuromuscular efficiency, and connective tissue tolerance, making the return to training more challenging.

To support faster, healthier recovery, reduce overall stress especially in the first week. Prioritize sleep, nutrition, hydration, and light movement: easy swims, gentle spins. Step away from outcomes. Reconnect effort with enjoyment. Rebalance life outside of sport.

From there, rebuild gradually and intentionally with focus on long-term goals, not just this race but the seasons ahead.

Ironman racing is hard but are adaptable. When recovery is approached actively and intelligently, it is usually measured in weeks, not months. Above all, respect the recovery needs of the individual athlete.

📸 setting a PR at IM Cozumel 6 weeks after Kona 🤩