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Inside Triathlon Archives: A Peek at Peter Reid’s Training Secrets

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  • Published Jan 6, 2011
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    A Peek at Peter Reid’s Training Secrets

    Prior to retiring, Reid was tight-lipped about his training methods. But it was clear to author T.J. Murphy as he sat in the shotgun seat of a bush plane that Reid was now comfortable talking about how he achieved triathlon success. The files had been declassified. For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here. Photo: John Segesta

    Three-time Ironman world champion Peter Reid vanished from the sport in 2007, cut off all contact and retreated into exile. Months went by, but eventually word leaked through the ether. Reid had become a bush pilot for Air Nootka in Gold River, British Columbia. In 2009, Inside Triathlon contributing editor T.J. Murphy went looking for him. What he found was a man who was finally willing to talk about his Ironman training and racing.

    For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here.

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    A Peek at Peter Reid’s Training Secrets

    One of the most telling rituals in Reid’s pursuit of the sport was his fabled “Kona camp.” In the last three months before Hawaii, Reid trained in Kona for two weeks while living at 6,000 feet up the Mauna Kea mountainside at an empty Girl Scout camp. Reid lived alone, sleeping on a mattress and carefully following the dishwashing rules to disenchant the mice. By day he would train at sea level and return to the camp in the evening. For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here. Photo: John Segesta

    Three-time Ironman world champion Peter Reid vanished from the sport in 2007, cut off all contact and retreated into exile. Months went by, but eventually word leaked through the ether. Reid had become a bush pilot for Air Nootka in Gold River, British Columbia. In 2009, Inside Triathlon contributing editor T.J. Murphy went looking for him. What he found was a man who was finally willing to talk about his Ironman training and racing.

    For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here.

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    A Peek at Peter Reid’s Training Secrets

    “After long bike rides I liked to do my transition runs on fields of logs and rocks … It taught me how to concentrate when I’m tired,” Reid said. For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here. Photo: John Segesta

    Three-time Ironman world champion Peter Reid vanished from the sport in 2007, cut off all contact and retreated into exile. Months went by, but eventually word leaked through the ether. Reid had become a bush pilot for Air Nootka in Gold River, British Columbia. In 2009, Inside Triathlon contributing editor T.J. Murphy went looking for him. What he found was a man who was finally willing to talk about his Ironman training and racing.

    For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here.

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    A Peek at Peter Reid’s Training Secrets

    “Diet is one of the greatest misconceptions. Some think you must be able to eat whatever you want. That’s so not true. When I was preparing for Kona I would not keep any food in the house. It was too easy to put on weight, and you have to be lean for the marathon. I’d be so hungry. I’d go to sleep with a headache,” Reid said. For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here. Photo: John Segesta

    Three-time Ironman world champion Peter Reid vanished from the sport in 2007, cut off all contact and retreated into exile. Months went by, but eventually word leaked through the ether. Reid had become a bush pilot for Air Nootka in Gold River, British Columbia. In 2009, Inside Triathlon contributing editor T.J. Murphy went looking for him. What he found was a man who was finally willing to talk about his Ironman training and racing.

    For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here.

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    A Peek at Peter Reid’s Training Secrets

    “One of the keys to doing well in Hawaii is consistent training. You have to keep commitments to the minimum. Especially after you win Hawaii, it’s hard. People want more from you. Trips take a toll; flying wears you out. You have to stay off your feet when you’re not training,” Reid said. For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here. Photo: John Segesta

    Three-time Ironman world champion Peter Reid vanished from the sport in 2007, cut off all contact and retreated into exile. Months went by, but eventually word leaked through the ether. Reid had become a bush pilot for Air Nootka in Gold River, British Columbia. In 2009, Inside Triathlon contributing editor T.J. Murphy went looking for him. What he found was a man who was finally willing to talk about his Ironman training and racing.

    For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here.

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    A Peek at Peter Reid’s Training Secrets

    “I liked secretly working on things that I could use to get my competitors thinking. One year I put a lot of time into improving my swim just to surprise the other guys and try and get them off their game,” Reid said. For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here. Photo: John Segesta

    Three-time Ironman world champion Peter Reid vanished from the sport in 2007, cut off all contact and retreated into exile. Months went by, but eventually word leaked through the ether. Reid had become a bush pilot for Air Nootka in Gold River, British Columbia. In 2009, Inside Triathlon contributing editor T.J. Murphy went looking for him. What he found was a man who was finally willing to talk about his Ironman training and racing.

    For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here.

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    A Peek at Peter Reid’s Training Secrets

    “You have to organize your year around one race. It all has to be about winning Hawaii. That’s the priority,” Reid said. For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here. Photo: John Segesta

    Three-time Ironman world champion Peter Reid vanished from the sport in 2007, cut off all contact and retreated into exile. Months went by, but eventually word leaked through the ether. Reid had become a bush pilot for Air Nootka in Gold River, British Columbia. In 2009, Inside Triathlon contributing editor T.J. Murphy went looking for him. What he found was a man who was finally willing to talk about his Ironman training and racing.

    For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here.

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    A Peek at Peter Reid’s Training Secrets

    In triathlon, Reid was a testament to the idea that dedication combined with sacrifice can trump superior talent. His record includes concrete victories over athletes blessed with outrageous genetic gifts, names like Lothar Leder, Luc Van Lierde and Simon Lessing. For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here. Photo: John Segesta

    Three-time Ironman world champion Peter Reid vanished from the sport in 2007, cut off all contact and retreated into exile. Months went by, but eventually word leaked through the ether. Reid had become a bush pilot for Air Nootka in Gold River, British Columbia. In 2009, Inside Triathlon contributing editor T.J. Murphy went looking for him. What he found was a man who was finally willing to talk about his Ironman training and racing.

    For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here.

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    A Peek at Peter Reid’s Training Secrets

    Three-time Ironman world champion Peter Reid vanished from the sport in 2007, cut off all contact and retreated into exile. Months went by, but eventually word leaked through the ether. Reid had become a bush pilot for Air Nootka in Gold River, British Columbia. In 2009, Inside Triathlon contributing editor T.J. Murphy went looking for him. What he found was a man who was finally willing to talk about his Ironman training and racing.

    For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here.

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    A Peek at Peter Reid’s Training Secrets

    Three-time Ironman world champion Peter Reid vanished from the sport in 2007, cut off all contact and retreated into exile. Months went by, but eventually word leaked through the ether. Reid had become a bush pilot for Air Nootka in Gold River, British Columbia. In 2009, Inside Triathlon contributing editor T.J. Murphy went looking for him. What he found was a man who was finally willing to talk about his Ironman training and racing.

    For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here.

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    A Peek at Peter Reid’s Training Secrets

    Three-time Ironman world champion Peter Reid vanished from the sport in 2007, cut off all contact and retreated into exile. Months went by, but eventually word leaked through the ether. Reid had become a bush pilot for Air Nootka in Gold River, British Columbia. In 2009, Inside Triathlon contributing editor T.J. Murphy went looking for him. What he found was a man who was finally willing to talk about his Ironman training and racing.

    For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here.

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    A Peek at Peter Reid’s Training Secrets

    Three-time Ironman world champion Peter Reid vanished from the sport in 2007, cut off all contact and retreated into exile. Months went by, but eventually word leaked through the ether. Reid had become a bush pilot for Air Nootka in Gold River, British Columbia. In 2009, Inside Triathlon contributing editor T.J. Murphy went looking for him. What he found was a man who was finally willing to talk about his Ironman training and racing.

    For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here.

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    A Peek at Peter Reid’s Training Secrets

    Three-time Ironman world champion Peter Reid vanished from the sport in 2007, cut off all contact and retreated into exile. Months went by, but eventually word leaked through the ether. Reid had become a bush pilot for Air Nootka in Gold River, British Columbia. In 2009, Inside Triathlon contributing editor T.J. Murphy went looking for him. What he found was a man who was finally willing to talk about his Ironman training and racing.

    For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here.

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    A Peek at Peter Reid’s Training Secrets

    Three-time Ironman world champion Peter Reid vanished from the sport in 2007, cut off all contact and retreated into exile. Months went by, but eventually word leaked through the ether. Reid had become a bush pilot for Air Nootka in Gold River, British Columbia. In 2009, Inside Triathlon contributing editor T.J. Murphy went looking for him. What he found was a man who was finally willing to talk about his Ironman training and racing.

    For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here.

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    A Peek at Peter Reid’s Training Secrets

    Three-time Ironman world champion Peter Reid vanished from the sport in 2007, cut off all contact and retreated into exile. Months went by, but eventually word leaked through the ether. Reid had become a bush pilot for Air Nootka in Gold River, British Columbia. In 2009, Inside Triathlon contributing editor T.J. Murphy went looking for him. What he found was a man who was finally willing to talk about his Ironman training and racing.

    For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here.

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    A Peek at Peter Reid’s Training Secrets

    Three-time Ironman world champion Peter Reid vanished from the sport in 2007, cut off all contact and retreated into exile. Months went by, but eventually word leaked through the ether. Reid had become a bush pilot for Air Nootka in Gold River, British Columbia. In 2009, Inside Triathlon contributing editor T.J. Murphy went looking for him. What he found was a man who was finally willing to talk about his Ironman training and racing.

    For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here.

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    A Peek at Peter Reid’s Training Secrets

    Three-time Ironman world champion Peter Reid vanished from the sport in 2007, cut off all contact and retreated into exile. Months went by, but eventually word leaked through the ether. Reid had become a bush pilot for Air Nootka in Gold River, British Columbia. In 2009, Inside Triathlon contributing editor T.J. Murphy went looking for him. What he found was a man who was finally willing to talk about his Ironman training and racing.

    For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here.

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    A Peek at Peter Reid’s Training Secrets

    Three-time Ironman world champion Peter Reid vanished from the sport in 2007, cut off all contact and retreated into exile. Months went by, but eventually word leaked through the ether. Reid had become a bush pilot for Air Nootka in Gold River, British Columbia. In 2009, Inside Triathlon contributing editor T.J. Murphy went looking for him. What he found was a man who was finally willing to talk about his Ironman training and racing.

    For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here.

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    A Peek at Peter Reid’s Training Secrets

    Three-time Ironman world champion Peter Reid vanished from the sport in 2007, cut off all contact and retreated into exile. Months went by, but eventually word leaked through the ether. Reid had become a bush pilot for Air Nootka in Gold River, British Columbia. In 2009, Inside Triathlon contributing editor T.J. Murphy went looking for him. What he found was a man who was finally willing to talk about his Ironman training and racing.

    For more insight into the sport’s top pros and their training routines, subscribe to Inside Triathlon by clicking here.

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