Archive for the ‘Triathlon’ Category
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
Triathlon is one of the best things that has happened to bicycling. Many people who were runners and swimmers, or just people wanting to challenge themselves in a race against the clock, have taken up the Swim, Bike, Run phenomenon. I think it is super as it brings a different ...
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Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
Combined workouts, also known as bricks, are perhaps the most effective part of any multisport training plan. After all, they provide that all-important feeling of running immediately after a bike ride that all of us will do on race day. But beyond that, combined workouts have many uses, ...
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Monday, December 29th, 2008
Want to become an Ironman? Here is the gameplan you need to follow if you want to make it.
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Thursday, December 25th, 2008
Getting started in triathlons can be a bit intimidating and overwhelming. We've put together a few pointers to help you out and hopefully put you at ease.
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Friday, December 19th, 2008
A personal story about my journey towards the first of many triathlons. Motivation for entering your first triathlon.
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Thursday, December 18th, 2008
As every triathlon enthusiast will appreciate, success in competition demands a considerable time commitment. Indeed, many participants find themselves short-changing other important aspects of their lives, such as work, and time for family and friends, in order to put in those all important training hours.
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Friday, December 12th, 2008
For decades, swimmers have shaved every hair off their bodies before big swim meets. My own competitive swimming days were in the late 1980s and early 1990s, which were just before the advent of full bodied swimsuits. Back then, a faster suit was always a smaller one. ...
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Friday, December 5th, 2008
Let's face it. There are a lot of sights to be seen while running outdoors. And with cycling, you get to see miles and miles in training. There's just not an equivalent in swimming. For the most part, you are training in an indoor pool going ...
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Friday, September 19th, 2008
Recently I had a triathlete ask me about plyometrics and then he directed me to a video that he saw on on the exercise he wanted to do. The video consisted of athletes doing jumps up stairs and various types of jumps off boxes than jumping again as soon as ...
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Friday, August 22nd, 2008
The swim. Some Love it, some hate it. I say, if its hard your doing it wrong.
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