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Friday, 06 February 2015 06:10
Coach Troy Training Tip: Welcome to the Off-Season
By Troy Jacobson (Dec. 2011)
Off-season. What in the world does that mean anymore for an Ironman triathlete? Is there such a thing as an off-season nowadays ... or does one phase of your training blend into the next, so it seems like there is just one continuous in-season? Confusing, right? Well, I'm going to confuse you a little more as well as, hopefully, give you some clarity at the same time.
First, I believe in having an off-season of some variety. We're not machines, even though many triathletes think they are. Exercise is stressful on the body. In fact, one of my favorite definitions of exercise is that it is "controlled injury." Exercise for Ironman competition and you're injuring the crap out of yourself each and every day per that definition! And, if you continue to do it week after week year-round, you'll traumatize your tissues to the extent that they'll break down and you will get hurt. From the perspective of avoiding classic overuse injury alone, you need a break ... but there's more to it than that...
Preseason Success...
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Friday, 06 February 2015 00:10
By Dave Burgess (usatriathlon.org)
With the offseason behind us, we can now look ahead to the training and racing that we'll be doing in 2015. And to start off training properly, solid preseason work is required. But what are you really looking to accomplish in the preseason? What's the goal? What sort of work should be done?
Most individuals require work on their aerobic base as they come off their offseason. And, most people think that this requires boring, long and slow training. While base-building training isn't the most exciting, it does have great benefits. And it can be structured to not be all about long and slow efforts.
The primary goal of this lower intensity base training is to help build up the power plants in your muscles. By that I mean mitochondria. I'm not going to get overly scientific, but the goal here is to increase the number of these, building a bigger ...
MINNESOTA'S ALL AMERICAN WOMEN...
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Wednesday, 04 February 2015 06:10
USAT ALL AMERICANS TRIATHLETES- The MTN Guys congratulate the 31 Minnesota women who earned USAT AA honors.
Gaby Bunten - #10 - 20-24W
Madeleine Pesch - #38 - 20-24W (photo L)
Melanie Rabino - #63 - 20-24W
Christina Roberts - #27 - 25-29
Nicole Heininger - #47 - 25-29W
Jessica Rossing - #48 - 25-29W
Jessica Findlay - #91 - 25-29W
Heather Lendway - #3 - 30-34W (Ranked behind Canadian pros Angela Naeth and Cindy Lewis)
Suzie Fox - #23 - 30-34W
Bridget McCoy - #31 - 30-34W ...
Minnesota's 2014 All American Men...
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Wednesday, 04 February 2015 00:10
Photo - Tom Morgan and Emmanuel Darne, two of Minnesota's 44 male triathletes who earned USAT All American honors in 2014.
The MTN Guys are psyched to congratulate all the Minnesotans (and Honorary Minnesotans) who earned USAT All American honors.* Today we acknowledge the 44 male triathletes. Tomorrow we will list the tri women.
TRIATHLON - MEN
Kyle Serreyn - #26 - 20-24M
Brian Gorman - #98 - 20-24M
Kris Spoth - #30 - 25-29M
Sean Cooley - #47 - 25-29M
Brian Sames - #87 - 25-29M
Alex Hooke - #66 - 30-34M
Josh Blankenheim - #73 - 30-34M...
Cutting Them Some Slack...
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Tuesday, 03 February 2015 00:10
By Jessica Rossing
La Habana Triathlon race report.
It’s late Friday night, the night before the race, and I am lying in bed happy and full from a great gourmet meal that only cost $25. (Most things are very inexpensive in Cuba) My race bag is packed and I am visualizing each part of the race as I fall asleep. I wake up around 8a to an overcast and very humid morning. It’s been predicted to rain all day, but I’m optimistic and have a good feeling the rain is going to hold off and it’s going to be a perfect day to race. My house host (Matilde) lets us know that breakfast is ready so three other American athletes and myself sit down to eat. We are served lots of fruit, a smoothie, veggies, and an omelette. Once we finish eating we get our things together, get our bikes and start our ride to the race site.
The race site is about 12K from Casa Matilde’s and we have to ride through the city and lots of traffic to get to the venue. Within 10 minutes of our ride I am sweating, the air is so thick, you can feel the storm coming. It feels like at any moment the humidity is going to break and the storm is going to unleash. But, I am still optimistic that it’ll hold out untill we are done racing....
