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"I Had No Idea What I Was Doing"...
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Sunday, 28 June 2020 23:10
By Ted Treise
Race: Iowa’s Best Dam Triathlon
Year: Fall 2012
Age: 18
Bike: Trek 1.1 W/ bucket pedals
About 50 yards into the swim my lungs no longer worked, and I couldn’t breathe as I treaded water watching the pack swim away. The collegiate men’s wave has successfully swam over me after I was insistent about getting a front row spot for the run into the water and the woman’s wave was about to do the same. During the pre-race meeting, we were told to take our caps off in the event of needing to be rescued during the swim. ‘Is now the time to pack it in?’ I thought....
Katy, Brian & Jessie...
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Friday, 26 June 2020 23:10
Here's some more National Triathlon Week stuff, starting with Katy's most memorable triathlon moment:
Self-Supported Adventure...
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Wednesday, 24 June 2020 23:10
Awesome photos by Philip Skulte / Visual Captive
By Christina Roberts
Outpace 70.3 Race Report - We were supposed to be racing Ironman 70.3 Des Moines last weekend. But instead of sulking about our lost opportunity, Coach Anthony (of Outpace Coaching) graciously offered to host a team Outpace 70.3 triathlon at Lake Ann in Chanhassen.
Anthony, who on that day played the role of coach, race director, aid station manager, and swim buoy, brought his athletes together for a mock race to give us an opportunity to either test our fitness, try to hit race pace goals, or just get out for a solid training day. It was a choose your own adventure course which was set up as loops for the bike and run so that athletes could choose a distance that aligned with their desired workout for the day. ...
National Triathlon Week....
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Monday, 22 June 2020 23:10
Did
you know there is a National Triathlon Week? Neither did we.
It's a real thing. In fact, it has a logo (left). And it's happening right now.
To celebrate NTW, the Headwaters Trathlon Club asked it's members to submit some words about their first triathlon experience. Cool idea, right?
We got permission to repost some of their submissions. We'll post others soon...
