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It's Time to Play...
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Wednesday, 11 December 2013 00:10
Break out the calendar and get ready for an exciting 2014 season.
By Scott Fliegelman (triathlon.competitor.com)
There is a time of year for training and a time for playing. Ideally, you’ll soon be wrapping up an adventurous and rejuvenating play season during which you shunned written training schedules, and your workouts were deemed successful based on sheer fun versus time spent at lactate threshold.
Training season is almost here, soon to be followed by racing, so now is a great time to get out your calendar and make a proactive plan for several rewarding months of triathlon fun....
Stuff About Being Hurt...
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Monday, 09 December 2013 09:10
By Kyle Serreyn (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Dec. 6, 2013)
Being hurt sucks.
And I’m hurt.
I’m not that hurt. But I’m hurt. I stepped out of bed about two and a half weeks ago and immediately experienced sharp pain posterior to the shin bone and about an inch above the ankle joint. Naturally, I ran anyway.
And it hurt.
So I ran the next day – that hurt too. Hardcore massage that night bought me two days of relatively limited pain....
National Honors...
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Monday, 09 December 2013 07:10
USA Triathlon will be announcing their 2013 Athletes of the Year in the near future and, as usual, several Minnesotans are being considered for awards or Honorable Mentions.
More than several, actually. Eleven of our state's best multisporters are in contention. They are:
- MATTHEW PAYNE (AOY HM)
- HEATHER LENDWAY (AOY or AOY HM)
- HEATHER LENDWAY (Performance of the Year)
- CATHY YNDESTAD (AOY HM)
- KEVIN O'CONNOR (MOY HM)....
New Mountains...
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Monday, 09 December 2013 06:20
The journey continues...
By Michelle Andres (teamandresjourney.blogspot.com)
My blog has been updated to show the next journey I'm on. The address even had to change since Team Andres arrived and conquered Kona. An experience I will never forget. I will always remember the friends and family that helped me on this journey. But now...an new mountain to climb...The Marathon Olympic Trials for 2016.
These last two months I have been relaxing and letting my body heal cause my next goal is even more Epic than the last...in terms of where I need to take my body and what I need to train it to be able to do. Qualifying for the marathon Olympic trails for the 2016 games. This means I need to run at least a 2:43 marathon to meet the "B" standard set by USA Track and Field or the "A" standard which is a 2:39 marathon...
Busting Myths...
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Monday, 09 December 2013 00:10
Bike Weight and the Myth of Fast Bikes
By Jim Gourley
In my new book FASTER, I reveal the science underlying our beloved swim, bike, run sports and show how triathletes can find free speed with a little know-how. I also debunk myths and misunderstandings about gear that can save you thousands of dollars so you can spend your hard-earned cash on those gear and technique upgrades that actually make you faster.
Here, I’ll bust the myth of weight savings and reveal the truth about so-called “fast” bikes. To keep it quick, I’ll skip over some of the details that make FASTER a really interesting book.
First, let’s clear something up. There is no such thing as a “fast bike.” Bikes are neither fast nor slow. Bikes are shiny or expensive. Bikes...
