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Seusse-ian Excuse-ian Stuff...

Saturday, 30 March 2013 01:10

goggles By Doug Robertson (for active.com)

The whimsical, lyrical writings of Dr. Seuss have inspired generations of children to read. In his fifty years of writing children's books the good doctor tackled everything from equality, to the environment, to war. But, even though he was an avid walker and loved swimming in the La Jolla, California ocean that he could see from his home, he never directly took on fitness.

The closest he ever came was the in his final book Oh, The Places You'll Go! which speaks to many issues athletes come across. "You won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed. You'll pass the whole gang and soon you'll take the lead...Expect when you don't. Because, sometimes, you won't."

In honor of Dr. Seuss, who told us that, "bang ups and hang ups can happen to you," I humbly present what he might say if he was just waking up at dawn for a training workout....

Don't Be THAT Triathlete...

Friday, 29 March 2013 01:10

Top 4 things NOT to do...

By Steve Harrington (for ezinearticles.com)

I am sure we all know someone like this...

Here are the top 4...

1) Do NOT keep talking about training and how little time you have. Some people wear it like a badge and become a martyr to lack of time. It is VERY boring for friends, family and colleagues who feel their own time pressures and do not understand your sport or even why you would want to do it....

Stuff About Full Body Running...

Thursday, 28 March 2013 01:10

ED. Last week we received this email from Lisa Walker who knows a lot of stuff about running and movement and performance.

Dear MTN:

I am writing to let you know about a very cool, very different workshop for runners: Full Body Running.

This running workshop will be unlike any other running training you have ever experienced. You will learn to sense clearly how you are coordinating your whole body. Emphasis will be placed on finding the most efficient, safe and enjoyable way to run.

One thing that is unique about this training is that we will not skip the first and most important step; each participant will become aware (sometimes brutally aware) of their own habits that are getting in the way. In this workshop I

Becoming Fast...Or Not...

Wednesday, 27 March 2013 01:10

Training Partners by Luis Vargas

If you ever wondered why is it that you can keep up with certain training partners in training but they always finish ahead of you in a race then read on. I will offer a possible explanation.

When I joined the sport I was just like any new athlete to the sport. I became friends with triathletes who apparently had been around the block and knew what to do. I was always asking questions and joined them in their training sessions. I figured if it does not kill me it will make me stronger. This strategy worked for a while. I was determined and I felt like I had talent.

My body was very good at assimilating training and improving, it did over my many years of swimming and of high school running. This strategy worked to get me to the finish line of my first triathlon the Bud Light USTS Houston 1986 but my big improvements came once I moved and luckily I found some great training partners that I was more compatible with. By the...