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Letting The Kids Play too...
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Friday, 22 February 2013 00:10
Introducing Your Child to Triathlon
By Matt Russ (for usatriathlon.org)
Compared to traditional sports, triathlon is the new kid on the block. Participation in a youth event represents some new and perhaps unique challenges for the youth triathlete and parent alike. There are very few
Bad Day, Good Day - Making the Switch...
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Thursday, 21 February 2013 00:10
By Morgan Johnson (for usatriathlon.org)
I have moments with all of the athletes that I coach where they reveal their potential in ways that I didn
Are You A Tri-Dork? ...
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Monday, 18 February 2013 01:10
(ED. A very cool article by one of America's premier pro triathletes.)
An unscientific calculation of the triathlon cool quotient.
By Jesse Thomas (For triathlon.competitor.com)
One thing I
The Best is Yet to Come....
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Sunday, 17 February 2013 00:10
Triathlete / Physician / Camera Head,
How to Suck Less...
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Saturday, 16 February 2013 00:10
By Tim Walton
Something to think about!
Certain patterns and trends seem play out with most swimmers, regardless of their natural swimming ability. Over the course of several hours of lessons/assessments I may see a national caliber athlete, a relative beginner, triathlete or an aspiring age group swimmer. During a lesson, regardless of the swimmers ability it is a near guarantee that I will be able to show a swimmer how to swim significantly faster. Why? The concept is not to show them any magical set, or additional effort, rather pointing out and showing the athlete areas of "how to slow down less" through improved technique. Incredible energy loss from a miss timed kick, indirect hand entry, deceleration in and out of walls, poor alignment, loss of momentum etc, are the key focal points to address. Keeping on track, online, engaged, directed, using basic principles of Balance, Streamline and propulsion are akin to the expression of firing on all cylinders. When you see athletes...
