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By Chris on March 30, 2009 |
Sweetland
On Sunday, Canadian Kirsten Sweetland won the opening event on the 2009 ITU triathlon calendar at the Mooloolaba World Cup in Australia. The 20-year old had the fastest run split of the day (35:13), to win by just under a minute, in a time of 2:01:59, in the Olympic-distance triathlon. Check out [...]
By Chris on March 30, 2009 |
Final scores: Cliff 690, Chris: 720! It’s that time of year again! Sure, it’s the start of the “Spring Classics” in Europe, the stretch run in the NHL and NBA, spring training in baseball, but one thing means it’s really the start of spring… Of course, I mean “March Madness” in the NCAA! Last [...]
By Cliff on March 29, 2009 |
Every year I’ve learned a little more about multi-sporting. From intervals to endurance, training to racing, each year that passes my knowledge of how each discipline works grows. One of the most important factors, recovery, has been lower on my list of priorities until now.
When I use to lift weights a few years [...]
By Chris on March 29, 2009 |
Michael Phelps
A few weeks ago, we heard that the world’s Fastest Human (on land) is going to race in Canada this summer and now we hear that the World’s Fastest human in the water will do the same! Michael Phelps has commited to race in Montreal this June. He will use this race [...]
By Part Time Athlete on March 27, 2009 |
I have never participated in a full triathlon. I’ve been thinking about doing one, but I just haven’t committed myself yet. One thing that is holding me back is cold water. As a child, until I was 23 or so, I had very little body [...]
By Chris on March 27, 2009 |
This Saturday, March 28th, from 8:30 to 9:30 PM is “Earth Hour“. So, at 8:30 PM local time, do one simple thing: turn off your lights for 60 minutes. What started out as a simple idea in one city in 2007 has grown into a world-wide event two short years later! Why is this [...]
By Cliff on March 25, 2009 |
Hear that? That’s the sound of your heart. Many of us don’t pay any attention to our most vital organ while exercising. That is until we’re bent over wheezing from a hard sprint, leaving ourselves gasping for air. This week’s “Tech edition” has to do with heart rate monitors. My question was proposed to [...]
By Jen on March 24, 2009 |
Swim. Bike. Run. Eat. Repeat.
Ask any triathlete why they do what they do and likely many will answer, “So I can eat what I want, when I want.” (read : eat like a pig)
Good thing I don’t consider myself “A Triathlete”.
See, back when I first started this kooky sport, “Doing it” [...]
By Jen on March 24, 2009 |
By Cliff on March 23, 2009 |
Excerpt By Dan Rabin
In the following story, Masters Athlete publishes its rankings of the top 10 triathlon communities in the United States. Our staff evaluated the towns in terms of climate/terrain; training facilities; events and the number of local participants. For each criterion a town could earn as many as five stars. A [...]
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