GregRichards
A successful race is more than just training and showing up on raceday. Many factors play a role, including what you do in the brief period before the race starts.
Proper transition set-up...
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Cycling for fitness can be one of the most beneficial and easiest ways to lose weight. The benefits of cycling to lose weight is the low impact nature of cycling and the ability to cycle more frequently...
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Start getting fit and losing weight in the New Year with our beginner cycling program. This program can get you fit and ready to then start any of our sprint or olympic triathlon training programs.
Cycling...
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By Rachel Biber, MD
While not the most pleasant topic, saddles sores are a common phenomenon within the cycling community. Whether new or old to the sport, it is likely that you have encountered pain...
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A recent New York Times article reported on a number of recent deaths associated with triathlons, all associated with swimming. These include:
A 60 year old male at the Spudman Triathlon...
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And they're all good ones (From the book Triathlon Training by Eric Harr)
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined."
People are motivated to...
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Your body type was primarily determined before you were born. When it comes to racing, lamenting your body type is futile and counter-productive. Cyclists can be particularly hard on themselves....
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Aerobars vary widely in design, comfort, adjustability, weight, and price. It is important to choose the right aerobars for the type of event and training you will be doing. With so many designs and...
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Triathlon is a sport with plenty of gear for training. For the swim discipline alone, there are loads of toys to choose from, including suits, wetsuits, goggles, caps, paddles, fins, kickboards, and...
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GregRichards
As many of you know I compete in motorcycle racing. This past weekend I raced in my first supermoto race at Infineon Raceway.
I looked up who handles Northern California and applied for my...
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Well I just got back from Northern Arizona and Southern Utah. I spent 10 days there on vacation, but all my vacations have some exercise in them. I did quite a bit of running, off road...
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OK, I lied.
I can cook.
I've whipped up some pretty tasty salmon fillets, steak sauces, stuffed noodles and pad thai in my time.
But there comes a time in the life of a busy multi-sport athlete, and...
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Lately I have seen lots of talk in the various triathlon discussion forums on topics like “How to start in triathlon,” “What type of bike should a person get,” “Do I really...
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Swim Question: Increasing Swim Distance and Overtraining
In running, when trying to increase your distance, you don't want to add more than about 10% a week to avoid injury from overtraining. Is there...
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Well I ran my first 1/2 marathon this past weekend. I finished in 1:57. Which was my goal. (I'm pretty good at targeting my finishes). I felt good the whole race. I did...
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by Michael Pate www.whenbigboystri.com
It seems that the question arises most everywhere I go and it is usually comes from a 210-pound pot-bellied chain smoker. “Aren’t you to big to be...
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