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Breaking Cardinal Rules...
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Saturday, 16 August 2014 00:10
ED. Results links for the Young Life Tris and HITS Half IM will be posted later today.
By Devon Palmer (palmertri.wordpress.com)
I did my best to answer all your Canada questions on twitter. I learned so much from those simple, primitive people and their untamed country.
Whistler is gorgeous. The lake for the race was really nice. The bike course is pretty neat, some serious climbing but no super scary descending and the hills were not super steep.
With the bone bruise on my heel in early June I lost about 3 weeks of running and then it took a couple more weeks of half to one mile runs before it felt normal. My longest runs were three miles. I knew I would not be running the marathon. The only circumstance under which I would finish (by run/jog/shuffle/walking through the marathon) was if enough other guys dropped out so that I was in 8th, the final paying position. This is an odd mindset to have. Mostly I just wanted to practice...
PVC & Therapy Balls...
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Friday, 15 August 2014 00:10
Former Recovery Secrets....
By Heather Lendway (heatherlendway.com)
As triathletes our bodies take a beating day after day. The thought of using recovery to get faster is probably at the back of our minds. I personally have never been fond of days off, “recovery” days, “tapering” or resting. Unfortunately if you don’t take care of your body eventually it will break down and which may lead to injury.
Even with rest and recovery we’re still pretty hard on our bodies. Here are some ‘tools’ I use (or have tried) to help promote recovery and healing to be as fresh as possible for my next training session.
1. PVC pipe – This has been my best friend since recovering from stress fractures in 2007. I roll out on a 3 inch PVC pipe following every run and ride. Rolling on a PVC pipe is pretty intense if you’re not used to it, a four inch PVC pipe is a little...
Lake Marion Tri Stuff...
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Thursday, 14 August 2014 00:10
(Photo - Elysian winner Katie Buhr, at podium hopeful at Lake Marion Olympic next Sunday.)
7th Annual LAKE MARION TRIATHLON - Approximately 400 participants are anticipated for the 7th edition of this great event. Not a bad turnout considering that the LMT shares the weekend with six other Minnesota tris and Iowa's Pigman Half and Olympic.
This event's Lakeville venue is outstanding and its athlete (and spectator!) perks are plentiful.
Here is some history, including past champions and the AG records on the current Olympic and Sprint courses:
Olympic Course History (2011 - 2013):
2013 - 1. Dennis Dane - 2:05:22- Course Record & Cathy Yndestad - 2:15:57
2012 - 1. Kye Serreyn - 2:05:58 & Cathy Yndestad - 2:15:41
2011 - 1. Josh Blankenheim - 2:06:40 & Cathy Yndestad - 2:14:12 - CR
AG Records:
00-19: Nick Traxler - 2:33:26 (2011) & Elizabeth Hartell - 3:14:36 (2013)...
Accommodations For Superior Man Attendees...
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Wednesday, 13 August 2014 13:42
- An important message from Mike Ward, Superior Man's Communications Director:
If you haven't reserved a hotel for Superior Man weekend, you are still in luck. There are a few hotels in the area that have available rooms for Saturday night. Hotels in Duluth require a two-night minimum. If you do a third party hotel search (i.e. Expedia, hotels.com, etc....), you may not find rooms! Contact these hotels below directly: ....
DKT Gunning For #10....
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Wednesday, 13 August 2014 00:10
17th Annual PIGMAN HALF - A victory for David Thompson (Cool YndeCam Photo L) next Sunday at Big Pig would be a milestone, marking the 10th time he has won our region's first half IM. It will also be his 19th career win at the 70.3 distance and the 93rd (!) first place finish in his multisport career.
Winning is not a foregone conclusion, though. He'll be facing fellow pro Adam Bohach from La Crosse, Wisconsin. Our records show that DKT has faced Bohach on several occasions and has yet to lose to him. Still, Adam will be a force to be reckoned with. He has raced in two halves this season, breaking 4-hours both times. And he placed 2nd (3:57:03) behind Thompson (3:54:17) at Pigman last year.
David is still our pick to win. He has rest--he hasn't raced in the two weeks leading up to Sunday's race--and muscle memory on his side.
Once again, our pick to win the amateur title is Kevin O'Connor, who set a masters CR (4:07:52) here in 2013. Like DKT, KO has creds and muscle memory in his corner.....
