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Saturday, 03 May 2014 06:10
ST. GEORGE 70.3 - US PRO 70.3 CHAMPIONSHIP - Rochester's 2nd-year pro Ruth Brennan Morrey placed 9th against a world class field yesterday in St.George, Utah. She covered the brutal course in 4:28:00. We hope to post Ruth's race report later this week. RESULTS
CHAIN OF LAKES TRIATHLON - Buffalo's Marcus Stromberg captured the men's overall title for the third consecutive year and Heather Lendway torched the women's race record in Alexandria yesterday. We'll post more words on Tuesday. RESULTS
CINCO DU MAYO DUATHLON - Devon Palmer and Joe Johnson placed 1-2 in yesterday's long course du, flip-flopping their positions of the previous week at Falls Du. The other overall winners--Shelley Ostrander (1st Long Course), Matt Orzechowski (1st Short Course) and Krista Johnson (1st Short Course)--each celebrated their first career victory. Approximately 200 athletes ....
Boosting Your Immune System...
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Saturday, 03 May 2014 00:10
By Katie Davis (usatriathlon.org)
As athletes ramp up their training, they put their bodies at a higher risk of illness and infection. Research indicates that athletes are at an increased risk of illness not only in the hours after a hard workout, but in the one to two weeks following a competition. This is likely due to the increase in stress hormones (particularly adrenaline and cortisol) associated with training and competition. However, there are things you can do to keep your immune system running strong and minimize your risk of illness during training and competition.
1. Eat well
Despite the fact that many athletes take multivitamins, antioxidant blends and the like, there is a lack of....
When to Run Twice a Day...
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Friday, 02 May 2014 00:10
By Jene Shaw (triathlon.competitor.com)
You’ve probably done plenty of double workouts—swim in the morning, run later in the day—depending on your experience in the sport. Although there’s no substitute for an all-at-once long workout because of the race-specific stimulus it provides, there may be a few reasons to do a single-sport double workout, especially with running. Some USAT coaches weigh in on when and why they use this two-a-day technique.
If you’re new to longer distances:
Swimmers start doing double workouts to build volume starting at a very young age. “Two-a-days are in my regular bag of tricks, especially when I am building someone up for longer distance...
Unbreakable Pam...
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Wednesday, 30 April 2014 06:10
ED. This is a wonderful story!
By Mike Waldner
A Friday Story for you all,
It is a testament to the benefits and importance of keeping in shape and good health.
In a nutshell this story is from a neat guy I met at the Broadband Communities Conference in Chicago last November. So over dinner one night (being he is from Bolder) I mentioned that there are a lot of professional triathletes that live there. He said his wife does triathlons also – and did the Lake Tahoe Ironman event. Fast forward to next BBC conference in Austin Texas 2 weeks ago…. He could not wait to catch up with me and tell me the story of his wife.....
COLT Stuff...
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Tuesday, 29 April 2014 06:10
Race Preview - The 12th annual Chain of Lakes Triathlon will be staged in Alex on Saturday. A guy asked us if we could name the winners of all 11 prior editions of COLT and we said we could.We didn't tell the guy that we had to peek at our notes....
