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AOY Stuff...
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Wednesday, 15 February 2012 02:00
(Photo - Christine Anderson winning Chicago Elite. She's our pick for 2011 AOY.)
Approximately a dozen triathlon observers--race directors, coaches, writers & USAT VP Tim Yount, who is a totally cool guy!--voted last week for the 2011 USAT Athlete of the Year winners and Honorable Mentions. The voting was done privately, thus only one or two of the voters currently know the results. Awards will be presented at the Endurance LIVE Gala in Los Angeles on March 10.
While the official honorees will be announced here (and elsewhere) in the next week or so, we has chosen to share our selections here. (MTN Partner Jerry MacNeil has been a voting member of the USAT AOY Selection Committee for more than a decade.)
Here's our tri picks:...
Conquering Open Water Fear With Hypnosis...
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Tuesday, 14 February 2012 02:30
By Jene' Shaw (Senior editor - Triathlete magazine)
Choppy water. Flailing arms and legs. Sharks. Limited visibility. Frigid temperatures. Shuddering yet? The fear of open water holds back a lot of triathletes who are otherwise confident swimmers, taking pre-race anxiety to another level.
To help athletes with this problem, Lidia Garcia uses hypnotism.
Basic Bike Maintenance Stuff...
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Monday, 13 February 2012 02:00
By Mackenzie Lobby
(This article originally appeared in the Summer 2011 issue of USA Triathlon Magazine.)
Owning a whole lot of cool gear is one of the major perks to being a triathlete. Hours are spent finding the right wetsuit, tri suit and running shoes. Much research is invested into everything from sunglasses to hydration systems to high tech socks. Perhaps most attention, however, is paid to a triathlete
Skittles, Mickey's & Crispy Bacon...
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Sunday, 12 February 2012 02:30
(ED. We originally posted this feature in the fall of 2010. We're recycling it here because we want to introduce even more of our readers to Paul Mollett, who is one of our favorite people.)
Going Off Course - Chaska triathlete Paul Mollett is a totally cool and interesting guy. Take our word for it: You want to party with this dude....
Ironman's Physical Toll....
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Saturday, 11 February 2012 02:00
(Photo by Joe Jaszewski / Idaho Statesman)
By Matt Fitzgerald (triathlon.competitor.com)
In the past year Chris McCormack, Julie Dibens and Chrissie Wellington have announced they will take a step back from Ironman racing for various reasons. All were at the top of their careers and have emphasized the toll that Ironman training and racing takes on the body. The following story explains exactly what the body goes through over 140.6 miles of racing. This story originally appeared in the January/February, 2009 edition of Inside Triathlon magazine.
From the outside, swimming, cycling and running appear as movement. But from inside the triathlete
