FEATURES
Dani & Wade Are May AOMs....
-
Wednesday, 21 June 2017 09:10
MAY 2017 MINNESOTA ATHLETES OF THE MONTH
Better late than never, right?
We would have posted this sooner but we've been hoping to find an AOM sponsor, a company that can provide, say, products, gift cards or discounts to the winners. If there are any companies out there, or maybe even races that can give out entries, please contact us, okay?
May is the first month with a full schedule of multisport races, thus we kick off our AOMs with May. To be eligible, athletes must have turned in at least TWO outstanding performances during the designated time period.
MAY ATHLETES OF THE MONTH - WADE CRUSER & DANI VSETECKA
- Wade set a course record at Cinco Du Mayo Long Course and beat a very deep field which included two highly-credentialed pros at Apple. Dani also won two...
Wise Stuff...
-
Friday, 16 June 2017 23:10
By Brad Stuhlberg & Steve Magness (outsideonline.com)
Michael Joyner, a physician and researcher at the prestigious Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minneapolis, is one of the most productive humans alive. Joyner, an expert on physiology and human performance, has published more than 350 scientific articles, was recently named the distinguished investigator at the Mayo Clinic, and was awarded a grant through the Fulbright Scholar Program. In addition to his research, Joyner, an anesthesiologist by trade, sees patients regularly and is a mentor to countless up-and-comers, informally running what he calls “my own version of a Montessori school.” He writes for Sports Illustrated and is frequently cited as an expert in other leading publications. Joyner, who’s 58 and married with young kids, is also still a dedicated athlete himself, completing near-daily 60-to-75-minute workouts....
Hydration Essentials...
-
Saturday, 10 June 2017 23:10
By Deanna Pomfret (usatriathlon.org)
Your muscles are about 70-75 percent water. Water helps your body regulate temperature and supply oxygen to your muscles (water is the main component of blood). Water helps you keep stress levels in check and it helps maximize recovery. If you come to a workout even slightly dehydrated, it can impact your energy, performance and recovery. You can only live a few days without water as opposed to a few weeks without food. If you are ever in an emergency, the first thing a medic or nurse is trained to do is hook you up to an IV to keep you hydrated. Water is essential to life.
Here’s how to determine your daily needs, how to adjust for activity and what you need to know about water quality.
Daily Needs
* Water: Drink half your body weight in ounces of water per day. That’s pretty simple. So for a 140 pound person that’s 70 ounces per day. This covers your basic hydration needs without other factors such as activity, extreme weather or how you are dressed....
Exercise-Induced Headaches Are Real...
-
Friday, 09 June 2017 23:10
ED. Tough day at Liberty. Weather was totally uncooperative. Still, Kort picked up her 8th career half IM victory. David Holden won Liberty Olympic for the 3rd time. More words on Tuesday. RESULTS
By Jordan D, Metzl, M.D. (triathlete.com)
Ever get a sudden, intense, throbbing headache, on both sides of your head, during or after a workout or race? You’re not crazy—exercise really can cause some monster cranial pain. Here’s everything you need to know about exercise-induced headaches, and how to prevent them.
There are two kinds of exercise headaches, primary and secondary. One is painful but ultimately harmless. The other can be scary. No one is sure what causes primary exercise-induced headaches, which makes them frustrating. They most commonly come on after running, weight lifting or another hard, strenuous activity. Hot weather and training at a high altitude may contribute, and poor hydration could factor in as well. Determining the true cause of these headaches is sketchy because they seem so individual, but dilated blood vessels in and around your brain could contribute. This type of headache comes and goes and is treated like most headaches....
"A Completely Different Person."...
-
Friday, 02 June 2017 19:10
By Erin Ladendorf
3 years and 20 pounds ago.
This weekend will be the anniversary of the day that I competed in my very first sprint triathlon out in Buffalo, MN.
Now I get to come back to that very same race as a completely different person. However, instead of the Sprint race, I will be doing the Olympic course. Using it towards my training for @ironmantri Madison in only 100 short days.
I will say it over and over again. Becoming a triathlete saved my life.
It made me become stronger, healthier and happier than I could have ever imagined.
I had made a lot of bad choices in my life leading up to these last years, but as soon as I stepped foot into that transition area and put on my wetsuit, I knew that my life was going to be changed for the better from that moment on....
