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Rock your triathlon like a hairless wookie

I am often asked by a blushing "tri newbie" clients why I shave my legs? And when a major event or a hot race is coming, and I have shaved off my arm, leg, head, and even chest hair, I really get a lot of questions! Many of my friends ask why I am shaved down like an Olympic swimmer, others just point and laugh. Some cyclists shave their legs and many do so believing the popular myth that pro cyclists shave their legs for "speed" gains. The truth is that for a mere mortal, it won't bake even a fraction of a second difference over a century ride.

Marathon training is unhealthy for your heart a small study finds

Is marathon training really bad for your heart? That's a question a news syudy explore but don't get too stressed if you are marathon runner...at least not until they do more research.

This is just a small study but the results indeed indicate that training for a marathon can be bad for your heart.

“The cardiovascular system is like a sports car engine,” said lead researcher Despina Kardara of the Athens Medical School and Hippokration Hospital in Athens in a statement released with the study. ”If you do not use it, it will decay, but if you run it too fast for too long, you might burn out.”

Ironman Australia extends WTC agreement and adds 70.3 race

World Triathlon Corporation, in association with Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, announces that Ironman Australia - one the longest-running Ironman events on the circuit - will continue to take place in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, through 2013, with a two-year performance based extension available.

Lubbock to host USA Triathlon Collegiate Nationals

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — With the USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championship set for Saturday, April 17, the nation's top college triathletes are just one month away from returning to Lubbock, Texas, for a shot at a national title.   

As of Monday, 724 student-athletes from 82 collegiate clubs have committed to toe the starting line at Buffalo Springs Lake. The United States' top collegiate triathlon event is being held in Lubbock for the second straight year.

Who says you can't race an Ironman on a bike that fits into a small suitcase?

After this report about the single speed Kona bike, we thought there couldn’t be a more crazier bike to do an Ironman on until we saw this!

Triathlete Chris Bennett’s job as a civil engineer with World Bank meant he was travelling  around so much there was no way he could take his regular bike (cervelo P3) with him to train on, so he decided to do something no-one had ever done before..........Ironman Switzerland on a Folding Bike!

Alexander or Lessing...that's the choice CEO Challenges offers to clients who want to compete

C-level executives will have a tough choice to make for the weekend of May 1 & 2.   Do they sign up for the CEO Challenge hosted by two-time Ironman World Champion Craig Alexander at his favorite race location in St. Croix?   Or do they accompany Simon Lessing to the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon – an event he has won four times, and where he still holds the course record?

Are you an exercise addict? Take the quiz and find out

Editor's Note: Our friend Joanna Zeiger is not only a world champion triathlete, but also a working scientist. Now she can also add talented blogger to her resume. Joanna recently posted this interesting story on her new blog Fast at Forty. We liked it so much that we though you'd enjoy it as well.

My work at the University of Colorado entails finding causes for drug addiction and other drug use behaviors. I am in the process of writing a grant and in the course of my research I happened upon an article dealing with another type of addiction, exercise addiction. I eagerly read the article to determine if my self-diagnosed exercise addiction is indeed a clinical condition.

Bahati Foundation Pro Cycling Team celebrates launch at LA’s Club Nokia

(At the Club Nokia event, a custom Cannondale Mike Giant bike designed by Bill Rudell was up for auction)

Rahsaan Bahati became visibly choked up on the Club Nokia stage announcing his excitement for the launch of the Bahati Foundation Pro Cycling Team. The pro cyclist was seeing his brainchild come to fruition at the March 12 event, which drew more than 1,000 guests to the Los Angeles venue to celebrate the new team and accompanying nonprofit foundation. Bahati will be joined by 20 cyclists, including Floyd Landis, who’s making a return to pro cycling and was just announced as the team’s newest member last week.

Is caffeine bad for triathletes?

 

Americans and many other countries love their coffee. First thing in the morning, before a shower or even patting the family dog on the head gotta have that cup of Joe! There are others who have either heard that coffee is bad for you or simply don't like the flavor, and drink tea instead. Others will grab a soda or even an energy drink to get their morning going.

Eight out of ten women would prefer surgery to diet and exercise to lose weight

It may seem drastic but a recent poll of British men and women found that surgery (and not diet and exercise) is the most popular weight loss method.

As you may well be aware extra weight is the enemy of endurance sports, but many endurance athletes would certainly think twice before undergoing surgery to lose weight.

AVIA sponsors Rev3 Triathlon Series

In 1979 AVIA® was founded on a passion to provide footwear for serious athletes. Since then, AVIA has revolutionized athletic footwear with innovative designs such as the Cantilever® Heel, the Anatomical Cradle, and FÕM Technology. Today, AVIA continues to lead the performance training movement while supporting endurance sports through partnerships with the AVIA Wildflower Triathlons, Vineman, AVIA Austin Triathlon, team TBB and now Rev3 Triathlon. 

Alberto Contador wins Paris-Nice title while Lance Armstrong races in South Africa

Alberto Contador proved that he's the man to beat this year by winning the Paris-Nice race on Sunday.

He won this year's title by successfully maintaining his narrow lead over Alejandro Valverde in the seventh and final stage.

"I am more mature," Contador said after the race. "The gaps are very small, there is lot of tension on this race, that is tough to control," Contador he added. "It is like a mini Tour de France, with a lot of crazy stages."

Matt Chrabot and Sarah Haskins win the 2010 Miami International Triathlon

It was all about the run for Sarah Haskins who started her 2010 race season with a win in Miami at the Miami International Triathlon.

The American Olympic distance racer was the only women to average a sub six-minute pace on the run to take the podium away from follow American Jillian Petersen.

On the men's side Matt Chrabot didn't have the fastest swim, bike or run but he did have the fastest overall race time to beat out Chris Lieto by just under two minutes for the win.

Click HERE for complete results.

Aussie and an American take podium at Ironman China as Chris McCormack drops out

An Aussie and an American took the top podium positions at Ironman China this weekend.

Australian Luke McKenzie and American Amy Marsh overcame both heat and wind to win the race in Haikou, China.

Early race favorite Australian Chris McCormack never played a factor in the race as he dropped out early with stomach issues that had been plaguing him even before the start of the race.

Luke McKenzie's winning time of  8:41:15 was over 10-minutes ahead of second place finisher Jozsef Major while in the women's race American Amy Marsh finished the bike portion of the race with a substantial lead and never looked back on the run.

2009 XTERRA World champions win inaugural Abu Dhabi International Triathlon

 

The off-road Xterra champs (Eneko Llanos and Julie Dibens) had what it took to win the inaugural Abu Dhabi International Triathlon. At the end of a long and hot race race Eneko Llanos and Julie Dibens stood on the top podium in Abu Dhabi.

Both are the current XTERRA World Champions and now of course they are also now the newly minted Abu Dhabi International Champs.

Bucher sixpeats at XTERRA Saipan while Gardner takes second win

SAIPAN, CNMI (March 13, 2010) – Sam Gardner and Renata Bucher defended their XTERRA Saipan Championship titles on a hot and steamy day in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on Saturday. 

It’s the sixth straight Saipan victory for Bucher and her 20th career XTERRA championship since winning her first one here back in 2005. Bucher had the fastest bike and run splits and crossed the line in 2:58:19, nearly nine minutes ahead of runner-up Shonny Vanlandingham.