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Five great training and nutrition tips for young athletes

Kids are not just little adults, and growing children who are strenuously exercising have several defining physiological characteristics that make them different than the older population. The following are 5 ways that training and racing nutrition should be different for young athletes (up to age 16).

5) Athletic girls can succeed on lower carbohydrate intake than athletic boys.

In large nutritional surveys that have been done on young athletes ranging from 12-18 years old, the intake of female athletes is on average 3-4 grams per kilogram of body weight lower than male athletes.

Chrissie Wellington to go for a hat trick thrid win at 2011 Challenge Roth

ROTH, Germany (April 22, 2011) – Challenge Roth has confirmed some of the biggest names in triathlon for the start line at the 10th anniversary race on July 10. With athletes such as Raelert, Kienle, Wellington, Keat, Morrison and Granger competing, it promises to be one of the most exciting line-ups of the season.
 
Andreas Raelert (GER) and Sebastian Kienle (GER) are both strong enough to break the long-standing world record held by Belgian Luc van Lierde (7:50:27). 26-year-old Kienle finished second in Roth last year in his first iron distance race, coming under the magic eight-hour mark in 7:59:06. Raelert took out IM Frankfurt and a second place spot in Hawaii last year.

The duel between Germany’s two leading athletes will be the ultimate showdown this summer but they will have strong competition. Other athletes confirmed include James Cunnama of South Africa (6th in Roth 2010, winner of IM Florida 2010 and third in IM South Africa 2011), Cristophe Bastie (FRA) and upcoming New Zealander Keegan Williams, 2nd in Challenge Wanaka 2009 and 3rd in Challenge Wanaka 2010.

Is barefoot running here to stay of just a flash in the pan?

Will Craig Alexander go minimalist in 2011 at Kona? Will Chrissie Wellington be sporting Vibram Fivefingers at Ironman Kansas in June 2011? Probably not. Crowie and Chrissie already have shoe deals so the business logistics won’t support it, but should they?

If you read up on the history of barefoot and minimalist running, you cannot say that a barefoot runner couldn’t win a race. The real question is if that type of running is for you.

I know for myself, I have yet to try minimal running shoes or something similar to the five fingers. Give me my shoe of choice (I use Asics, other brands feel free to send me free shoes to change my mind) for any running I do. I’ve been through Nike, Mizuno, Saucony and a few others, but I needed stability and the right amount of cushioning that alleviated heel and toe issues. Now that I have found a tried and true shoe that works for me, why fix it if it ain’t broke?

Man runs home after completing London Marathon...99 miles home

Imaging running 26.2 miles as part of the London Marathon and than turning around and running home... except that home is 99 miles away.

That's exactly what Sam Robson did this past weekend in England.

According to Yahoo Sports: "He arrived to his home in St. Ives Cambs about 25 hours later, greeted by a cheering crowd. In total, he ran 125 miles in 29 hours, a pace of around 13 minutes per mile."

In the process he burned 15,000 calories and raised $5000 for charity.

"I had to have regular breaks to refill my water and whenever I stopped my legs seized up so I couldn't rest for long. In terms of tiredness, my legs felt pretty good and the worst bit was I had to keep eating to replace all the calories I was burning," a very tired and hungry Robson said.

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Reviewed: The fastest wagon in the land for the fastest triathlete around

The 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon is the fastest, most powerful production station wagon that you can buy in America today. It's not only crazy fast, but since it is an old fashioned station wagon it certain has enough room for at your tri gear as well.

With a slightly modified 556 horsepower supercharged engine (straight out of the Chevy ZR1 Corvette) the Caddy CTS-V wagon will not only haul you and all of your stuff, but it will do it all day while shredding rear rubber, and putting a huge smile on your face.

But how does this super car station wagon stack up when the air it needs to leap expressways with a single bound gets thin...very thin? You know like when you want to want to take your mountain bike to Leadville for the annual mountain bike suffer fest.

Clever website helps fitness minded travelers find airport gyms on the fly

Have you ever gotten stuck traveling and been itching to run off that long flight?

Or...how great would it be if you could go to the gym in between long flights?

This may not be such a pipe-dream because now you can located the nearest gym in or near an airport online.

Nancy, France and Segovia, Spain selected for 2012 and 2013 ITU Duathlon and Long Distance Triathlon World Championships

Vancouver, Canada (21 April 2011) - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is pleased to announce the host cities for the 2012 and 2013 ITU Duathlon and Long Distance Triathlon World Championships.
 
The 2012 ITU Duathlon World Championships will be held in Nancy, France on September 22-23, 2012. Nancy hosted the ETU European Duathlon Championships in 2010, and now makes the step up to the world stage. 
 
Segovia, Spain has been awarded the 2013 ITU Duathlon World Championships in September (exact dates to be confirmed). Segovia also has a long history in sport, particularly cycling. Pedro Delgado, the 1988 Tour de France champion, was born in Segovia and the Tour of Spain has passed through it for many years.

Zen and the Art of Triathlon podcast: with adventure swimmer Jamie Patrick

 

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Join in for another killer episode of the ZenTri Podcast as we interview adventure swimmer Jamie Patrick, have our first "Coaches Corner", and blow up another "This Week in Awesome."

Shownotes!

Mayday Challenge bike race.  Email me (texafornia at the gmails) to get one of four free entries!

Amy and Brian's Coconut Juice.

 

This Week in Awesome - Chrissie Wellington goes for three Awesomes in a row by beating all the men in the marathon portion of IM South Africa. Also, downhill road racing in the rain, and getting a better pull in the pool.

Fun photos: You don't have to be the fastest kid on the block to run Boston

While most runners who get a Boston slot have earned their way to the race by qualifying to run the oldest annual marathon in the world...some seem to take the race much less seriously...for instance: Batman above.

Yokohama ITU World Championship postponed due to Japanese ongoing nuclear crisis

Vancouver, Canada (18 April 2011) - The International Triathlon (ITU) today announced that the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Yokohama will not take place on 14 May 2011 as originally scheduled.  The ITU is working with the Local Organising Committee (LOC), the City of Yokohama and the Japanese Triathlon Union (JTU) to find a suitable date for the event later in the 2011 schedule.

"We have been following the situation in Japan very closely and felt that once the Japanese Government raised the alert on the nuclear situation to the highest level of seven, it was too risky to stage an event there in May.  The safety and health of our athletes, coaches, officials and staff should not be compromised," said Marisol Casado, ITU President and IOC Member.  "We are in discussions to re-schedule it later in the season.  Our thoughts and concerns are with the Japanese people as they recover from the devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant situation."

Photo of the day: Dick and Rick Hoyt on their way to finishing the Boston Marathon

For 33-years Dick and Rick Hoyt have teamed up together to finish the Boston Marathon and yesterday was no exception. The now 70-year-old Dick Hoyt clearly struggled to get his quadriplegic son across the finish line but according to the official results...the two crossed the line in a time of 7:03:04.

Congrats to both men for once again proving that endurance is as much about the heart as it is about the legs.

* Our coverage of the Boston marathon is partially sponsored by Salonpas.

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Dave Erickson's triathlon adventures: 3rd Overall, Snake River Triathlon

Over the weekend I raced in the 6th annual Snake River Triathlon in Lewiston, Idaho.   It was my third year competing.  In 2009, I raced as a team with race director Mike Collins.  Mike did the 500 yard swim (7:05) and I did the bike and run.   I finished the  12 mile bike course in approximately 35:30 (20.3 mph average) and the 2 mile run in 14:57 (7:28 average).   Our combined finish time was 58:24, good enough for 2nd team overall.Last year I raced it as an individual.  My swim time was 8:18, my bike was 33:47 (21.3 mph average) and I did the run in 16:38 (8:19).  My overall time in 2010 was 58:56, good enough for 22nd overall individual.

This year was going to be different; I told myself.  I spent a lot more time in the pool during the off-season and stuck to my bike workouts and ran more consistently.  I had faith that my training plan was going to pay off.

Boston Marathon world record times won't be recognized as 'world records'

Geoffrey Mutai new marathon world record and Ryan Hall's American world marathon record set today in Boston will not be recognized as an "official world record" but instead "course records" because the Boston Marathon is a "point-to-point" race with a significant downhill and thus record times have not been traditionally recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations and the by USA Track & Field.

Which seems odd considering that the Boston Marathon is known for hills and more specifically Heart Break Hill.

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Video: American Desiree Davila takes secod place in sprint finish at the Boston Marathon

It was a three way sprint finish in the last mile of the 115th running of the Boston Marathon.

In a very tight race Kenya's Caroline Kilel out-sprinted American marathon runner Desiree Davila to win the race in a time of 2:22:26. American Desiree Davila finished in 2:22:38 to take second.

A total of 26,964 runners are took to the streets of Boston today. Check out the video below to watch the women run the last half mile of the 115th Boston Marathon.

Video: New World and American marathon records set at the Boston Marathon

Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya set a new world marathon record today at the Boston Marathon winning the race in a sprint finish and running the 26.2 miles is a world record time of 2:03:02. In the process Geoffrey Mutai smashed the previous world record held by Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie of 2:03:59.

American marathon runner Ryan Hall came in fourth for the day and at the same time broke the American Marathon record in a time of 2:04:57.

Watch the exciting finish of today's race below at the world's fastest marathon record is set at the world's oldest annual marathon.

Photo: running the 115th Boston Marathon on the way to a busy day at work

Who says that you have to be a serious runner to run the Boston Marathon?

Obviously this busy business man has decided to take in a little 26.2 mile run on the way to work instead of the usual boring commute to downtown Boston.

* Our coverage of the Boston marathon is partially sponsored by Salonpas.

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