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In this article, I'm going to give you my top 10 tricks to keep the body fueled during long workouts. So what constitutes a long workout? For everyone except the complete couch potato, a long workout would be any workout that...
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We here at The Fast Lane Car are fortunate enough to drive a new car every week. That means between our small staff we get a lot of quality seat time in many different vehicles. And since we are based in Colorado, we often get to take those cars off-road.
Perhaps one of the hottest segments in the automotive jungle is the small crossover.
Wikipedia says, "a crossover is a vehicle built on a car platform and combining, in highly variable degrees, features of a sport utility vehicle (SUV) with features from a passenger vehicle, especially those of a station wagon or hatchback."
Pontevedra, Spain, 25 June 2011 - Nothing could keep Alistair Brownlee (GBR) from retaining the European Championship, not even technical difficulties. Despite falling nearly two minutes behind due to a punctured tire, Alistair made a quick repair and sped his way back to the top to claim his second consecutive title after a monster run.
His brother Jonathan joined him on the podium in the No. 2 spot to give Great Britain top honors at the 2011 ETU European Championships. The battle for third went to Dmitry Polyansky (RUS), edging out Spain's Mario Mola who finished in fourth in front of an excited crowd.
"It's absolutely fantastic," Alistair said about winning. "It is my first re-claimed senior title, which I am delighted about."
From the start, the Brownlee brothers positioned themselves well, swimming on the hip of leaders Ivan Vasiliev (RUS), Alessandro Fabian (ITA) and Richard Varga (SVK). Varga sped to the front on the second lap and made it out of T1 as the man to chase. Alistair, Vasiliev, and Jonathan followed, with a slew of men behind them ready to segway to the bike.
Vasiliev and the Brownlee's took the reins in the lead group, controlling the pace with the the first chase group 20 seconds back in the first lap. Javier Gomez (ESP), who won the European Championships in 2009, rode in the second chase group on the first lap. Trying to reclaim his title, Gomez made his way to the front of the chase pack in the second lap in an attempt to catch a blistering pace set by Fabian.
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Pontevedra, Spain, 25 June 2011 - Emmie Charayron (FRA) once again reigned supreme as a European champion, this time in the women's elite division at the 2011 ETU European Triathlon Championships. While Charayron won the 2009 Junior European Championships, she failed to medal last year as a competitor in the elite division.
However, she changed that this year with a beastly run to win the elite title with more than a minute run to spare. The French woman even had time to slow down to pick up her country's flag and give a few high five's along the way.
"I'm very, very, very happy," Charyron said. "It was very good to race here. It was a very hard race because it was hot, I am very pleased to win. I remember my first junior title and I wanted to do the same here."
Early on in the race, top swimmers Sarissa De Vries (NED), Margit Vanek (HUN), Jodie Stimpson (GBR), Hollie Avil (GBR) and Aileen Morrison (IRL) looked to make a break on the bike, but were shortly caught by the chase groups. Although Charayron was nearly a minute down after the swim portion of the race, she pushed the pace of the second chase group to catch the lead pack after three laps on the bike.
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Welcome to the ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ podcast episode! This is a show all about one of the most amazing events in the world - Swimming from Alcatraz to shore, then biking and running all around the south end of the Golden Gate Bridge.
We talk on the show how I pre-swam in the bay and almost threw up from the cold. I ended up having to wear three swim caps to stay warm enough to do it! Many thanks to the amazing Jamie Patrick for helping me out.
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In last week's article, I gave you my 8 favorite post-workout snacks. I also hinted at the fact that sometimes you don't need to eat anything at all before, during or after a workout, and gave you these links to learn more about that aspect of fueling: the free Rock Star Triathlete Academy article "Putting the Pre & Post Workout Nutrition Debate Into The Grave" , and also in Podcast Episode #73 of David Warden's Tri-Talk.
In this article, I'm going to give you my top 10 tricks to keep the body fueled during long workouts. So what constitutes a long workout? For everyone except the complete couch potato, a long workout would be any workout that...
A) has extremely great potential to almost completely deplete your body's carbohydrate reserves, which in most cases is about 2+ hours;
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Vancouver, 23 June 2011 - The top four ranked triathletes in the ITU's premiere series will go head-to-head in the 2011 ETU Triathlon European Championships in Pontevedra, Spain this weekend.
The Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series leader and defending champion Alistair Brownlee (GBR), series runner-up Alexander Brukhankov (RUS), 2010 ITU World Champion Javier Gomez (ESP) and 2010 ITU Sprint Triathlon World Champion Jonathan Brownlee (GBR) are set to compete in the men's showdown.
The women's field will be very close with emerging talents such as Emmie Charayron (FRA), Carole Peon (FRA), Ainhoa Murua (ESP), Helle Frederiksen (DEN) and Aileen Morrison (IRL) vying for the European title.
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If you're like most age groupers out there, the morning shift is your precious time to get out there and get your training on. You've read MY TAKE (if not, what are you waiting for!?) on moving at least one long training session to during the week. If the AM is the only time you have, you better be prepared.
11) Dress for the weather. In the warmer months, you don't have to dress like an eskimo, but you do need to account for start and end temperatures to figure out if you need a light base layer or you can break out your normal gear and hit the road. You don't want to be too cool or too hot.
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Three time Ironman winner Chris Lieto was in Milwaukee last week where he met up with fellow Trek sponsored athlete and former IndyCar World Champion Tony Kanaan to give the Speed Concept 9 race car a blast round the oval track.
Indy race car driver Kannan, who was there to race the Milwaukee 225, visited the Trek factory which is based in Waterloo, WI where he got a VIP tour before getting down to the serious business of qualifying for the upcomming race.
An avid triathlete (he competed in two 70.3’s last year) Kanaan believes training goes hand-in-hand with racing.
"People think of car racing as not physically demanding. But you wouldn’t believe how demanding it is," Kanaan said.
"Sitting in a car, bringing your heart rate to 180 while just sitting. Training for triathlons keeps me focused so physical condition is one less thing to worry about while driving," he added.
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Aaron Scheidies is a professional and very accomplished triathlete.
He also has a doctorate in physical therapy and he is the winner of six world triathlon championships and seven national triathlon championships.
He's also visually impaired, very fast, and he's the first visually impaired triathlete to break the two hour mark at an Olympic distance triathlon.
But according to a new rule passed by USAT in March, if Scheidies wants to compete as a visually impaired athlete, he must now wear “black out” glasses when he races.
The new rule requires that visually impaired athlete wear “black out” glasses on the run making them basically completely blind.
“This is absurd,” said Farmington Hills attorney Richard Bernstein, who also is blind, a marathon runner and a triathlete.
"Taking away the little vision anyone has left by making them wear black out glasses is dangerous, absurd, and undoubtedly illegal," Bernstein added. “It certainly is no accommodation.”
For his part Scheidies thinks the glasses are also dangerous, “I tried to use black out glasses once,” he said. “The first time I put them over my eyes, I hit my head on a fence within a minute."
USAT believes that the “black out” glasses " “level the playing field”.
PA, Fla., June 22, 2011 -- Today, World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), best known for its worldwide Ironman and Ironman 70.3 races, announced a new partnership with the United States Marine Corps (USMC). The partnership will include the Marine Corps Ironman World Championship 70.3 and the Marine Corps 5150 Lake Lanier, both set to take place on September 11, 2011, as well as the newly launched Marine Corps Primal Challenge, a Mudventure™ Quest event series.
"Since the inception of our first brand in 1978, we have had a special tie to the military and have shared in the common values of excellence, integrity and perseverance," said Mike Pine, Chief Sales Officer, WTC. "We're honored to partner with the Marine Corps on events within the 70.3 and 5150 Triathlon Series that fall on such a significant day in our country's history, and the Primal Challenge Series, which is a natural fit as both of our brands inspire a competitive spirit and a dedication to pushing the limits to accomplish personal and team excellence. The synergy between our two entities is undeniable and this partnership will enhance athlete experience across each of the brands it touches."
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Dana Point, CA - June 21, 2011 - The inaugural Orangeman Half-Distance Triathlon is scheduled to take place on September 25th, 2011, marking the first long-course triathlon ever presented in Orange County, California. The USA Triathlon sanctioned event will traverse the communities of Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano and Laguna Niguel and will feature breathtaking and iconic Southern California scenery.
“We’re thrilled to offer, at long last, the first and only half-distance triathlon in Orange County,” said David Flournoy, race director and long-time multi-sport enthusiast. Flournoy and co-director Clegg Porter have worked tirelessly with officials from the municipalities of Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano and Laguna Niguel to ensure the best possible race course and conditions. “The race will utilize area roadways, trails and beach paths,” said Flournoy. “We’ve worked closely with local authorities to fine-tune the course to create an optimal athletic experience, minimize the impact of road closures and focus on safety.”
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Pain and suffering comes in many forms for triathletes. Much of that pain comes during training (hopefully you pay your dues in training and not at the race!) and Sundays can be the pinnacle of pain mountain leaving your screaming with your arms up in the air Monday morning for the free-fall into the week.
It doesn't always have to be that way.
Some situations you just can't switch up your routine of short training sessions during the week and long sessions on the weekend. But, it's worth challenging yourself to see if that's really how it has to be.
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WASHINGTON, DC -- Paul Matthews from Santa Cruz, CA and Alicia Kaye from Maynard, MA were the top pros in the 2nd Annual Washington DC Triathlon, part of the 5150 Triathlon Series, which took place today in the nation’s capital, featuring a field of more than 3,000 competitors, from 433 cities, 43 states and 11 countries, including 41 professional triathletes. Among the pro men, Paul Matthews crossed the finish line first with a time of 1:49:58. Among the professional women, Alicia Kaye took top honors with a time of 2:02:22.
Among the men, 2nd place winner Tim Reed had a time of 1:51:08 and 3rd place winner David Thompson had a time of 1:51:24. Among the women pros, 2nd place winner was Nicole Kelleher with a time of 2:02:52. The 3rd place winner Becky Lavelle had a time of 2:03:23. The top 6 pros in both the male and female category split a prize purse of $25,000.
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"I've been working out from, like, 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. for two months now. I've been working out really hard because I had this pool party and I was like, I have to be in shape," reality show star and plastic surgery poster child Heidi Montag recently told Us Weekly.
If you do the math that means that Montag is working out 14 hours per day.
And what form of extreme exercises has she been doing you might be asking yourself now?
"I've been running a lot, and I've been doing weights," she says.
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