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The World Triathlon Corporation has changed the Kona lottery process with two significant updates as WTC CEO Andrew Messick explains in the video below.
The two new significant changes include:
1) 100 slots of the 200 current lottery slots will be allocated to amateur athletes who have done 12 or more IM's and are also currently signed up for a current Ironman race.
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Happy Halloween to all of our readers and viewers.
You guys are the best!
Photo Credit: Most Excellent pumpkin carving photo thanks to www.alexCpaul.com. Check out the Blog for even more photos of this very cool triathlon pumpkin.
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Join in as friends and I knock out a totally self-supported 140.6 mile ultra triathlon! We raised almost $2,000 for Mikey; a local kid in need of surgery for Hirschsprung's Disease. Along with audio from the swim, bike, and run, we captured some great videos below -
Another good book for learning about how easily our minds are tricked is 59 Seconds , in which the author describes a series of experiments that compared putting chocolates on office worker's desks to putting the chocolates six feet away. When the chocolates were placed on the desk instead of 6 feet away, each person ate on average 6 more chocolates per day. In another similar experiment, the chocolates were placed inside either transparent or opaque jars. The chocolates in the transparent jars were eaten 46% more quickly than the opaque jars!
Calorie Control Trick #3: Limit Your Options
In THIS recent British study, research revealed that when kids were presented with snacks that were familiar and not much different than the snacks they usually had, they ate fewer calories.
Not only does this mean that you might be able to get your kids to plow through slightly less Halloween candy this year by ensuring that they get many of the same types of candy, but you can also assume that we probably don't change much as we age.
Continue reading "Top 5 powerful & healthy ways to help you eat less calories (part 2) " »
Appetite control, weight loss, and healthy eating can all be influenced by your subconscious mind.
So why not play a few tricks on your subconscious? Not only can you use these five powerful calorie control tricks to trick your brain into eating less food, but you can make yourself feel fuller, faster and resist the urge to eat more.
Here's how:
Calorie Control Trick #1: Use Smaller Utensils & Dishes In the video above, I show you how the size of the bowl, plate, or spoon that you use can significantly influence how much food and how many calories you consume. In THIS study 'Ice cream illusions bowls, spoons, and self-served portion sizes.' , 85 nutrition experts who were attending an ice cream social were randomly given either a smaller (17 oz) or a larger (34 oz) bowl and either a smaller (2 oz) or larger (3 oz) ice cream scoop. After serving themselves, they completed a brief survey as their ice cream was weighed.
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It's not just humans that seek out the title of being an"Ironman". Following the 1900 triathletes that completed the Ironman World Championships in Kona earlier this month, Panasonic's Evolta robots have taken to the famous Hawaii course to also claim this prestigious title, or should we more appropriately say, the "Ironbot" title.
The Evolta robots, with one especially designed for the swim, the bike and the run, are seven inch high humanoids powered by three AA rechargeable batteries. They are taking on this ambitious challenge to prove the durability, strength and performance of the Evolta line of rechargeable batteries.
Continue reading "Video: Tiny Japanese robot on track to conquer the Kona Ironman course" »
Our friend, doctor, original bachelor, and of course triathlete Andy Baldwin just tweeted this photo with the caption "In Kenya training to be a Masai Warrior."
Doc Andy is in Africa with Team World Vision to help provide clean water for the kids of Africa.
He also makes a pretty damn good Masai Warrior. Don't you agree?
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Have you ever wondered why it is so hard to stay slim once you lose weight?
If so...a new study may have the answer.
Researchers working in Australian have discovered that a symphony of hormonal signals and changes tell the body to slow metabolism and increase the urge to eat up to a year after weight loss.
Continue reading "New study finds hormonal reasons why you can't keep the weight off" »
Who needs a personal trainer when you can buy a FaceTrainer? Of course there's nothing that says you are a serious triathlete like a intense early morning face workout.
So what does the FaceTrainer do?
Honestly, we have no clue but recently the Huffington Post put together THIS list of the top 13 stupid fitness products.
Besides the FaceTrainer our other favorite stupid profiled product has to be the Talking Hand Exerciser (See below).
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The city of Toronto will host a 5150 triathlon on July 22nd next year after the local council approved the closure of two busy expressways at a meeting last night.
An request earlier this year from the World Triathlon Corporation - the series owner - was rejected by the public works and infrastructure committee (who said that the inconvenience to motorists outweighs the benefit of the event) but the city council overuled them and fully endorsed the event.
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"I am quite certain that having my race end within yards of the finish line is the worst ever DNF. Losing the World Championships within meters of the line is still easier than a DNF. This is a hard one to process for me. Why? Where did I go wrong?" Three time XTERRA World Champion Melanie McQuaid writes on he web site.
The Canadian XTERRA triathlete collapsed just meters short of the finishline at this year's XTERRA World Championships on her way to a potential podium (See video below).
Sometimes sports stars can take themselves very seriously...at least when it comes to their chosen profession. In this hilarious Japanese interview the Tour De France cycling stars Frank & Andy Schleck are asked questions silly like:
"Who of who is who of you?"
and
"so tell please all about the tour of the France?"
Why the bad grammar? Because this interview is funny spoof for Japanese TV. But don't worry the interview and video is in English. According to the description of the video:
"Ushi Hirosaki of Tokyo Broadcasting, is a Japanese interviewer. Together with her partner Hiromi Tojo she travels around the world to surprise international stars with her shameless questions."
Check out the video below and enjoy all of the the fun.
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There are so many triathlons out there that are scraped together by passionate people and run on a shoestring in order to provide a race for the dedicated populous. Take the SWAT Triathlon near Kansas City. Sue put on the event for Supporting Weatherby's Adopted Troops and only asked for enough to cover some operating costs and to have some to donate to help local veterans and their families. There were no lifeguards, no medals, no timing chips and no bike racks. Around 130 athletes came out and ran the race. The forum posting shows that everyone had fun and no one was missing out on the fanfare that has become WTC events.
Then you have the other side of the spectrum with WTC and the Ironman race series. You have the full 140.6 miles, the 70.3 and more recently the 5150 series. No one can argue with the success of the full and half ironman distances. Build it, and they will come.
Continue reading "Is the WTC's 5150 series on life support?" »
