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Former University of Texas swim coach Kim Brackin gives detailed tips on swim technique. We interview her by the side of an Endless Pool in Austin, TX. Also, we begin talking about how to train by feel.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Triathlon announced today that Milwaukee, Wis., has been selected as the host city for the 2013 and 2014 USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships. The 2013 event is slated for Aug. 10-11.
Consisting of USA Triathlon's two signature amateur races - the Olympic-Distance National Championship and the Sprint National Championship - the two-day Age Group Nationals is USA Triathlon's largest national championship event. Held in Burlington, Vt., the 2012 event featured a record total of more than 3,500 registered competitors, and combined participation in the two races has more than doubled since 2010.
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Every year on his blog Michael Hutto the compiles a list of the year's best Black Friday and Cyber Monday triathlon deals and this year is no exception.
Check it HERE to see what sort of saving you can find tomorrow for your Triathlon racing needs or perhaps for that perfect Holiday gift for the triathlete in your life.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Triathlon today announced the dates and locations for a number of its 2013 National Championship events, providing multisport athletes from across the United States the opportunity to compete in a top-notch championship environment and earn official national champion status.
Kicking off the 2013 National Championship slate is the USA Triathlon Winter Triathlon National Championships, which will be held Jan. 27 alongside the Powder Hound Winter Triathlon in Butte, Mont., for the second straight year. Winter Nationals features a 5-kilometer trail run, a 10-kilometer mountain bike and 5-kilometer cross-country ski - all on snow.
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Objection #2: Isn’t all that fat you’ll be eating as a substitute for carbohydrate dangerous because of high cholesterol, heart disease, and weight gain?
Not only can a high fat, low carbohydrate diet perform better for weight loss compared to a low fat, high carbohydrate diet, but there is no evidence that a high fat derived from healthy, natural fat sources increases risk of heart disease – unless fat consumption is paired with high amounts of fructose and a moderate to high intake of starchy, sugary carbohydrate sources. It is at the point when high fat consumption is combined with high carbohydrate consumption that cholesterol in the bloodstream can become oxidized and lead to risk of heart disease.
As a matter of fact, the whole idea that high cholesterol causes heart disease is a flawed hypothesis, and entire books have been written on it. A very good place to start your journey into learning about the positive and healthy properties of fats would be THIS website.
Objection #3: Don’t you need to load with carbohydrate before a race? If you don’t carbo load you’re going to bonk.
Let’s say you decide you want to join the growing list of individuals who have decided to limit intake of starches, bread, pasta, sugars, gels, sports drinks, bars and other traditional endurance foods.
Once your training partners, family or other friends learn that you’re eating fewer carbohydrates, you’re probably going to hear several objections, along with some scoffing and raised eyebrows.
And usually, the criticism of a low carbohydrate diet for triathletes falls into three categories of objections or questions. Here is what people are going to say, and what you need to know to respond properly.
Objection #1: Isn’t glucose and carbohydrate necessary for energy during exercise? You’re going to bonk if you don’t eat carbohydrates.
Swim, bike, run and recover. Sounds like a simple plan for the average age grouper triathlete. Figure out your training plan, wake up at the crack of dawn if you have a job and family to get your workouts in, and execute. But, don’t forget about the most essential part of the plan, recovery.
We’re talking about what you put into your body immediately after you work out. Hopefully it’s not beer and pretzels, or worst yet, diet soda! In one study , evidence indicated that athletes in heavy training will maintain a higher level of health and performance if they consume a carbohydrate-protein liquid supplement immediately following each workout. That means less fatigue related injuries and issues if you refuel right after a workout.
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Lance Armstrong (after resigning from the board of his Livestrong foundation) tweeted this photo saying, "Back in Austin and just layin' around..."
So what's your call of this image and tweet?
Is a defiant Armstrong telling the drug police to go jump in a lake, or is he contemplating his decisions that led to him loosing seven Tour de France titles which very are clearly seen here.
Please let us know in the comments below.
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The 2012 Ironman World Championships are in the books and the dust has yet to settle but Pete Jacobs is having one of the best days of his life.
The Professional Australian triathlete won today's Ironman World Championship in a time of 8:18 ahead of second place finisher German Triathlete Andrea Raelrt and Belgium 3rd place finisher Frederick Van Lierde.
Check out this video below as we get up close and personal at the finishline of the 2012 Ironman World Championships.
