OMG!!!

hipfan — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:17:56 -0600

I just went to Triathlete magazine web site and read the first headline: "Heinig first to finish Deca. Looked interesting. Then I read the rest of the article.

This man finished the World Challenge Deca Triathlon in Monterey, Mexico. He finished with a time of 212hours 29 minutes and 2 seconds. At fisrt I thought that was a typo until they gave the distances he traveled.

Ditching Technology

rjnuck — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:51:35 -0600

I don't know about the rest of you but I am a tech addict. I never go out for a run without my Forerunner 305, iPod playing the workout playlist, and constantly checking my pace, heart rate and time. But I had a revelation yesterday!!

Red Wine?

peterwong — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:08:09 -0600

What are your thoughts on having red wine while training?

Dumb cold weather biking gear question

groovyjen — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:24:46 -0600

So tights?

Do you get tights with a built in chamois? My biker friend and the guy at the bike store were saying to get tights sans chamois and wear them over the regular bike shorts. I guess over so you could peel layers if need be?

Perhaps I'm just being vain and girly, but over bike shorts? That just seems incredibly unflattering.

December 2008: 30/30

Anton — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 09:04:27 -0600

Starts tomorrow! Post 'em here!
Good luck ya'all.

Ironwill

kidrah — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:49:32 -0600

Hey Leo. See you soon.

looks waaaay more fun than my abs class

jtrimom — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:18:34 -0600

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QOQy4XlBlc

I don't know about you, but this contraption looks way more fun than most core work...it's called iJoy
people REALLY buy this for abs?!

CycleOps Fluid Pro vs. Kinetic Pro Trainer

Ralph — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:26:15 -0600

I know this topic has been discussed many times but I need your input. I am debating between the CycleOps Fluid Pro and the Kinetic Pro bike trainer for my winter rides. Does anyone have any suggestions as to which is better?

how do you kick when swimming?

silverchair — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:15:24 -0600

my swim is not bad but, while kicking with a board i dont seem to go anywhere. I have good running/riding legs but they dont seem to be effective at kicking.
While on my back kicking i have proper speed, but on my stomache i dont seem to go anywhere.
so does anyone have some good tips to get back to the basics and get a good kick.

Re: Starting a Boston TRIFUEL team

GABS — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:01:13 -0600

According to the editor of the trifuel website there is currently no Boston trifuel team. Does anyone interested in training for triathlons in the Boston area want to get a trifuel training team started?

I swim on the MIT MASTERS swim team so I have the swimming part covered, but not the running and biking part of the training.

Thanks! :)
Gabrielle

IM AZ Pix

marathonpix — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:36:48 -0600

HOwdY,

Wanted to share the link to our photo album from the race.

There should be a free download button that appears when you roll your mouse over the photo..

Enjoy!

am i running too fast?

chekmarks — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:36:59 -0600

I have been looking at a lot of training information for the winter season because I am working my butt off running. They seem to recommend a significantly slower pace for the weekly long run than I have been doing. I basically just try to run the distance as fast as i can at a steady state, usually 8:00 a mile for 10-15 miles. The different things I am reading would have me at 9:00 miles...

Flu-like symptoms after long workouts

jjdub — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:20:41 -0600

I have had two separate incidents where after a ride that was significantly longer than my typical rides I developed flu-like symptoms (head ache, nausea, chills, and weakness).

Resource for non-athliets first tri

jnrice — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:13:51 -0600

Hey Trifuelers... I'm planning on getting my dad a resource for training triathlon for Christmas. He used to be a reasonably fit person, active, and could be an athlete if he tried. He has recently taken a huge interest in my training and racing. I'm trying to find a good resource for him. I think that he might get a lot from it.

Spinervals

TRI_LOVE_518 — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:59:55 -0600

If anyone has Spinervals DVDs, what are your favorites? Which do you recommend? I have been looking at them for training this winter and I can't seem to narrow it down.

IM Louisville Training Question

CanoeGuy — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:38:10 -0600

I know it's a bit premature but if I am registered for IM Kentucky on August 30,2009, should I be able to complete a local Half Ironman middle of July (about 7 weeks before IMKY) and still be able to stick to my training plan and have proper recover from the HIM?

As a side note, I am still surprised the IMKY hasn't sold out yet??

Ironman 70.3 New Orleans experiment: From zero to hero

relentless1 — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:53:35 -0600

It was sometime in December 2007 when I found myself thumbing through a friends cycling magazine when I stumbled upon something intriguing. It was an advertisement for the first ever Ironman in my home town New Orleans. It went something like this.

"I am intense"
"I am relentless"
"I am optimistic"
"I am confident"
"I am determined"
"I am an athlete"
"I am unyielding"
"I am Ironman 70.3"

An overwhelming rush of interest poured over me. I began running down the logistics and sizing up the situation. Could it be done? I immediately picked up some literature on the sport. After some deliberation I decided on "The 12 week triathlete" by Tom Holland. It proved extremely useful and got me up to speed on the sport.

IMAZ race started ok then good then....

Raygir — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:10:35 -0600

This is a recap of my little swim bike run.. ,, kinda long

So when are we starting 30/30 this year?

Nutty — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:57:07 -0600

Well ive been gone for awhile, from the site and from training. Took me awhile to get used to working 80hrs a week so hobbies went by the wayside for a bit.

However, im back to the site and to training. I completed a downright sad marathon performance a few weeks ago due to lack of training and its time to get back at it. Thought it was about time to bring this up again.

Compiled Triathlon Video's From Youtube! & RL Pictures

Kwschs — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:18:03 -0600

I gathered my fav video's from youtube and added them to the forums on my site. I figured it might be cool to have other people add thier's. Feel free to check it out, and leave links to yours.

I'd post um here but theres no vid section, maybe in the future eh? <3 Tribro

www.tri3kevin.com

strength training

bellau — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:58:26 -0600

Need some advice on strength training. I barely have time to do the recommended swim/bike/run workouts in training program. I noticed some programs have days for strength training while others do not. I feel like working on flexibility would be more important. Any advice?

Buying a 2005 Trek Equinox

Donnermann — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 09:37:34 -0600

One of my friends is selling a 2005 Trek Equinox 7. It is my size and in decent shape. The price is right ($700). Should I go for this bike or save my pennies for a newer bike?

36 weeks starts tomorrow!

Galoot — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:46:16 -0600

Counting back 36 weeks from the Full Vineman on August 1st 2009 puts me at December 1st, which is tomorrow. Yikes! Here goes nothing...

70.3 World Championship Report

Kwschs — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:16:29 -0600

I DID NOT COMPETE! however this is a very long and detailed report of the day, and the festivities after.

Enjoy the read, and please be kind enough to talk with me on my forums if you enjoyed it.

The rest of my site doesn't work, I just wanted to get it up so you could read the report, so just use that one page please. Links at the top are broken at the moment.

Kevin

Should I renew my active.com membership?

PrinceofClydes — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:09:55 -0600

I just got my renewal notice in the mail:

Quote:

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