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Pro Rookie of the Year?
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Tuesday, 06 October 2015 06:10
Assuming that USA Triathlon will name pro Rookies of the Year, we would like to think that St. Paul's HEATHER LENDWAY will be in the running for that honor. It should be noted that ITU-focused athletes are typically the ones that receive this accolade.
Still, we hope that Heather's resume is taken seriously.
Last Sunday, Heather finished her season with a 2nd place performance at Silverman in Henderson, Nevada. It was her first podium in an official 70.3 and her splits across the board were stellar:
Swim - 27:41 (3rd fastest woman) - Bike -2:34:16 (3rd fastest woman) - Run - 1:30:53 (5th fastest woman).
Her overall time was 4:36:09, a remarkable clocking on a course that is one of the most challenging in the sport.
Here are the highlights of Heather's rookie season as a pro:
The GMOYs....
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Monday, 05 October 2015 06:10
2015 Minnesota Multisport Awards - Here are the official nominees for GRAND MASTER OF THE YEAR (Men 60 & Over, Women 55 & over) and their racing highlights in 2015:
NEIL KING, 66, Nevis (photo L)
4th overall @ Lakes to Pines - AGCR
2nd AG @ Nationals
8th overall @ Walker Tri - AGCR
21st overall @ Timberman Olympic - AGCR....
Top Teens of '15....
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Sunday, 04 October 2015 06:10
2015 Minnesota Multisport Awards – Here are the official nominees for JUNIOR OF THE YEAR and their 2015 highlights:
JAKE CROTEAU, 18, La Crosse, WI (photo L)
3rd overall @ Timberman – JrCR
7th overall @ Brewhouse – JrCR
7th overall / 1st Jr. @ Life Time – Maple Grove Olympic – 2:01:48
KAYTLIN GARRISON, 17, Cohasset (photo below L)
2nd overall @ ZTri – Jr. CR
4th overall / 1st Jr. @ Superior Man 41.5...
Dumb Mistakes By Smart Triathletes...
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Sunday, 04 October 2015 00:10
By Laura Antonucci (triathlon.competitor.com)
You are a smart triathlete: You wake up at 5 a.m., routinely decline a second round of drinks, watch what you eat and are aware of the latest trends in sports nutrition and bike technology. But even the most well-meaning, self-sacrificing, smart triathletes can make nutrition mistakes that prevent them from reaching their body composition and performance goals. Avoid the following nutrition traps and your 2014 season will be better than you imagined.
Mistake #1: Not knowing your sweat rate.
You know you should be conducting periodic “sweat tests” in training, right? Studies consistently show that even small (less than 2 percent) decreases in body weight due to fluid loss adversely affect performance. Don’t let dehydration slow you down! ...
Swim Like a Swimmer....
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Saturday, 03 October 2015 00:10
ED. Sure, a story like this should have been posted back in June. Still, it's very interesting and will give triathletes something to think about and work on in the off-season.
By Gary Hall Sr. (triathlon.competitor.com)
Olympian and professional triathlete Andy Potts recently visited The Race Club camp to help coach alongside Gary Hall Sr. Here’s what Gary learned from the experience and training triathletes vs. swimmers in general.
They don’t think of themselves as swimmers.
In teaching triathletes to become better swimmers, I have found one of the greatest obstacles is in their minds. They don’t think of themselves as swimmers, but rather as runners or cyclists, trying to get better at swimming. In order to swim like a swimmer, one has to think and act like a swimmer....
