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Monday, 16 April 2012 03:00
(Photo - Insanely attractive tri couple, Brian Zeuli and Bria Kirkpatrick.)
OHP Indoor Tri #3 Coverage - Jeff Hunsaker is a tri newby who is a totally nice guy with a great sense of humor and wears designer eyeglasses. Last Saturday evening he quaffed several pints of Stone IPA and ate more than half of an extra large BBQ chicken pizza. On Sunday morning the groggy and cotton-mouthed Hunsaker drove to OptumHealth Performance's training center in Eden Prairie, where he participated in his first indoor triathlon, a feat he finished, though not without a preponderance of backstroking. After the event he drove home and, too ravenous to wait for his oven to heat up, nuked the remainder of yesterday's pizza, which he consumed while listening to "Infinite" by Eminem.
Jeff plans to make his outdoor swim-bike-run debut at the inaugural Blaine Triathlon on May 19....
Adventures in Over-Training...
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Friday, 13 April 2012 03:00
By Bonnie Burnout
Rosemarie runs a marathon every week. True story. She flies all over the U.S. in search of a marathon to participate in. It is her way of getting the word out that she overcame obesity, in hopes of inspiring others who also suffer, to do the same. This past weekend she ran two marathons in Long Beach, California. The only marathon distance Rick does every weekend is on a bike, and that is only if he has to.
Reading about Rosemarie got Rick thinking. As of late, he has been drooling over races coming up this season and talking with friends about which races they are doing. Just about every time he hears someone talk about a race, he wants to sign up. At that rate, he will be lapping Rosemarie and can forget about training because he will be racing every day of the season. Somehow Rick needs to step back, take a deep breath, and strategically select his races if he wants...
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Wednesday, 11 April 2012 03:00
(Photos - The Bar Raisers, Roger Bannister and Chrissie. Below - Geoffrey Mutai and Usain Bolt.)
Model Your Athletic Inspiration for Motivation
By Cheryl D. Hart (for usatriathlon.org)
When you read about the top-ranked triathletes and duathletes, do you aspire to be as fast and strong? Do you imagine yourself flying through the miles as smoothly and effortlessly as these super-stars?
If so, you are tapping into one of the primary sources of self-efficacy (the belief that you are capable of producing a successful performance). We gain confidence through vicarious experience or
