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Open-Water Sighting Secrets...

Swimmer.gifBy Sara McLarty (triathlon.competitor.com - 12/10/2013)

Triathletes spend hours in the pool practicing perfect stroke technique, but on race day, following buoys and staying on course is equally important. Sighting is a skill that needs to be practiced and perfected before race day. Follow these tips for your next open-water swim.

1. Lift your head only as high as necessary. In calm bodies of water, like a lake or river, lift just your eyes out of the water....

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What's Next?

transition-guy.gifPicking Your Next Event

By Marty Gaal (usatriathlon.org)

You've finished your big race for the season. You rested, tapered and then went all out. A few days later, you start asking yourself, "What's next?"

If you're like most endurance athletes, it is difficult to stay well-motivated without a training/racing goal on the horizon. You may be able to muddle through a handful of months by mixing up your training and keeping .....

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Important Stuff About Your Butt...

glute-girl.gifEnsure that your running stride originates from the body’s main engine.

By Jene' Shaw (triathlon.competitor.com)

The health risks associated with sitting at a desk all day have made numerous headlines in the past year. And outside of the serious health risks, a sedentary lifestyle from 9 to 5 can also have an impact on the quality of your afternoon run workouts.

“Because we sit on our butt all day, it sometimes forgets what it’s supposed to do when we go to run,” says exercise physiologist Krista Austin, Ph.D. If you go directly from your desk to the roads, your glutes may have trouble engaging. Sitting for hours also puts the hip flexors in a shortened position, which limits your ability to extend the hip and causes you to decrease your stride length, explains physical therapist Bryan Hill of San Diego’s Rehab United....

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Showering in your Car...

shower-care.gifED. Toyota is not an MTN advertiser but we were so capativated by the totally cool, tri-anal Life Time Fitness RAV4 that we had to share this USA Today story, which includes an awesome video.

By Chris Woodyard (usatoday.com)

You'd think the biggest challenge for triathletes is to keep from drowning during the swim, crashing during the ride or hitting the wall during the run. Nope, says Toyota. It's contending with the filth afterwards.

Triathletes are a dripping, sweaty, smelly mess after a vigorous competition or practice, so Toyota has come up with a novel prototype of a vehicle suited to them. It comes with a built-in, sit-down shower and a mini washing machine and dryer....

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Gotta Want It...

change-flat.gifBy Clarkendurance (trifuel.com - 8/2011)

Fact: you will not become efficient at swimming, biking or running over night. Sorry to burst your bubble. This is NOT an easy sport.

- Check your ego at the door because chances are someone fifty pounds heavier than you will lap you in the pool. Not to mention she will be ten or fifteen years older than you.

- You will be passed on the bike many times and you will never be the fastest runner in your town.

- You will have early morning workouts. Really early.
- You will plan your weekends around your swim, bike and run.
- You are up while others are sleeping.....

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