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You're a Triathlete When...

TOO-MANY-BIKES.gifBy Triathlonhumor.com

This page aims to be the official list of  “You know You’re a Triathlete When…” Let us know below if we missed something.
1. You failed high school chemistry but you could teach a course on lactic acid.
2. While at the gym, you change clothes as fast as possible because it feels like a transition.
3. You wear your heart rate monitor during sex.
4. You bring bottled water to a party so that you’re properly hydrated for the next morning’s long run.  Everyone else at the party also brought their own bottled water because you don’t have a social life outside of triathlon.  Everyone showed up by 7pm and left by 10pm.
5. You know you’re a triathlete when you wear your bathing suit under your work clothes to make a fast transition from work to swim on your lunch hour....

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A Totally Cool Story!

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By Seth Rubenroit (sportsworld.nbcsports.com)

Gwen Jorgensen may be the world’s best triathlete, but her husband, Patrick Lemieux, breaks the first sweat on race day.

Lemieux rises at the crack of dawn to prepare oats with eggs, Jorgensen’s pre-race meal. He then zips around the race venue, doing everything from assembling her bicycle to lugging around six liters of her drinking water....

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The Language of Triathlete Love...

love-triathlete.gifED. Okay - We're a day late with the Valentine's Day / Love article. Sorry about that. We just found this story, and one other that will post later this week.

Real-life triathlete couples share the unique, hilarious and swoon-worthy ways they express love.

By Susan Lacke (triathlon.competitor.com)

To love a triathlete means to speak a unique dialect of the language of love. Where some people lavish their sweetheart with flowers, chocolates, and shiny things, triathletes express their affection through bike cleanings and mid-race pep talks.

I never thought a bike ride would be a place for romance, especially not on the day I bonked—badly—near the summit of Mount Lemmon, a 26-mile climb in...

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Five Reasons Not to Tri...

TREADMILLERS.gifBy Lance Watson (triathlon.competitor.com)

If you are an avid triathlete, you love to workout. You may be surprised to find not everyone shares your passion, enthusiasm and possible addiction. The fit triathlete knows the positive impacts of the triathlon lifestyle. Talk to the uninitiated, and you may hear some of common barriers to getting started. Even if they show interest, they may lack motivation or could simply be overwhelmed by the learning curve. As a coach, I hear many valid reasons and also many excuses. Here are my top five, and some handy solutions which you can share to overcome these:  ...

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Taming Hunger...

refrigerator-boy.gifBy Lauren Antonucci (triathlon.competitor.com)

Q: I recently upped my triathlon training to 10–12 hours per week, and now I’m starving all the time. I eat three meals, plus snacks, including a snack before workouts. What can I do to tame my hunger?

A: For some athletes, perpetual hunger can be attributed to an inadequate intake of overall calories, or missing meals or snacks, but that doesn’t seem to be the case for you. More likely in this case, your hunger can be traced back to an imbalance in macronutrient intake (carbs, protein, fats) versus needs. Do you think you might be eating fewer carbs, protein or fat than you need? If you keep track of...

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