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Life After 140.6...

success-art.gifBy Suzie Fox (suz--news.blogspot.com - October 12, 2015)

I was asked to blog about my 3rd place female overall finish at Ironman Wisconsin & my double digit multi-sport win season, I definitely will eventually. With so many races this year came so many opinions, some criticism & I was judged. People thought there was no way I could (or should) do 17 multi-sport races before an Ironman & there was no way I would PR but I didn't have time to listen or care. I only sought out advice & support from the people that mattered to me.

I ended up doing 19 total multi-sport races in 2015...11 open running races, 12 triathlons, 7 duathlons, 3 como relays, 2 snowshoe races, 1 cycling time trial & I am not quite done just yet, but soon. I was able to PR in the Ironman (10:34:49) the...

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Transition Faster...

TransitionArea_blogimage.gifBy Kathleen Johnson (triathlon.competitor.com)

Keep your transition area simple and clutter-free. Only set out the gear you need to use, and stash everything else back in your transition bag. You should easily be able to set everything up in an area the size of a hand towel.

Organize your things in the order you will use them, with cycling gear in front of your running gear. Lay things out so it takes as few motions as possible to put them on.

Place your helmet upside down with the back end facing away from you on the ground beside your bike or balanced on your handlebars. Have the straps open and tangle free. Open your sunglasses and put them inside your upturned helmet....

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Swim Drills Are Good...

SWIMMER-GUY.gifBy Gary Hall Sr. (usatriathlon.org)
Photo by Richard Hall

1. Drills isolate the problem.
Once the problem is identified, the best way to fix it is to focus on it. There are simply too many complex movements going on in the act of swimming to enable one to think about one single movement or position of the body. For example, one of the best ways to learn to pull with a high elbow underwater (early vertical forearm position) is by doing a one-arm drill. Holding one arm in front, swim with one arm only, rotating from side to stomach, but focusing on the high elbow position as the single arm pulls through. It is much easier to grasp the concept swimming with high elbows, after practicing with each arm alone....

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Who is an Athlete?

various-athletes.gifED. Between 2006 and 2008, Michael Williams was our state's premier male junior triathlete. He won the Junior of the Year each of those years. A wonderful guy, he's a world class doctor now and has a really cool wife and German shepherd (photo below).

 

By Dr. Michael Williams (premiersportsandspine.com)

What is an athlete? Have you ever found yourself asking such a question? What makes me different? Or do you sometimes find yourself answering such a question about yourself differently? ...

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Stuff that Heather Already Knows...

milwaukee-swim.gifSwim Etiquette

 

By Deanna Pomfret (usatriathlon.org)
Cool Photo by Rich Cruse

The triathlon swim is usually the leg people talk and worry about the most. I’ve heard things like “I just need to get through the swim,” “I’m fine once the swim is over” and “I’d do a triathlon except I’m afraid of the swim.” The fact that fear for the swim can stop someone from trying this excellent sport makes me as a swim coach pause and think why and what can I do to make it less intimidating? ...

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