by Ray Long
Whether you are just getting into triathlon or are a seasoned veteran, you have experienced that uncomfortable feeling when you transition off the bike and start your run. My daughter calls it “wobbly legs.”
This natural phenomenon can cause discomfort, slow you down and generally take some of the fun out of …
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The New Year started over three weeks ago, you’re still feeling good about your resolutions, and you want to give triathlon a try this year. The only issue is you don’t really know where to start!
You are NOT alone. We all started right were you are. The triathlon community is the most accepting bunch …
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By Ray Long
Penticton, British Columbia – Smack in the middle of Canada’s wine country, one of the oldest triathlon events in the world takes place every August. Ironman Canada is a beautiful, arid and hilly venue for the 3,000 or so athletes who participated in last weekend’s event: 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike …
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By Erik Emanuele
You can never predict or plan for everything that can happen on race day!
I read an article recently that quoted a top professional triathlete saying that “99 out of 100 races never go perfect and anything can happen so you have to be prepared and adapt accordingly.” I experienced this personally …
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The alarm goes off at 4:30 AM and the negotiation begins in my mind. “I’ll just hit the snooze once or twice.” “I don’t really need to swim this morning.” “Why do I do this?” “Suck it up and get your but out of bed!” And so it goes, 6 to 7 days a week, …
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By Ray Long, with nutrition advice from coach Kelli Montgomery
Triathlon is comprised of three sports – swimming, biking and running. There is, however, an often overlooked and underappreciated FOURTH activity in our sport: Nutrition!
For those of us racing longer triathlons – 70.3 half-ironman and ironman distances – nutrition plays a critical role in …
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By Ray Long
Triathlon continues to attract more and more people of all abilities, ages, sizes, nationalities, races, etc. It has been said before that if you can swim, like to run around and ride a bike, then you can do a triathlon and many people are finding this out.
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Congratulations to the three GRR members who competed in the first of this year’s Lake Terramuggus Triathlon events on Thursday, June 2nd.
Brett Roberson: 1:13:12 Monica Guy: 1:15:38 (1st in age group, 4th female overall) Brendan Flaherty: 1:24:46
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By Ray Long
Symptoms of trizophrenia typically include an obsessive-compulsive need for the rituals of the sport: eat, swim, eat, work, eat, ride, eat, work, eat, run, eat, go to bed early. Delusional spending on expensive equipment, indifference to pain, and hallucinations of future grandeur intensify over years spent in the sport. (For more information, …
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