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Archive for December, 2008

Posted Dec. 06 2008

how often can i compete?

Message posted by: Kirk W.
Hello everyone,
I am new to the sport, I competed in my first sprint tri in September. I had a great time, what a rush it is. I had never even been to a tri to see how they operated so I was a little overwhelmed. I found this site …

Posted Dec. 05 2008

happy xmas to me!

Message posted by: Stacey U.
I am a great Christmas shopper.for myself! On the infamous “Cyber Monday” I got the Garmin Forerunner 305 on Amazon…marked down from $300 to $149!!! woohoo…SOLD! Hubby does not have to worry about shopping for me…I’ve got it covered!
The Garmin came yesterday….and I opened it (I …

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total immersion dvd

Message posted by: Marc B.
Hello Guys (Jim K how you doing ?). I would like to share an good experience I recently had. I started (seriously) in Triatlon in early 08. Swimming has been a constant struggle to me. The reason is simple, I don’t know the basics. Here’s …

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biking

Message posted by: Rob C.
Biking seems to be my weak sport. I want to increase my speed time and somehow use less energy and save that energy for the run. Are there any suggests for workouts?
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Posted Dec. 04 2008

titillating swim observation

Message posted by: Ronald F.
So in my effort to perfect my freestyle stoke I am triing to pay attention to details that I have not previously paid attention too.
Tonight I noticed that when I swim with paddles my nipple on the recovery arm side is right at or just slightly below the …

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gym challenge dilemma

Message posted by: ian d.
every year in my gym they run the “Gym Challenge” which consists of a 2000m row (concept !! at level 5), 1500m bike (CV bike machine thing, level 5, “race on ” mode) and 1000m run on a treadmill in the fastest combined time for the three areas. …

Posted Dec. 01 2008

ultraman

Message posted by: Aleck A.
My friend and teammate Jason Lester finished the Ultraman World Championships in Kona last night, after a 9 hour and 50 minute run (double marathon), to culminate a 6.2 mile swim, and 224 mile bike with over 20,000 feet of climbing. He is the first AWAD (he only …

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lance confirms tdf comeback in 09

Message posted by: Clyde W.
Headline: SEVEN-TIMES WINNER LANCE ARMSTRONG TO MAKE TOUR DE FRANCE COMEBACK IN 2009 – SPOKESMAN
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