North Face Endurance Challenge, Five opportunities to see what you are made of. Distances include 10k, half marathon, 50k and a 50 miler. If if this does not tell you what you are made of then that is why they made the
IRONMAN. What a great way to jump start your season or add a race to the beginning. The North Face® Endurance Challenge again welcomes you to run farther than you ever have. Whether you're an aspiring 10K trail runner or an elite ultramarathoner looking to boost your performance, The North Face® Endurance Challenge holds something meaningful for you. Every Endurance Challenge event offers four epic courses: 10K, Half Marathon, 50K, and 50-Mile. Explore your potential. Registration is open.
Cheers and start training, for something a little out of the norm.
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This is great
TrainingPeaks gift certificate for your favorite athlete. Functional and practical, $119 for 12 months. Hooks into all watches and PC or
MAC. You don’t have to be a Tour de France podium finisher like Cadel Evans to benefit from using TrainingPeaks. Whether your goal is to post your personal best ride time up your favorite hill, finish a local bike race or, like Cadel Evans, win the Tour de France, TrainingPeaks has the software tools to help you achieve success.
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Ok so there are a number of good if not great places that a
Triathlete can get trained. You have
Carmichael, who we all know trained
Lance Armstrong then there is
Cadence Cycling who is up an coming and doing a great job. They have been featured in
Triathlete for taking a handful of athletes and getting them ready for the
IronMan, Hawaii. Then there is
LIFESPORTS who have some top athletes they are training/winning, which makes them a good candidate for the common athlete. So when you have a bunch to choose from how does one decide. Well do research and also look for the athletes that they have already coached, once that has been done you see that
LIFESPORTS has a leg up on the competition.
Lance Watson and Paul Regensburg combine their talents to provide an athlete with a great experience, from understanding each discipline to getting you in shape what ever the distance/triathlon that you choose to do.
Another factor is Cost and from the looks of things
LIFESPORTS is right on par if not cheaper than most out on the market but cost should not be a driving factor, you want to get better, you have the bike the great shoes and put countless miles in the pool, well don't stop there get a good coach whether virtually or one that you see in person, this sport is not cheap get a good year of working with a coach and you will see improvement in your times and finish place.
Here is a Quote from Lisa Bently, 11-time Ironman Champ
“Lance has taught me everything that I know. He has been a tremendous coach and teacher. I totally look to Lance for guidance in my training and in balancing training and life. He truly understands the physiological aspects of training. He explains to me why the training is a certain way and what the benefit is. Believe me, when I see double run or long cycle days, I think he is crazy. But he explains the purpose. He explains how these aspects fit into the macrocycle and then I understand.
As long as I am a professional triathlete, Lance will be my coach. I still have an awful lot to learn, and he is the perfect mentor.”
You decide, better times, better finishes, better fitness or just slight improvements year to year.
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I guess the more that you do one thing the more you learn.
Triathlons have been growing in numbers the last couple years and this year has seen one of the biggest jumps, so how do you gt better. First start with a
heart rate monitor and make sure you are staying within your threshold. As you progress, a
cadence, and power meter for biking are going to be one of your biggest investments, besides a
bike!Training Peaks has a great article on training with a power meter.
"Training with power means that you are utilizing the latest tool in the cycling industry today in order to maximize your athletic potential. A power meter is a measuring device that is on your bicycle to determine the amount of wattage that you can produce while pedaling the bicycle. These power meters can measure the watts in the hub of the bicycle wheel, the 'spider' of the crank arm, the axle of the bottom bracket or even measure the tension of the bicycle chain. A power meter looks just like a larger more complex bicycle speed-o-meter and it records every few seconds while the cyclists rides. It records many different metrics from the rider including: watts, heart rate, speed, cadence, torque, and distance that the rider has traveled. This record of the cyclists ride is then available for download to a PC computer and can be analyzed post-ride to determine optimal training or racing performance." more..Labels: cycling, Training programs
This is a great site to get workouts, information about
triathlons, training plans, race reports, articles and even a store. When I started out I was
Googling and reading a lot about training plans,
Beginner Triathlete can up in one of my searches. I followed the "free" beginner sprint 13 week program, this was nice because it ramped me up, to get into the Olympic distance triathlons. There are four different levels; Free,
Bronze,
Silver and
Gold, each has a little more to offer than the next. Which ever route you chose, be assured
Beginner Triathlete is a good starting point!
Here is the sample training program that I followed:
*****This original training plan is posted on Beginner Triathlete*****Sprint 13-Week Training Program**9/11/02 - This is the program I designed for my mother who is running her first sprint triathlon this weekend. She is 59 years old and started from scratch in the fall of 2001. If she can do it, you can!**
Remember, you may definitely overshoot the mileage by the end of this program, but this program is for everybody and especially for beginners OF ALL AGES!!!. It is not based on speed but on endurance. You can go as slow as you want. This is your first triathlon, and the goal is to just finish and to HAVE FUN!!!
If you need some reference on mileage to minutes: I am a slow, leisurely runner and it takes me 40 minutes to run 4 miles. One runs max 45 minutes in this program, so runners slower than me (and I am slow) can definitely do this program. However, if you find you can do a longer length tri during the middle of the following program, than sign up for a longer one!
By the way, if you can't do all the minutes - DON'T WORRY!!! 45 minutes running or 35 minutes swimming does sound like a lot. Do your best. On race day, you will get a great extra boost from the environment. Being that swimming is first, I know you will be able to do the distance even if you have only maxed out at around 20-30 minutes (just make sure you have done the 0.6miles in the pool as you can't really stop in the event). Biking is easy at these distances - even under minimal training. Running...you can stop to walk as much as it is needed if you want...you are allowed. I THINK YOUR GONNA BE ALRIGHT!!!
For a typical sprint triathlon (~0.5mile swim, 12mile bike, 3mile run), here are some results of the best and worst times from ages 15 to 70:
Swim: 10-35min Bike: 30-55min Run: 18-45min Total: 55-135min
Final 13 Weeks!!!
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After I bought a pair of
adidas sneakers I noticed a free trial to sign up for a core performance training plan. I was a bit skeptical at first but once I logged into
Core Performance and used code
CP-AGWA, I found that I could customize my training towards endurance/running, soccer, baseball, core lifting, etc. My workout was full of Prehab, Movement Prep, Strength and Regeneration, each one of these has a set of exercises that is pack with exercises. The big thing that I noticed was the Video, this is a bonus, seeing how to do a certain movement is one of the biggest perks that any site can offer. Other stuff they have but I have not used is the "My Nutrition", "My Core reports", and a "My Page" area. Nice site. They email that I received to confirm my user name came from
Mia HammCheck it out..
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The hardest thing to do over a 16 week training schedule is to break it up! Swimming free the whole time can cause stress on the joints and even wear you out. Learning to swim different strokes can make training fun again! Swimming the Butterfly or "fly" is tough, but once mastered you are stronger and more flexible then when you started.
"Butterfly is a difficult stroke to swim as it needs both stamina and style.
The movements you need to make, however, are not difficult because you will have done many of them before in other strokes.
Under and over with the arms1) Both of your arms work at the same time and keep moving throughout the stroke.
2) Put your hands in the water in front of your shoulders and push towards your feet.
3)When your hands reach your thighs, lift them out of the water and throw them back to the start.
Sounds easy doesn't it?
Well, it can be if you make sure that you are pushing hard as your hands reach your thighs.
This will help them to fly out of the water.
Look forward to breathe1) You need to keep your head in the water all of the time, except when you need to breathe in.
2) If you lift your head up at other times it will be almost impossible to get your arms over the water.
3) The easiest way to breathe in is to push your chin forwards so that your mouth comes out of the water. It is best to do this when your arms are almost at your thighs.
Getting the order right.If you do not do everything in the right order your stroke will have no style. Try this:
• Kick your legs down as your hands go in
• Kick your legs down as your hands come out
• Head down when arms go over the water
• Keep head down until arms are near thighs
• Breathe in quickly
• Remember to try to improve one bit at a time.
Once you think you have done all of these things spend a few sessions practicing them and then have a look at intermediate butterfly."
Check it out!
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All
Triathletes need someway to track their progress, whether that is a spreadsheet,
iCal, or just Outlook. I can say that there are many different training programs out there, the best I feel is
Polar - Personal Trainer! You get a great web interface (slow at times) and you can track progress, set up training runs, lifting routines and it even calculates it all at the end of the week, all this can be had by uploading your data from your watch. Another product is
Traineo this is a good product for you and others to help motivate you to stay on track, you can set up to five people to be emailed your progress, and instead of a trainer yelling at you your friends or family and give you the hard time.
"Motivation, Support and Accountability are the keys to achieving a weight loss and fitness goal. Our mission is to create the most effective weight loss and fitness community on the web by combining the latest software technology with sound information and services from the world’s leading health and fitness experts.
traineo is the culmination of over three years of development, testing and focus group studies in partnership with leading experts in weight loss, health, sports and fitness."
Check them out, it might help!
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