The Random Triathlete The Olympic is twice as long as the Sprint, the Half Iron twice as long as the Olympic, and the Iron is a several mile swim followed by over 100 miles of biking and then a full marathon at the end. The time limit for Irons is 17 hours so people don’t […]
Push Hard Multisport News for 05-01-2018
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My journal of goals, race results, recipes and random thoughts on things I think about while training for triathlon. After my injury I took a couple of weeks off and those weeks turned into over a month. The break was great, I needed it more than I thought. All of the books I’ve read talk […]
Push Hard Multisport News for 04-17-2018
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The London Triathlon 2012 The benefits of driving down to the triathlon with supportive friends far outweighed the chances of failing a random drugs test and so I arrived at the cavernous temple of mass participation events that is the Excel Centre. So early I could have registered for the London Triathlon 2011 but decided […]
Push Hard Multisport News for 04-14-2018
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Gordon Ramsay is forced to withdraw from Ironman triathlon in Hawaii Gordon Ramsay was pushed to his limit when he was forced to withdraw from the Ironman World Championships triathlon in Hawaii, which included a 2.4-mile ocean swim, 112-mile bike leg and marathon run, after suffering severe dehydration on Saturday. The 48-year-old TV chef was […]
Push Hard Multisport News for 04-13-2018
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‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ Although the swimming pool is heated the weather was only just starting to change for the better and so on Andy’s advice wetsuits were the order of the day This was actually really good as it provided a great opportunity to practice swimming in a wetsuit, and the extra buoyancy a wetsuit […]
Push Hard Multisport News for 04-08-2018
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Becoming an Ironman Your carefully planned program for Ironman training should take into consideration the particular course challenges you’ll be faced with on race day. 2007 10:49 Uhr Seite 50 BECOME AN IRONMAN 50 Becoming Ironman Rich Clark on his way to yet another of many course records 9 Faster Is Better: Biking We’ve been […]
Push Hard Multisport News for 03-31-2018
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The Right Stuff Sandy, Utah native Heidi Strickler was planning to major in Physical Therapy when she went to Seattle Pacific University on a soccer scholarship, but she took her first nutrition class her freshman year and found her calling. Strickler also became a serious Cross Country/Track & Field runner her Junior year at SPU […]
Push Hard Multisport News for 03-14-2018
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velofix Announces 2017 Triathlon Team and “The Man” Dave Scott as Official Triathlon Coach North America’s largest fleet of Mobile Bike Shops has added four Pro Triathletes and re-signed agreements with existing Triathlete Team for 2017. Velofix offers a premium, convenient service for triathletes and cyclists. The velofix service offering works perfectly with the busy […]
Push Hard Multisport News for 03-13-2018
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Triathlon Training Tips For The Time Crunched Athlete Schedule Time For Your Workouts – Your training should have a set time on your calendar just like an important meeting. If you carve out time for training in advance you will have no excuse to skip that long bike ride come the weekend. Beyond the physical […]
Push Hard Multisport News for 03-11-2018
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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar Races Dublin City Triathlon An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was one of more than 1,100 people who participated in Dublin City Triathlon in the Phoenix Park this morning. Mr Varadkar took on the gruelling challenge of swimming 750m in the River Liffey, cycling 20km around the Phoenix Park and running 5km to the […]
