Sligo Triathlon Club: June 2011
Mc Lynn had a decent bike but mouse was disappointed with his time. The run basically starts at sea level and rises to over the first5 k. There was 470 feet of elevation gain. You turn around and run back 5 k back down to sea level. My plan was to run a 45 min 10 k. Its a tough course and I am no mean runner. All I had to do was run 6 x 7.30 minute miles. Mc lynn passed me like a mountain goat just after 3.5k. I was happy enough as last time he went by me after 1k. I was surprised that mouse hadnt passed me by the turn and when I finally did meet him I was still a kilometer ahead. A quick cange of pace on the downhill section and push as hard as possible. My lynn stormed through the field like a mountain goat and posted a top ten run split. Mouse stormed through the field on the run passing around 50 runners to place 46th. When you look at the size and quality of the field we didn’t do too bad. Every athlete in the top 20 are regularly race winners so if Mc Lynn and mouse pick up there performance levels a little it wont be long until they are winning. The hell of the west is what all events should be run like. The event is run for triathletes by triathletes and is worth every penny of the entry fee.
Cycle Your Way to Health: Part 3
Your number one priority is safety so try to identify a route that has relatively little traffic, provides bike paths or trails for part of the ride and has good street conditions. To develop your own route or review existing routes. You must also make sure you are comfortable riding in traffic since it is unlikely you will find a bike path to take you all the way to your destination. If you are relatively new to cycling, practice riding in light traffic until you gain a level of comfort riding with motor vehicles, pausing at stoplights and making left hand turns at 4-way intersections. Once you have identified a safe route, ride it at least once on a quiet weekend prior to starting your daily bike commute to work or school. First, it will help you get comfortable with the route when there is relatively little traffic. Second, you will get a good idea of how long the trip will take, which will help you get to work on time – a very important consideration! See if there is anyone in your workplace who lives near you and might want to ride together. First, it will increase your motivation to ride knowing that someone is depending on you and is there to support you. Second, it can be safer riding as a pair since you will be more visible on the road and can help each other in an emergency.
Triathlete Veylupek Coming to Life
A beginner in the sport, Veylupek has no major sponsors and no clout with race promoters who provide triathletes such as Scott Tinley, Scott Molina, Dave Allen and Dave Scott with air fare and motel accommodations. Chuckie V-as Veylupek prefers to be called-lives out of his car as he spends the summer traveling from race to race. The first time Veylupek slept beside the dead was outside a small town in western Pennsylvania earlier this summer. Veylupek is in San Diego for today’s Bud Light Triathlon, which began this morning at 6:45 on the shores of Moonlight Beach in Encinitas. Because his car broke down, Veylupek hitched a ride with Steve Eisenhaur and Rick Sutton from the marketing firm of Galeforce Sports. Projecting Veylupek as a future star in the sport, Galeforce has enlisted the Sacramento native as a client. Veylupek currently sits in third place in the Coke Grand Prix series, which awards points to the top finishers of each triathlon, then distributes a $200,000 purse at the end of the season. With only the San Diego and Las Vegas races left on the schedule, Veylupek has a good chance of pulling into first place. Veylupek calls triathlon a step down from his previous endeavor-cycling. Two years ago Veylupek was with the national team in Europe competing in the Peace Race.
unthink your limits…
With just a week away from heading off for a 3rd shot at the ITU World Long Distance Champs, I am starting to get excited about the prospect of racing in Sweden. There are 35 kiwi age groupers heading to Motala to represent New Zealand in their respective age groups by competing in a 4km swim, 120km bike and 30km run event. Motala looks like a beautiful places – with rich history and a close to nature feeling – can’t wait! The race is the culmination of training and planning since qualifying with a win in the Taupo Half Ironman in 2014. Of course, a broken toe put a slight damper on racing between January and March this year, but the 3 races I did get in were rewarding, with a PB, a National Title and a 2nd place in the North Island Championships. Since then it has been big weekends sessions, long swim sets and the best run streak I’ve had since taking up triathlon. My coach, Ben Chidgey, has been a master at managing my busy work life and keeping me confident and focused as a great coach does. I have had a far more relaxed approach to the race, counting on planning and consistency coming together for what I hope will be a great race. I’ve had a tonne of fun training with the Black Sands Triathlon Club crew, something that makes the world of difference through the winter months.
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