The Ultimate Pre-Race Checklist
does what it says. Use and Enjoy. (From: fix.com) Source: Fix.com
How was your weekend running and training?
How was your weekend of training fun? Any new niggles or PBs?
My best races
I do duathlons, triathlons and 5k – they are what are important for me. I was reflecting on my ‘best’ ones and why they were the best. I’ve been thinking about this post for a while. What struck me was that my first thoughts as to what were ‘best’ were purely performance related. I guess…
7000 entrants! Bang goes medal – the gauntlet
Any miniscule hopes of a medal at The Gauntlet (HIM 70.3 distance) for us were dashed by there being about 6999 other people also after the same thing! Apparently the event can even cater for a few more. Anyway it’s going to be a great event and an amazing spectacle for the spectators. The water…
caffeine for 5k triathlon duathlon improvement
Taken from tritalk.co.uk “Caffeine is one of the few proven ergogenic aids- the current optimum dosage that is needed is 5-mg/kg in the 60-90 minutes pre race or heavy session- the dose response curve flattens out after this. Caffeine is rapidly absorbed from the gut and reaches peak plasma concentrations within 1 hour- the blood…
ITU Sprint distance Duathlon & Triathlon to DRAFT LEGAL from 2016
Sources: *UPDATED* below – it is real How exciting! A new bike to buy. It looks like the International Triathlon Union (ITU – see info below) has banned your bike from an ITU SPRINT TRIATHLON world final (presumably qualifiers and sprint duathlons). Why ban my bike?: If you have drafting allowed in a race you…
ITU Sprint distance Duathlon & Triathlon to DRAFT LEGAL from 2016
Sources: *UPDATED* below – it is real How exciting! A new bike to buy. It looks like the International Triathlon Union (ITU – see info below) has banned your bike from an ITU SPRINT TRIATHLON world final (presumably qualifiers and sprint duathlons). Why ban my bike?: If you have drafting allowed in a race you…