Running and swimming? Good, those are the most important events to master. But you want to start riding the bike, don’t you? Let’s talk about that.
by Dan Empfield, August 10, 2009
In the first two weeks we’ve covered a lot of ground. You’ve gotten yourself going, and you’re sort-of kind-of sputtering along in two of triathlon’s three events: the swim and the run.
This week’s training theme is the swim. Not swimming per se, but doing the groundwork that’ll get you ready to start your quest toward swim prowess.
…they just can’t sprint the last lap anymore (well, not in under 65). Here’s a tale of special folks who mean a lot to this publisher.
This you can’t sidestep by eschewing beef. The “cure” is to avoid age and, if age avoidance is the remedy, the disease is preferable. What’s this run-induced calf malady so many oldsters contract?
The Slowtwitch Ice Cream truck rolls into the Big Apple this weekend. Will it be another 3-up sprint finish at the Nautica NYC Triathlon? Miss the swim if you must, but don’t miss the last mile!
It’s intuitive to plan your workouts chronologically, but if your campaign points toward an important race, better to start at the race and schedule your workouts in reverse
It’s been almost 20 years since this schedule debuted, aimed at the rank beginner wanting to compete in a triathlon. With a spruce-up, here it is back on the Slowtwitch servers.
As we used to say in the 70s, “This is the first day of the rest of your life.” Have a peace sign tank top and a Keep on Truckin’ bumper sticker? Great, you’re ready to start your first day of tri training.
Matt Reed shows he’s a man with range, as the urber-tall 70.3 specialist (the half-giraffe?) outduels A-list short coursers. Sarah Haskins is an A-list short courser, and proved why
Greg Bennett, nursing an injury, will give Life Time his best shot. Potts and Reed are the odds on favorites. Haskins, Wassner, Lavelle headline women’s field
It’s race morning, the weather appears to be cooperating, and we’re ready for a crackerjack race. The Slowtwitch coverage of the Life Time Fitness race is ongoing.
Torbjørn Sindballe, the fierce-riding Dane known as Thunderbear to the triathlon world, must call it a career although still in his prime. A crowd favorite, the Danish Xpress can no longer ignore a congenital heart problem.