Lowes motto is “Let’s build something together.” The Slowtwitch DIY training expert, Gloria Liu, is back with how to be your own coach. With Gloria’s tips, let’s build some fitness together.
by Dan Empfield, May 5, 2014
80 percent of Slowtwitchers report they own a power meter. Half of the remaining 20 percent say they’re going to get one. So, you’re in. But do you know how to analyze your power file?
This is the second installment in a series on the State of Triathlon in America. An entire series chapter just on this organization is warranted because its health is so critical to triathlon.
The popular Rev3 Tri will cease offering a pro prize purse after its Knoxville event in May, and establish a per-race and series purse open to all-comers in its place.
Ironman Lake Tahoe deftly solved a difficult problem, difficulty being the problem. Tahoe was too hard. Ironman introduced a 70.3 on the same day as the IM, and took the steep hills out.
A lot of those in our industry, manufacturers, retailers, RDs, have been asking me if the sport is flat, up or down. I began to gather stats on this last year, here’s the fruit of my investigating.
In the series wrap I’ll predict what run shoes will be like in 5 years, features that will advance and recede, and possible changes in the trajectory of several leading companies.
Running has never seen this kind of divergence in technologies and theories, from barefoot all the way to hyper-structure and custom footbeds. And everything in between.
The king (minimalist running) is dead. Long live the king (supportive running). This is the first of a series on how new running technologies will transform foot and lower body extremity health.
The features that matter in technical running footwear are different now than they were a decade or two ago. That’s a good thing. Footwear is going to look a lot different in 5 years.
You could be forgiven for thinking that cycling is simply a grunt, brute force sport, since you can go from beginner to winner in 6 months. But to truly excel, you need more than brawn.
Now your 5 metatarsals do not have to fight over Newton’s lugs. Its new shoes provide a lug for every toe. But this is not the only difference between its 4- and 5-lug versions.
It’s a phoenix raised from the ashes of what was Chesapeakeman. The WTC quickly, and shrewdly, turned disaster into a windfall for its own brand and for triathletes living in the Mid-Atlantic.
