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Wisconsin 2012 Race Report — Bruce Thompson, 11:58, 52′ PR, and marathon negative split!

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Bruce Thompson at Ironman® Wisconsin Bruce Thompson – Ironman® Wisconsin Race Report 9/9/12 Cliff notes summary – My goals for the race were: 1) sustain no injuries or crashes since my last two tri seasons ended with bike crashes in races resulting in weeks of healing and recovery; 2) achieve solid race execution (pacing, nutrition,…

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Wisconsin 2012 Race Report — Brian Comiskey, 11:55, 22′ PR!

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Brian Comiskey: 43 yr / IM #6 Ironman® Wisconsin 2012 (11:55 – PR of 22’) Social/Fun Stuff: Friday: Drove out to Timberline to test ride bike and check front shifting issues.  Everything seemed to be sorted after 4 hours in the shop on Thurs and change from DA to Ultegra front derailleur and FSA to SRAM Red…

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FREE PreSeason Training Guide for Triathletes [Download] – Start 2013 Right

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Why Do You Need A Pre-Season? Whether you prefer high volume training or the Endurance Nation Return on Investment, Quality-over-Quantity approach, we can all agree on one thing: “If you aren’t rested and ready to start training, your season will fall short of expectations.” Tweet This Quote   One of the biggest mistakes a triathlete…

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Top Ten Reasons Why You’ll Never Peak for Your Triathlon (And Bonus PreSeason Training Guide Sign Up)

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Dottie Caitlin at Lake Placid — EN Gang Sign! Triathlon is a lifestyle and training is a huge part of who you are. You get up early, workout at lunch, and have training equipment in your car. You were recently voted “most likely to not go out because of a morning workout” by your hilarious…

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Louisville 2012: Mark Thompson Races His First Like A Veteran

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This was my first Ironman® distance race, which was a monumental decision to sign up (enlist?) by itself. What’s more, however, are the giants who stand before me with Ironman® comedy to detail in their race reports – THIS race reporting is a far more daunting task. The likes of Bart Stevens and Jess Withrow…

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Six Tips for Scheduling Your Triathlon Season Like a Grizzled Veteran

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Grizzled Triathlon Vet (actual Grizzly Bear and awesome beard not included)   In my last post I shared with you Four Tips for Achieving Longevity in Long Course Triathlon…but I left you hangin’ on the fourth — how to schedule your triathlon season like a grizzled vet of the endurance fitness lifestyle! Below are the…

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Ironman NYC Race Report: Joel Bell, 9:38, 5th AG, Kona!

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Joel Bell at Ironman® New York City   This was my 3rd IM – Florida 2007 (9:34), IMCdA 2009 (10:05), IMNYC 2012 (9:38).  In Florida I was satisfied with my swim and bike but learned an important lesson on the run.  At CdA I screwed up my bike pacing and ended up leaving time out…

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Mont Tremblant Race Report: Trevor Garson, 10:28, 46 minute PR!

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Trevor Garson at Ironman® Mont Tremblant My natural tendency is to do these things in near obsessive detail, and it’s frightening to consider that this actually my best attempt to keep it “short” (you don’t even want to see the long version!).  Anyway, without further adieu, my 2012 Mont Tremblant Race Report, also known as…

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Couer d'Alene 2012 Race Report: Robin Clevenger

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Overall, I am very happy with my race and with staying inside the box of what I could control. Ultimately, that proved to be a good strategy, since events out of my control pretty much ran the day. The biggest issue I had was getting some pretty severe food poisoning earlier in the week – one whole day…

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Irritable Triathlete Sydrome: TWENTY Ways to Handle Injuries & Continue Dominating

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  Being a triathlete makes you feel like you have superpowers. She swims…she bikes…she RUNS!  Your friends and family don’t often get along but they can agree here: We can’t stop her, we can only contain her! And then you get injured. There goes your master season plan you built six months ago. You know…

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