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Using Golf Scores to Measure Swimming Efficiency
I had my first swimming lesson for the Ironman 70.3 over the weekend. My friend Mary teaches swimming lessons so she has a lot of practice explaining techniques that come so naturally to her after...
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800 Yards of Swimming
A couple of weeks ago, I coerced a friend into giving me a swimming lesson after learning that she was a competitive endurance swimmer in college. I explained my dilemma to her, “I might drown if you...
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Dealing with the Elements, part 1
I read recently that someone in training should stay on their schedule no matter what the weather looks like. The reason for this madness is that it prepares you to perform with whatever kind of...
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Biking and Laps. Always Laps.
According to my new program, I needed to bike for about an hour and then swim another insane amount of laps last night. I’m exhausted just looking at the schedule. The good thing about being on a...
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Tri… Backwards
My long workout last weekend was a backwards triathlon. I made some coffee and put on my running clothes before taking a little time to lay out what I was going to wear for the bike ride. Then I put...
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Freestyle Hand Entry
After my fantastic bike ride on the Boulder half Ironman bike course yesterday morning, I met the equally (if not more) fantastic Mary Miller for a stoke analysis and swimming lesson at the Colorado...
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Swimming Drills
A big thanks to my friend Mary, a swimming instructor at the Colorado Athletic Club in Boulder, for these amazing drills that helped me transform from being scared of drowning to a slow and slightly...
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What to Wear for a Half Ironman?
It seems simple, but it’s a complicated question. What can you wear under your wetsuit that will stand up to the wear and tear of a bike seat and not get in your way on the run? I posed the question to...
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Recipe for putting on a wetsuit
Ingredients: A wetsuit that is the right size for you At least one plastic bag Rash guard or skin suit Body Glide Very short finger nails Arm muscles and flexibility Instructions: Start with a wetsuit...
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Rhoto Ironman Boulder 70.3 Recap
Holy crap. That was One. Long. Race. That’s all I need to say about that. The End. Okay, okay, here’s the play-by-play… Preparation It was a tough training season for me: I shopped for a house (using...
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