tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27257799238586020852024-03-05T17:56:01.746-05:00ViF - Victory is FinishingFINISHING/finish/ 1. reaching an individual goal; crossing the finish line. 2. setting a PR (personal record). 3. finishing MOP (middle of the pack). 4. finishing FOP (front of the pack). 5. placing in age group. 6. finishing BOP (back of the pack). 7. winning. 8. FINISHING WHAT YOU SET OUT TO DO.Victory is Finishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454683073829293532noreply@blogger.comBlogger157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725779923858602085.post-45603090498631282922011-09-11T09:27:00.000-04:002011-09-11T09:27:02.799-04:00Strength Training - Legs As many of our race seasons come to a close, we look forward to a break in the heavy training.<br />
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We begin to think of the upcoming off season and what we can work on to race even better next season.<br />
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Strength training can be a welcomed break from our usual routine of Swim, Bike, and Run.<br />
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Think about adding these exercises, shared by <a href="http://www.markallenonline.com/">Mark Allen</a> , to help with run leg speed and power on the bike.<br />
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<object style="height: 390px; width: 640px;"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9nrvLnrKPpM?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9nrvLnrKPpM?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="480" height="390"></object>Victory is Finishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454683073829293532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725779923858602085.post-8786821898743499512011-08-14T19:42:00.000-04:002011-08-14T19:42:14.255-04:00Monday Motivation - "I Race Myself"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPq8VcBY07gZfk2hBqql5xygVW20YKkOGDB0MpJM8SL-QsOJ7iND5UKcwPHh5OuNF9yXxNlTQ8oBQZDiefCYynqlA6UWx1ttRC4H_jkhvs67X7IdepY1G0qOUX6jsjeDdDMl1Yr-tXAfs/s1600/swim.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195px" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPq8VcBY07gZfk2hBqql5xygVW20YKkOGDB0MpJM8SL-QsOJ7iND5UKcwPHh5OuNF9yXxNlTQ8oBQZDiefCYynqlA6UWx1ttRC4H_jkhvs67X7IdepY1G0qOUX6jsjeDdDMl1Yr-tXAfs/s320/swim.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div align="center">Very few triathletes are paid to race and win.<br />
We race against oursleves and for ourselves.<br />
Everytime we cross that finish line faster than we have before,<br />
or reach our goal for that given day,<br />
<strong><span style="color: #e69138;">We are the Winners.</span></strong></div><div align="center">As we cross that line, just one of the hundreds or thousands<br />
competing on that day,<br />
only we know the hours of training and personal sacrifices</div><div align="center">it took to get to that line.<br />
Front Of the Pack, Middle Of the Pack, or Back Of the Pack,<br />
when we cross that line<br />
<strong><span style="color: #e69138;">We are the Victors!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"> by BWZ<br />
"Just an Age Grouper"</div>Victory is Finishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454683073829293532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725779923858602085.post-46916231456193089412011-08-07T18:17:00.000-04:002011-08-07T18:17:41.554-04:00Tips for putting on your wetsuit.<strong><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">Are You Sure You're Putting On Your Wetsuit Right? <br />
The Human Shoehorn</span></strong><br />
By <a href="http://www.feelforthewater.com/"><span style="color: #e69138;">Swim Smooth</span></a><br />
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There is a bit of a secret method to getting in your wetsuit properly, we call it the "<span style="color: #e69138;"><strong>human shoehorn</strong></span>". You'll need some help from a friend to use this technique but it will make your suit a lot more loose and flexible around the shoulders.<br />
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The first step is to make sure that you pull enough loose material up the arms and legs. Use a plastic bag over your hand or foot as you slide them into the suit, this helps the suit slip on. At the ankles and wrist pull your suit up 5cm (2 inches) more than you might normally do:<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Work this material up your legs to the groin area and up your arms to the shoulders:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHyFH3FiFdhZwUAyo8rMk3vK0218bUbyNyQ5IdYor8oGULoKaHQbV8vPuvbhFcoB9uKo3DVq9yB8b1JXPdsP7B_4LShMA0iMY0hqyxI_IaqIkyvXInYzDEDVjQ9erK8YDfpkMi_KbJxo/s1600/human-shoe-horn-working%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHyFH3FiFdhZwUAyo8rMk3vK0218bUbyNyQ5IdYor8oGULoKaHQbV8vPuvbhFcoB9uKo3DVq9yB8b1JXPdsP7B_4LShMA0iMY0hqyxI_IaqIkyvXInYzDEDVjQ9erK8YDfpkMi_KbJxo/s320/human-shoe-horn-working%255B1%255D.jpg" t$="true" width="224px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Now have your friend slide their hand inside the suit down towards your tricep and with their other hand work the material up the arm and round from the chest on both sides. <span style="color: #e69138;"><strong>This is the "human shoehorn"</strong></span> </div><br />
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Without using this method you will have a wide gap across your back between the zip and when you do up your suit it will compresses your shoulders and makes things very tight. After <strong><span style="color: #e69138;">Human Shoehorning</span></strong> your suit will sit quite differently with the zip almost together on your back, which can be easily done up:<br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><strong>Now your shoulders will be much more free and loose, ready for a great swim split!</strong></span></div>Victory is Finishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454683073829293532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725779923858602085.post-70770749055777453602011-07-17T17:24:00.000-04:002011-07-17T17:24:57.579-04:00Want To Swim Faster - Remember these tips<strong><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">Don’t complicate things. <br />
They are the only two ways to swim faster.</span></strong><br />
Excerpt from <a href="http://effortlessswimming.com/butterfly/the-little-things-that-make-a-big-difference/">Effortless Swimming</a><br />
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"There’s only two ways to swim faster – You can either <span style="color: #e69138;">increase your stroke rate</span> (the number of strokes you take per minute) or you can <span style="color: #e69138;">travel further for each stroke</span> you take (also known as distance per stroke). Don’t complicate things. They are the only two ways to swim faster. <br />
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<strong><span style="color: #e69138;">Head position determines body position</span></strong> – Your body will follow where you head goes. If you’re hips are sinking, it’s likely your head is too high. Use the angle of your head to control where your body sits in the water. Throwing your head side-to-side will cause you to ‘snake’ in the water. Keep your head still! <br />
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<strong><span style="color: #e69138;">Kick within your body shape</span></strong> – Your kick is used for two things. Propulsion and body balance. Kicking your legs outside the shape and alignment of your body creates drag. Keep your kick small and tight." <br />
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Read the full article and many other swimming tips by Brenton Ford at <a href="http://effortlessswimming.com/butterfly/the-little-things-that-make-a-big-difference/"><strong>Effortless Swimming</strong></a>Victory is Finishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454683073829293532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725779923858602085.post-20385212026906378802011-07-10T06:40:00.000-04:002011-07-10T06:40:03.094-04:00Monday Motivation - "I run like a Girl... try and catch me!"<strong><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">"Running is the space in my day when I feel the most beautiful, when I don't feel judged by others. <br />
And that's what I want for all little girls." </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: small;">Molly Barker</span></span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Molly Barker, a</strong></span> <span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><strong>4-time Hawaii Ironman triathlete</strong></span>, founded Girls on the Run® in Charlotte, North Carolina. Molly began running at the age of 15 - an age when she found herself stuck in the “girl box,” when only girls who were a certain size with a certain beauty were popular; when girls who wanted to fit in had to mold their bodies and their personalities to fit the requirements<br />
of the box. <br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><strong> " learn, dream, live, run"</strong></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.girlsontherun.org/aboutus1_detail.html?id=6354"><span style="color: #e69138;">Girls on the Run</span></a> is a non-profit international program that inspires girls to Honor Their Bodies, Celebrate their Voices, Embrace their Gifts and Activate Their Power. The program is currently in over 150 cities across North America.Victory is Finishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454683073829293532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725779923858602085.post-84309138371648405442011-07-04T11:40:00.000-04:002011-07-04T11:40:55.960-04:00Stop Running Long on Sunday.<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: black;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Stop Running Long on Sunday</span></strong><br />
by Rich Strauss of </span></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: black;">Endurance Nation </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: black;">Many Ironman athletes, training plans, and coaches schedule the weekly long run on Sunday after a long bike on Saturday. The reason is often given as “you need to practice running on tired legs.”</span><span style="color: black;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzNQ1vQsEIqHPs5-I9w4fDph2ZQUDdhWmsqg8jxYjgS7-WOp9r8pUYUhW8O7maWkTEn7wVs_9FkMMWI8OLgVbwORl626t1abk0DRWKWvf3qMNh0UxUDX_2OhXeMdP7otSE9BQmwaUNVo/s1600/long-road%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzNQ1vQsEIqHPs5-I9w4fDph2ZQUDdhWmsqg8jxYjgS7-WOp9r8pUYUhW8O7maWkTEn7wVs_9FkMMWI8OLgVbwORl626t1abk0DRWKWvf3qMNh0UxUDX_2OhXeMdP7otSE9BQmwaUNVo/s320/long-road%255B1%255D.jpg" width="212px" /></a></div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #e69138;">This is <strong>NOT</strong> a good idea and here’s why</span>: </span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">A long run on tired legs is just another opportunity to practice running slowly on tired legs vs running more quickly on fresher legs. The best way to become a faster runner is to create opportunities in your training week for you to…run faster, not slog through a run on wooden legs!</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">The recovery cost of a long run done on Sunday, for example, after a long Saturday bike is much greater than that same run done mid-week. The net is that Monday, often Tuesday, and sometimes Wednesday’s workouts begin to become compromised, especially as that weekend volume gets up to a 4-6hrs long bike on Saturday and 2.5-3hr long run.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Any long run in training will have at least an hour or more where your legs feel Ok. That is, they feel like you’re starting a long run after a long bike the day before. Contrast this to Ironman race day, where you’re coming right off a 112 mi bike after a 2.4mi swim. After you get your legs back a bit, by about mile 6 or 7, your legs will now feel like, at best, about mile 15 of your best long run…then it just gets harder. My point is that your tired legs on Sunday long run isn’t even close to what it’s going to feel like on race day…so why bother?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><strong>By separating the long bike from the long run:</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: black;">The long run can now accommodate some get-faster work.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">We can separate the long run from the long bike with a no-legs day on Friday.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">We weight the cycling to the weekend. A 3hr semi-long ride on Sunday has a MUCH lower recovery cost than a hard 2.5hr Sunday run = much lower chance that it, and it’s combination with the Saturday ride, will affect your early week workouts the following week.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"> Finally, it may create a social opportunity for you on the bike on Sunday — a Sunday ride with friends. Riding with other athletes, especially those stronger than you, is a very, very valuable opportunity that we encourage our athletes to seek out.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">E</span>N</strong> provides training plans and articles on triathlon and the endurance lifestyle.<br />
Visit <strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">E</span>N</strong> at <a href="http://www.endurancenation.us/index.php"><span style="color: #e69138;"><strong><span style="color: black;">Endurance</span> <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Nation</span></strong></span></a>.<br />
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for the Endurance Athlete</span></strong><br />
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by Coach Todd Parker, M.A., M.S.<br />
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Countless times each season, athletes inform me <br />
<strong><span style="color: #e69138;">“<span style="font-size: large;">I had a great race until I cramped up”, or</span></span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong><span style="color: #e69138;">“I was racing phenomenally until I “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonked"><span style="color: #e69138;">bonked</span></a>"!”</span></strong> </span><br />
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These experiences occur with elite level athletes as well as the beginner.<br />
What areas of hydration and supplementation could be derailing your potential breakthrough racing performances?<br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><strong>Hydration</strong></span> during training and racing.<br />
The typical endurance athlete (assuming they are beginning in an adequately hydrated state) has a sweat rate (or loses water) of approximately 50 ounces (1.5 liters) per hour. An athlete performing at a moderate to high intensity, may be losing somewhere between 32 – 64 ounces (2-4lbs.) an hour.<br />
The 165lb. (75kg) athlete, can easily loose 2% of their bodyweight per hour. <br />
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Without adequately replacing a sizeable portion of this loss, significant performance decline will begin to occur.<br />
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If your hydration rate is just barely enough to stave off a noticeable performance decline, then you’ll likely experience muscular contraction, cramping, or even dizziness issues late in the race. <br />
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If you’ve ever experienced any of these symptoms during training or racing, then you need to take a hard look at what your nutritional and hydration intake was over the previous 24 hours, especially the few hours leading up to the event. <br />
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<strong><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">Electrolyte</span></strong> loss. <br />
You’ll often hear people comment, <span style="color: #e69138;"><strong>“it was probably an electrolyte deficiency”<span style="color: black;">.</span></strong></span> Generally, that normally means one or more of what I call “the big four” are imbalanced.<br />
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The four key electrolytes that most often contribute to muscular spasms, cramping, and even locking up from a failure of the contract-relax cycle are; sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium. <br />
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Once an imbalance or deficiency surfaces by the symptoms just mentioned, other minerals and chemical bonds are broken away and diverted to rectify the imbalance. Subsequently, all of these series of “rescue attempts” result in diminishing returns of muscular contractile functions. Until adequate replenishment of water and these key minerals are back to a homeostatic or normal stable state, normal muscular contractions will be erratic or even nonexistent in the worst cases. <br />
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So what should the athlete do at the onset of calf cramping on the bike or run? <br />
Hit the fluids hard and consistent for the following hour in hopes of getting things under control. Hard and consistent means a few good gulps of your beverage every 10 to 15 minutes - totaling a 16-20 ounce bottle within the hour. <br />
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Whether or not the cramping continues beyond that, continue this consistency until the training or racing is over. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><strong>“I got so caught up in the race, I forgot to drink Coach.”</strong></span> </span><br />
I recommend having an alarm on your watch or heart rate monitor set to beep every 10 minutes. If this consistency doesn’t fix the problem, then we have to revamp our hydration and nutrition regimen leading up to and including race day. <br />
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Until you can eliminate these symptoms, you will have to continue to experiment with the volume and “strength” of your fluids during training. The best time to do this is during training that is at race intensity and distance, or "race simulation".<br />
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Once you find a product and intake level that works for you, stick with it, don’t alter things (i.e. mix concentrations beyond recommendations), and <span style="font-size: large;"><strong>never ever try new products on race day!</strong> </span><br />
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Bottom line, if you’re experiencing symptoms of electrolyte imbalance(s), experiment with other products that have higher mineral content, as well as your intake volume and intervals - until you fix the problem. Otherwise, you’ll continue to fall short of your optimal performance potential until you do. <br />
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Train and race smart, and <strong><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">Hydrate that Body</span></strong> in order to meet your goals and expectations. <br />
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Good luck!<br />
Coach Parker<br />
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(Next Coach's Corner -Tips on amounts of these electrolytes you should be looking for in products out on the market, and how intake changes as the endurance event gets longer and longer!)Victory is Finishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454683073829293532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725779923858602085.post-26854167149354085802011-06-19T19:30:00.000-04:002011-06-19T19:30:38.718-04:00Monday Motivation - "Did you race over the weekend?"<strong><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: x-large;">When I do the best I can with what I have, then I have won my race. </span></strong><br />
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Jay Foonberg, 72-year-old runner <br />
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TRIumph with effort"</strong></span> <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Dave Weinbaum</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"></div>Victory is Finishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454683073829293532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725779923858602085.post-3756704075209812242011-06-05T16:49:00.000-04:002011-06-05T16:49:32.464-04:00Monday Motivation - "The Body Can Achieve!"<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: x-large;"><strong>What the mind can conceive and believe,</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: x-large;"><strong>the body can achieve!</strong></span></div><br />
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Aren't Things."</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"> Art Buchward</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">On this holiday Monday enjoy Family, Friends,<br />
the Gift to be able to train,<br />
and the Multisport Lifestyle we so Enjoy!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Victory is Finishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454683073829293532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725779923858602085.post-81878522695910449652011-05-22T18:58:00.000-04:002011-05-22T18:58:09.457-04:00Monday Motivation - "Dare to..."<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">"Yesterday I dared to struggle.<br />
Today I dare to win!"</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: black;"> Bernadette Devlin</span></strong></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Whether it's racing or in training, dare to struggle<br />
and you'll be the Winner for it.</strong></div><br />
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Here are some lyrics, by <a href="http://www.youngthegiant.com/">Young The Giant</a>, to pump you up during those<br />
tough training sessions or nearing the end of your race!</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><strong>"My body tells me no<br />
but I won't quit<br />
cause I want more<br />
cause I want more!"</strong></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Have a listen, if you dare, and see if it doesn't get stuck in you head and make your playlist!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Comment with your favorite song(s) that gets you pumped for training or racing!</span></span></div><br />
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his or her wildest expectations<br />
unless he or she begins with some</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">Wild Expectations."</span></strong><br />
Raplh Charell</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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to set another goal<br />
or dream a new dream!"<br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Les Brown</span></span></strong></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #e69138;">At 80, The "Iron Nun", <a href="http://blog.tonic.com/80-year-old-sister-madonna-buder-iron-nun-triathlete-ironman/">Sister Madonna</a>, prepares for her next Triathlon.</span></strong></div><br />
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don't quit till you got </span></strong><strong><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">nothing left!"</span></strong><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><strong>Give it your best and you are the Winner!</strong></span><br />
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</div>Victory is Finishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454683073829293532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725779923858602085.post-53492299492428376042011-04-19T17:33:00.000-04:002011-04-19T17:33:59.584-04:00Swimming - "Faster Freestyle Swimming By Decreasing Drag"<strong><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">Enjoy this comic look at stroke and balance tips<br />
to have you swimming faster freestyle!</span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><strong> </strong></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/jshaules#p/a/u/1/mm-vSqlWmgs"><span style="color: #e69138;"><strong>Jamie Shaules</strong></span></a> Monterey CA<br />
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But that's the drug,<br />
That's what brings us to Ironman racing"</span></strong><br />
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Chris (MACCA) McCormack<br />
2010 Ironman World Champion<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="255" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lKyfu4cuHHY" title="YouTube video player" width="400"></iframe><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKyfu4cuHHY"></a>Victory is Finishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454683073829293532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725779923858602085.post-17905533338428879932011-04-10T08:32:00.000-04:002011-04-10T08:32:17.994-04:00Monday Motivation - "Being an Athlete"<strong><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">Being an "Athlete" is a state of mind<br />
which is not bound by age,<br />
performance, or place in the running pack.</span></strong><br />
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<a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://s7d4.scene7.com/is/image/MizunoUSA/mizuno-running-author-roster-jeff-galloway&imgrefurl=http://www.mizunousa.com/running/blog/author/jeff-galloway&usg=__aBPwms3idL_P663EnF5I4cnD8bU=&h=253&w=206&sz=8&hl=en&start=29&zoom=1&itbs=1&tbnid=bx8NIimjw22J8M:&tbnh=111&tbnw=90&prev=/images%3Fq%3Djeff%2Bgalloway%26start%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26tbm%3Disch&ei=ApahTb_kAsSBgAeH9sXaBQ"><span style="color: #e69138;">Jeff Galloway</span></a> - Coach to over 200,000 runners and walkers<br />
Founder of the Galloway Marathon Training Program<br />
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That multisport mindset shines in these words<br />
by Victor Bernie Fuller of PA, runner and Army fitness trainer.<br />
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<span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: large;"><strong>"There is no greater legacy<br />
than to help someone else win"</strong></span><br />
<strong><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-size: large;"> </span></strong> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Osteen"><span style="color: black;">Joel Osteen</span></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">As a fitness trainer in the Army</div><div style="text-align: center;">I always believed</div><div style="text-align: center;">that my legacy will be</div><div style="text-align: center;">that I not only helped you to win,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but in winning is finishing,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and feeling good about yourself.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Use your talent, your influence</div><div style="text-align: center;">and your experience, </div><div style="text-align: center;">not just to accomplish your goals, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but to help release a dream in someone else. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Remember, there is nothing more rewarding </div><div style="text-align: center;">than to lay down at night knowing</div><div style="text-align: center;">that you helped someone else become better.</div><br />
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Victory is Finishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454683073829293532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725779923858602085.post-47691991574884843852011-03-27T09:26:00.000-04:002011-03-27T09:26:59.193-04:00Monday Motivation - Victors' Shared Words - "I would never have worked so hard"<strong><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">" If I was given the things I wanted,</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"> I would never have worked so hard<br />
to get the things I need...<br />
Sometimes No can be a blessing."</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Victor Jennifer Jasper Parker - Triathlete, Race Director, and Mom</span><br />
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If you win something and you haven't put everything into it, you haven't actually achieved anything at all. <strong>When you've had to work hard for something and you've got the best you can out of yourself on that given day, that's where you get satisfaction from."</strong><br />
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Ian Thorpe<br />
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<span style="color: black;">Sure, what's the secret training plan or pill you ask. How?</span><br />
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Fact is most of us, no matter how hard or how many hours we train, were not born with the bodies to work with that could have us reach Top Ten of the final standings at <a href="http://ironman.com/worldchampionship#axzz1GUCp7mPd">Kona</a>, <a href="http://www.baa.org/Races/Boston-Marathon/Participant-Information/Qualifying.aspx">Boston</a>, or sometimes even our local 5K.<br />
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So what's the secret? <br />
The secret is your goals and why you train and race.<br />
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Brian Enge, Kona age-grouper shares his secret to reaching Top Ten in <strong><a href="http://www.active.com/triathlon/ironman/Articles/Finding-Time-to-Train-for-an-Ironman.htm"><span style="color: #e69138;">Finding Time to Train for an Ironman</span></a><span style="color: #e69138;"> </span></strong><span style="color: black;">at <a href="http://active.com/">Active.com</a></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The secret is... Go into each race<br />
with the goal of being in the </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<strong><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">"Top Ten percent of people who have the Most Fun"</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">Enjoy the Experience!</span></strong><br />
</div>Victory is Finishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454683073829293532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725779923858602085.post-13032463768628486432011-03-06T18:16:00.000-05:002011-03-06T18:16:06.321-05:00Monday Motivation - "The Courage to Risk Failure"<span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><strong>"It takes faith and the courage to risk failure<br />
in order to realize one's destiny. <br />
Having had my share of failures<br />
throughout my career I know<br />
that it is well worth the risk." </strong></span><br />
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Ryan Hall, American Half Marathon Record Holder<br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><strong>"In the heat of competition it’s easy to get stuck<br />
on what is not going well, </strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><strong>which causes you to lose sight of how lucky<br />
you are to be able to race. </strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><strong>In the big picture of life, your finish time<br />
or place will have little bearing<br />
on the sun rising or the seasons changing...</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><strong>Find that place within yourself<br />
that is grateful to be alive</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><strong>and fit enough to even consider<br />
undertaking a triathlon.”</strong></span> <br />
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<span style="color: black;"> </span><a href="http://www.markallenonline.com/maomallen.aspx"><span style="color: black;">Mark Allen</span></a> - Six Time Ironman World Champion<br />
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