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Tips for Running Your First Marathon Day 9

9 January 2010 by Trifatlete, No Comments
Tips for Running Your First Marathon Day 9

When you need a little motivation or inspiration to keep running for your big race bring it all into balance with some of these tips.

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Injury & Tips Day 8

8 January 2010 by Trifatlete, No Comments
Injury & Tips Day 8

So you have been good this New Year and are following through with your resolutions. You’ve run a majority of the days and you feel good. Then while walking down the hallway you feel a slight twinge in you left leg. What the heck is that. Oh no, shin splints. Classic overuse injury. What do you do ?

Motivation & Thoughts Day 7

7 January 2010 by Trifatlete, 1 Comment
Motivation & Thoughts Day 7

When learning how to swim properly, it’s important to develop proper breathing rhythms that involve blowing bubbles when the face is down. Learn about the importance of balance and proper stroke mechanics in swimming with help from a professional endurance coach in this free video on swimming techniques.

Motivation Day 6

6 January 2010 by Trifatlete, No Comments
Motivation Day 6

“Make running a habit. Set aside a time solely for running. running is more fun if you don’t have to rush through it.” -Jim Fixx

Cold Weather Running Safety Tips

10 December 2009 by Trifatlete, No Comments
Cold Weather Running Safety Tips

Running in the winter time isn’t really as bad as it may seem. Sure, there are times when you should not venture out into the storm, but a lot of times it might be a great time for a run. Running through the cold weather can help shake those winter doldrums, improve your energy level, [...]

Exercise Tips

1 November 2009 by Trifatlete, No Comments

Choose quality over quantity. People often spend hours in the gym rather than focusing on the quality of the exercise they’re performing. Even if you can only allocate ten minutes to exercise, make those ten minutes count. Focus on performing the exercises to the best of your ability. It’s better to spend ten quality minutes [...]

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Great Wetsuit Tips

2 July 2009 by Trifatlete, No Comments
Great Wetsuit Tips

Found this on a forum. Wearing wetsuits and open water swims. 1) In the short distance race it may not be worth wearing the wetsuit depending on water temp and distance 2) Let the wetsuit work for you, don’t fight it. 3) It will take time to adjust to swimming in the wetsuit 4) Pool [...]

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