Triathlon  

If its your first time adding weight training to your fitness program, you may not be quite sure of proper weight room etiquette.

Hopefully I can offer a few suggestions that may aid you in avoiding a few of the more common pitfalls.

--First of all, make sure you're dressed properly. Most ...read more

It's really here. It's race-week and the countdown to your first Ironman.

Hopefully, you have accommodations booked. I used to find that booking for six days was about perfect. I would arrive Wednesday and check in and leave the following Tuesday morning. I'm not kidding when I say to book 5 ...read more

I remember my first Ironman race-day right down to the smallest detail. Years from now yours will be permanently engraved in your memory as well.

I asked myself many times over the course of the training year what on earth I was doing. How could I expect to do this race? ...read more

This is the best way to approach the swim-transition.

The first thing that will happen when you stand up is that you will have a moment of dizziness. It is brief and normal. Don't forget you have basically been laying flat through-out the swim and need a few seconds to regain ...read more

There are several run-equipment choices I feel can help you quite a lot in your quest for your first Ironman Trathlon finisher medal.

SHOES- Of course well fitting shoes are a priority. I've tried every sort of shoe you can imagine over the years and have come to this conclusion:

You can ...read more

The run-training portion of preparing for your first Ironman should be approached with caution.

This is one area where you stand a good chance of being injured if you try and do too much too soon. If you are an accomplished runner with a few marathons under your belt, than most ...read more

After the finish-line several things will happen. Firstly and most importantly you can finally stop running. What happens next depends on the condition you are in when you reach the finish line.

This can vary from being on a tremendous high and feeling great or on the other end of the ...read more

Consider Ironman-Brasil for your first attempt at Ironman glory. Many triathlons are very difficult to enter unless you are on the race-site the first day of entry or sitting at your computer. Ironman Canada for instance usually fills on the first day. Your chances of getting into the Ironman-Brasil Telecom ...read more

I can tell you quite a bit about Ironman- Canada as I've been entered 10 times.

Its very surprising how many first time Ironman hopefuls come to Canada. I say that because it is very, very challenging.

Also because of the two huge mountain passes you have to climb. I suppose being ...read more

Talk about a race that had humble beginnings. Just a handful of hardy souls who wanted to inject some excitement into their otherwise tedious lives and the Ironman triathlon was born.

What began on basically a dare in the mid to late 70's has mushroomed into one of the fastest growing ...read more