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Most Important Things To Know--That we don't know--about Triathlon

rcmioga

Oct 5, 08 18:00

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I did my usual troll through ST tonight looking for insights that will help me be a better triathlete. Increasingly when I do this I find I've read it all before--either here or elsewhere. That said, there still is a lot I don't know--I'd be interested in knowing what you'd love to know or discover about triathlon that you don't know....

what is it for you?

Randy Christofferson

“Clarity of purpose comes when you are pursuing the highest expression of your talents, are motivated primarily by the love of your activity, and live a lifestyle congruent with your stated purpose. When you have clarity of purpose, you will do whatever it takes to achieve your goals—and you will love every minute of it.”

(This post was edited by rcmioga on Oct 5, 08 18:01)

Murphy'sLaw

Oct 5, 08 18:20

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Whatever magic juju it is that fishies know, and rockfish like me never will.

float , hammer , and jog

On ST hiatus from 11/1/08 until Spring '09

Record10Carbon

Oct 5, 08 18:23

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Easy - "Dont buy into it!"

Unless you are in the top 1% of your AG - all the wind tunnel tests, aero and dimpled that, FASTskin those, compression that and on and on and on...wont help you one iota if you dont train.

Chris G

Oct 5, 08 18:27

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Help you? I thought we just bought all this crap cause it looks cool?

Styk33

Oct 5, 08 19:04

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Train until you get tired, then recover. Rinse and repeat. nothing fancy about what a lot of the fast guys do or buy.

I used to race a CX bike during road races. Everyone joked and laughed at the start. Equipment is only one part. Training hard and smart is the biggest.

Reverend Dr. Jay
My Myspace.com page
Lake of the Pines Triathlon fastest bike course record holder
Wildflower Long Course slowest run record holder (4:46:32)

"If you have a body, you are an athlete." -Bill Bowerman

LazyEP

Oct 5, 08 20:11

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This is all child's play.
We rode our bikes to the swimming pool or lake.
We swam and then rode to the park.
At the park we ran around until exhausted.
We got up the next day & did it again.

"It's not the age sweetheart. It's the mileage."
Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr.

jenhs

Oct 5, 08 20:45

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How to qualify for Kona on 10 hours of training a week when the genetic odds are stacked against me.

:-)

I think what many people here need to know is how to let go of the numbers and analysis and just have fun sometimes. Even if you are shooting for Kona, it isn't fun unless you are making time to have fun. I think there are a lot of people on here that need to learn how to do that.
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Ultraman Canada Relay 2009!
(I got suckered into the run leg)
Unsure

Jenhs

Visionbuilder

Oct 5, 08 20:49

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You meen the guy I just payed $200.00 to dimple my body with a ball peen hammer was ripping me off. Ohhh I feel so used.
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The more I know, the less I understand

You better stay away from him,
He'll rip your lungs out Jim!

gamebofh

Oct 5, 08 20:56

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I think it was a Zipp hammer, so you got a good deal.

-Jot