We forget our bodies to the benefit of mechanical leisure. We act continuously with our brain, but we no longer use our bodies, our limbs. It is the Africans...
To All: I no longer need my room at the Boardwalk Resort Hotel (race hotel)...I wanted to make sure no one wants it before I cancel it. If interested or have...
Results are posted...http://www.ingnycmarathon.org/results/results.html Congratulations, Aaron, on another great race (marathon in 2:59:31)! I don't know how...
My coach wants me to start training with this weighted belt. I will start off slowly with only 2 lbs. First, does anyone know where I can get one? I'm...
In high school cross country, I used to wear a 25lb weight jacket for the entire practice. This is what happens when the basketball coach is also the cross...
I'm will be doing my fourth Reston Tri, and would prefer not to do it on my 20 year old "relic" gitane road bike. I am 5'10" and have been measured to fit a...
What Mike forgot to say was that the 25 lbs were made up of 12 oz beverages.... ... for the entire practice. This is what happens when the basketball coach is...
Hi Gwen, I assume you mean for running. I'm curious as to why your coach wants you to wear a weighted belt while running. As an alternative, you could carry a...
Yeah, I'd be curious behind the reasoning too ... It seems like something that will cause unnecessary, even dangerous adaptations in your running stride...
Wow, twenty + miles walking!! For me, finishing at all costs was important. Simply bowing out at that point would have been the easiest thing to do, but in my...
my 2 cents would be to kiss your knees good-bye, they take a terrible pounding from us tri geeks along with the ankles, hips, etc. adding pounds makes each...
that is recommended for sprinters ..not endurance athletes....as this is not a power sport and mostly aerobic..as STV says the injury potential is high doing...
Seems that I'm being the Guinea Pig but the philosophy is it will increase strength, torque etc. Ultimately translating into speed. I have been very blessed...
Hmmm ... I'm more alarmed by ankle/wrist weights, which these are not ... Let me know how you like it. One thing it will do is make you "feel" without the...
Rex... as an alternative you might want check out this Motobecane Tri bike http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/motobecane/nemesis.htm brand new for $1295...
Be careful how much stock you put in "have been measured to fit a 56cm frame." Tri bikes in particular have such variance in frame design (steep seat angles,...
<< We most swim with the Reston Masters at the pool named 'Warm RCC Center'>> What is the Arlington alternative to the Reston Masters? I don't want to drive...
Fairfax Masters is also a great group to swim with. We swim on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:00 p.m at Wakefield. There is also practice on Mondays & ...
Arlington has an excellent Masters program (at least they did 2 years ago before I moved) that is held mostly at the W&L pool in the evenings. It's a late...
This article might be of interest to the folks who recently asked about how to get started training for a triathlon. It's somewhat similar to the program I...
(got this from another local sports list I read...sorry, I can't attach the photo of his bike to Trirats.) Bicyclist Dies After Fall, Is Still Unidentified Car...
For someone on another list, please respond directly to them and not to me or the RATS list: Hey Folks, I am looking to buy a set of 650c aero wheels for my...
... From: Bellora, James P - Merrifield, VA - Contractor Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 9:06 AM To: uscf-district20@... Subject: D20: Unknown Dead...
I thought I'd pass along this article about the Odyssey Off-Road Iron-Distance triathlon that was held this past weekend in Virginia. Restonite kristen eddy...
