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 The Temptations of Ego - As the end of January approaches, it becomes more difficult for many of us to keep our New Year's resolutions. Fearing change we may begin to make excuses to keep us repeating old patterns.
The Intuitive Source of Eating - Leanring How to eat by understanding how our brains work
The Temptations of Ego - As the end of January approaches, it becomes more difficult for many of us to keep our New Year's resolutions. Fearing change we may begin to make excuses to keep us repeating old patterns.
The Intuitive Source of Eating - Leanring How to eat by understanding how our brains work Seasonal Nutrition for Triathletes - As a triathlete, should I be changing my diet through the year depending on my training? Like eating more protein in the winter, more carbohydrate in the summer, etc? In other words, do I change my diet throughout the training year?
Play More Eat Less - Do you remember being a child and getting so wrapped up in creative play that you didn’t want to stop when it was time to eat or left your meal half-finished to get back to your game?
Ho Ho Ho Coffee Buzz Buzz Buzz - With more obligations, less sleep and a natural attempt of our body to slow down, we may be feeling the need for an extra boost of energy
The Pros of Protein - What is Protein? Protein is found throughout the body. It is in muscle, bone, skin, hair, and virtually every other body part...
Are You Living on the Edge? While we may recognize how an emotional state can lead to certain eating habits, we haven’t paid much attention to how the foods themselves can create certain emotions or stress.
Are You For Real? Choosing a healthy diet means choosing a natural diet. Natural foods come in various forms...
Got Milk? Milk has become a hot topic in the world of health and wellness. Some believe dairy to be the healthiest of foods while others believe it to be a major culprit of disease.
Nourishment of Quality - No matter what you eat, choose the highest quality of that food. Eating quality foods is the best strategy we can use to improve our health and lives as well as the health of our planet.
The "Natural" Choice - When walking down the aisles of a supermarket it can be very confusing to figure out what we should eat in order to be maximally healthy. The shelves are stocked with edible food-like substances packaged in pretty boxes and decorated with endless amounts of "health claim" advertisements.
Eat Your Attitude? There is no doubt that diet plays a huge role in our health. Our food choices provide the nutrients from which our bodies build and sustain themselves. If eating junk food, a “junk body” results.
Food Focus: Water - Most of us are aware of the importance of drinking sufficient water.
With the body made up of 75% water, it is essential that we continuously replenish this source. Drinking more water helps all of the body’s systems to run smoothly, enabling our organs to comfortably perform their functions. When the body is too dry it contracts.
Snacking - When it comes to snacking, there are various views on whether or not it’s beneficial to health. Some theories say snacking is bad as it never gives the stomach time to fully rest and completely digest its previous meal and that snacking between meals leads to weight gain.
A Dieting Culture - There are two things that disturb me when I think of diets: I don't believe diets marketed to an entire population are effective. Each person is unique, with different needs based on gender, age, ancestry and lifestyle; how can one diet be right for everyone?
Did you know that you could control your stress levels as well as achieve your ideal weight by simply learning to breathe deeply? I think it is safe to say that in life we all have stress which we need to address. What many of us do not realize is that breathing is a major factor in controlling stress: It can either relieve it or create it.
Fire Your Metabolism with Breath - A calorie is simply a measure of heat that is released when something is burned. The amount of energy, or heat, that is released from the foods we eat is the measurement of how many calories those foods contain.
Here are some resources we recommend:
Lunaire Coolmax Sports bra
This bra has come recommended by the well-endowed ladies in the house who need more support than the average swim suit or regular sports can provide.
Read "The Bra Situation for Well Endowed Ladies".
Triathloning for Ordinary Mortals: And Doing the Duathlon Too
Because this book is written from a runner's point of view, runners may feel more at home reading this book and making the transition into marathon-equivalent triathloning. A marathon-equivalent triathlon is roughly a 1-1.5 mile swim, 20-25 mile bike and 6-10 mile run. It lists a training program that puts the emphasis on the amount of time rather than the distance of a workout. This is great for all of you who don't like to count miles, and there are workout schedules for you to follow. It also explains nutrition and how to establish an important aerobic base before your training begins. Because this book explains very little and also feels that the swimming part of the triathlon is the least important, you may want to use a second resource for swim training purposes.
Triathlon Swimming Made Easy: The Total Immersion Way for Anyone to Master Open-Water Swimming - There are so many books written on how to swim, but this book can not only teach a brand new swimmer how to swim, but it can take an experienced swimmer and reteach a stroke that is much more effortless and smooth. A TriathaNewbie.com staff member, who is a veteran swimmer, has begun using this technique in her workouts and has found that her core is stronger, her pull and kick are more efficient and is looking forward to using these techniques in her upcoming triathlons. Although the book is well written, we recommend that you purchase the DVD as a visual companion. The drills and techniques are much easier to understand -- almost as easy as having a personal coach on deck explaining and demonstrating them!
Editor's note: Our staff member, who swam the 2004 MA Danskin .75 miles in 00:10.42 with great effort, was able to swim the 2005 MA Danskin .75 miles in 00:10.32 with very little effort using the Total Immersion techniques learned from the book and DVD above. The energy she saved from the swim was used to improve her bike time. Congrats!!!
EZ Wake Digital SunRise Alarm Clock - Sea Green - This easy-to-use alarm clock wakes you up gently for your morning training. It has a light that simulates a sunrise right in your bedroom so that you are not jarred awake with a loud alarm, but with a calm light that's confortable on your eyes. For those of you who are concerned that the light won't wake you up, there is a sound alarm that you can set as a back-up. You can also use the light to read before going to bed!
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 Seven Habits of Highly Effective Triathletes - OK, some of you might be "Accidental Triathletes", barely remembering how and why you got into this sport. For some of you, it may have become a way to stay fit, or you like the image or lifestyle or like the friends you've made along the way. Even so, the majority of you are still drawn by the competition and want to actually get better.
Get Rolling on Your Bicycle! If you are getting going on a training schedule that includes cycling at regular intervals, or have looked out the window and have seen the light, you will need to get that bicycle out from under any cobwebs or out from the dark corner it may have been parked in last year.
Triathlon Plan for a Healthy 2010 - I want to get healthier for the new year and maybe do a triathlon this summer. Do you have any suggestions that can help me?
Cap and Goggles: Getting the best fit! Everyone has had leaky goggles or pulled out a clump of hair trying to get their swim cap on...
Open Water Triathlon Swim (video) - We thought that these were great videos on how to swim in open water -- We know you'll love them too!
Indoor Triathlon Swim (video) -
A great guide for beginners
Pool Etiquette 101 - So you've never swam during lap swim in your life? Well, Pool Etiquette 101will give you the confidence to start training.
"Throw Away" Shoes for Swim to Bike (T1) - It is a paved road. Should I run this distance in my cycling shoes, or go in socks/barefeet and put the shoes on at the mount point?
Walking vs. Running
Clarification for those who CANNOT Physically Run
The Gun: What to do at the start - Wetsuit, goggles and swim cap on, you are anxiously standing in the sand looking through the sea of participants waiting for your turn. You've never done a mini-triathlon and, frankly, you are nervous about all of those people charging into the water at the same time. What should you do?
Triathlon Swim - What is "Spotting"? - "Spotting" is a term used to describe the process of staying on track in an open water swim...
Triathlon Run: What do I wear? We get lots of questions coming each week asking this very question, so we decided to put together a series of three articles outlining what you should wear during each leg of the triathlon.
Gale Bernhardt Training Programs - Help! My first triathalon is in October and I don't know where to begin when it comes to training. Do you have a beginniners training 3-month schedule?
Triathlon Bike - What do I wear? We get lots of questions coming each week asking this very question, so we decided to put together a series of three articles outlining what you should wear during each leg of the triathlon.
Triathlon Swim - What do I wear? We get lots of questions coming each week asking this very question, so we decided to put together a series of three articles outlining what you should wear during each leg of the triathlon.
How to Cross the Finish Line -
So you’ve swam, you’ve biked and you’ve run. You are about 25 yards away from the finish line and are thinking, “There it is: The Finish Line!” Now what?
Review on T-Roller - The T-Roller massager is a lightweight and easy to use straight bar personal massager. When we here at Triathanewie.com initially received this product to check out, we were not sure what to expect.
From a Far Less Endowed woman to a Well Endowed Woman - I am training for my first triathlon and am wondering how to transition from swim to bike to run. I am well endowed and have to run with 2-3 sports bras on in order for running not to hurt me.
How Swimming is Different and how to make the difference work in your favor - The world's best swimmers move through the water with grace, economy and flow, while novices are awkward, clumsy and inefficient. But the rest of us can learn to swim well if we take the time to master swimming as an art before tackling it as a sport.
Core Strengthening Exercises for TriathaNewbies - We challenge ourselves with triathlons, training year round to keep our aerobic levels and technical skills to a point where we can compete to our body's potential, but sometimes we forget that not all of our bodies are made for the wear and tear that accompanies such a demanding schedule.
The Newbie Guide to Bikes - Triathlon season is now upon us. Some of you have already run your season opener, others are prepping for their opener in a month (yours truly) and yet others are taking bets and talking the trash in prep to toe the line at Wildflower.
Cars.com Interviews TriathaNewbie.com in Choosing the Right Car for a Triathlete
Here are some resources we recommend:
Training Plans for Multisport Athletes: Your Essential Guide to Triathlon, Duathlon, XTERRA, Ironman, and Endurance Racing - Gale Bernhardt has been recognised as the "endurance exercise authority". She has trained olympians in cycling and triathlons as well as nationally ranked triathletes. Check out her guides and let us know what you think!
Omron HJ-112 Digital Pocket Pedometer - This pedometer is a great asset if you are just starting out. It's reasonably priced and does a pretty good job with counting your steps and distance.
Cateye CC-RD200 Strada Cadence Bicycle Computer - This tiny device is lightweight and easy to read. You can find out how fast you're travelling, your distance and how long you've been on the road at the push of a button. Even if you're not a gaget person, this thing is easy to figure out. Ask your local bike shop to help you install it if you have any trouble.
SportCount LapCounter - The Sportcount Lap Counter is a very cool lap counter. In fact, it can count just about anything! Take it on your swim, bike and run and you will be able to count your laps with ease, AND it's waterproof! Chrono 100 (the top of the line version) is a counter and lap timer. Although it's a bit more complicated to use, it can recall up to 100 individual lap times -- fastest, slowest, average, and total lap times display split times and lap numbers Total number of laps completed & total lap time. We tried it and we liked it! |
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 Follow Lainey as She Trains for Her First Triathlon: Weeks 1-3
My Funniest Triathlon Moment - Don't forget your helmet!!!!
Follow Lainey as She Trains for Her First Triathlon: Weeks 1-3 My "First Triathlon" Story: It was an amazing feeling to finish - Yesterday I completed my first mini-triathlon. It was an amazing feeling to finish!
My "First Triathlon" Story: I had several "I'd do that differently next time" moments
My "First Triathlon" Story - I will do some more novice races - I loved it so much, i've signed up for another one next month!! Two members of my family have also been inspired to 'try tri'! Going to invest in a tri suit for the future to speed up transitions.
How to Avoid A Frightening Start:
Think Out of the Pack (video) - We thought that this was, quite possibly, the funniest video we've seen depicting a triathlon start and wanted to share it with you for a laugh!
My "First Triathlon" Story: Now I'm Hooked - I just finished my first sprint triathalon. I was super happy to finish 3rd in my age category
My "First Triathlon" Story: The Race Within the Race - So as I was riding, a girl passed me
who I thought looked very strong and someone for me to keep up with or in
the best case- someone to beat...
My "First Triathlon" Story: Thanks for All of Your Help - It was an experience I
will never forget, and I am already contemplating another.
My "First Triathlon" Story: I Finished the Race! I
was pretty nervous when I saw how far the buoys looked, but I knew that
would happen from reading articles on this site.
My "First Triathlon" Story - Go Me! I finished my first triathlon today - the Wheat Ridge (CO) triathlon. In the last year I've lost 60 pounds and I started training for this in about January.
My "First Triathlon" Story: From Plantar Fasciitis to the Finish Line - My fears were validated when
the diagnosis of plantar fasciitis was confirmed, November 2005. My running
days were over--it hurt to stand much less walk.
My "First Triathlon" Story: I Did It!!! I finished my first mini-triathlon...with just a
few bumps in the road
My "First Triathlon" Story: From Sprint to Half IronMan - I was a pack a day smoker then, had been for a few years.
I signed up for the triathlon less than a month before it.
TriathaLadies: Healthy Triathlon Dinner - I am participating with a group of friends in our first mini
triathlon. We are gathering from all over the west and the only time we
have to get together is the night before the event after the orientation.
What do you suggest I serve for dinner?
The Boston Marathon: Something Bigger than Itself - On Patriot’s Day t he biggest bummer was sitting at my desk in my office . As I was typing this article thousands of runners were in the midst of journeying 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to Boston in one of the most famous annual international events thrown in my backyard.
Core Strengthening and Stretching Through Yoga - So do you hear the word Yoga and get all freaked out that you're going to have to start chanting "Om"? Me too!
Aches and Pains of Riding – Tuning Your Bike to Fit You - You’re hunched over, sweat beading down your forehead while your spandex covered legs move around in circles. You’re having a great ride, and then it happens...
How to have the best race of your life - There is just no way to sugarcoat this advice, so I won't and I'll just give it to you straight. Here's the Everyman method to have the best race of your life.
Safely Competing in your First Triathlon - Having spent a majority of my life as a competitive swimmer and four years doing sprint triathlons, I can say that the average person who takes the time to train properly and is healthy can safely participate in a mini-triathlon.
Do I really have what it takes to train and complete a mini-triathlon? We've all asked ourselves this question at one point or another. Do I really have what it takes to train and complete a mini-triathlon? Yes, you do!
Triathlon: A Funny Way of Life - The idea for this article came to me when I found myself outside preparing my overgrown front yard garden for the summer. I trimmed some hedges, pulled some weeds and then planted about a million marigolds.
Mini-triathlon Swimming for the Newbie - Does swimming make you reconsider the whole mini-triathlon thing? Then this article is for you! The swim part of a mini-triathlon can give those, who are not experienced in swim training, the hardest time.
Triathlon: Swimming Outdoors - The very funny account written below is very common for those swimmers who have spent years and years training in a pool and enter their first triathlon without having spent a daytraining in open water.
Inspiration for ALL TriathaNewbies! Testimonial written by Gwendolyn from New York.
I did it! I really didn't know what to expect but I had been swimming a lot and doing bike/run workouts as much as possible. I wanted to do a tri because I love swimming and everyone else says that it is their worst part.
My First Tri Story - My friend, Moira Muldoon, called late February saying she was going to do the Danskin (again) and did I want to join the team. I was about to turn 48, a bit over weight and coping in treatment for Shoulder Impingement and Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.
How Can Music Inspire Your Triathlon Training? We listen to music in our cars, our desks and while we work around the house. We listen to music to enhance our moods, whether it be for a romantic evening, an exciting party or to relieve stress before bedtime.
The Joy of Swimming - There is a special moment when I first get in the water and push off the wall that I use to get myself to the pool.It feels just like flying. I'm completely submerged, weightless gliding through the silky water. The only sound is that of the bubbles as they rush past my ears. The outside world is completely gone and it is just me with my own thoughts, and the gentle warm water as it slips past my skin.
Your First Mini-Triathlon Spectator Event - If you are going to your first mini-triathlon here is some advice to help. Expect to get up early as most races start around 7 am. If you have to travel to the event and are accompanying a participant you will get to enjoy the sunrise. When going with a race participant get directions, pack and check equipment the night before.
Finding your Down Hill Momentum -
As a child and young adult natural athlete, I rushed home from school, ate a snack, got driven to a two hour swim practice, came home for dinner, did homework and went to bed. |
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There are NEWBIES Starting Triathlons Every Day.
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