Splitting The Field In Chattanooga
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Before the race has even begun, the 2017 Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Chattanooga, TN is already a watershed moment in the history of Ironman racing. For the first time, men and women will ...
Gino Bartali and The Road To Valor
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Gino Bartali, two-time winner of the Tour de France, helped save the lives of Jewish refugees during WWII by ferrying documents hidden in his bicycle and by sheltering a Jewish family in an apartment ...
The Coach's Thoughts. Peak Performance Review Three.
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Brian Stover, founder of Accelerate3 Coaching, offers a coach's perspective on Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness's book, "Peak Performance." This is the third review in our series.
Changes at Life Time: Is USAT Out?
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Life Time Fitness was caught in the crossfire of declining participation and escalating fees. What got jettisoned? USA Triathlon's rules, at least.
The Professor's Take. Peak Performance Review Two.
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Gail Gottfried, PhD, Professor of Psychology at Pitzer College, reviews "Peak Performance" in the second of our crowdsourced reviews. Gottfried writes that the book is, "compelling and hard to put ...
Peak Performance Reviewed
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The first of three reviews of Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness's new book, "Peak Performance" crowdsourced from our user forum. Here Dan Kennison, founder of Premier Bike, brings his perspective as an ...
But you are women!
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When Kristin Larsson and Annika Ericsson showed up to race SwimRunMan Gorges du Verdon a hotel receptionist said "But you are women!" Undeterred the two females then beat all mixed and male teams and ...
Building the mind of a champion
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Ironman 70.3 World Champion Joanna Zeiger Ph.D. applies her analytical skills and insights from her career in a guide to building a champion mindset.
The Swim Leg Reconsidered
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Why I am choosing to hitch my wagon to the swim in my hack-an-Ironman training approach.
Placing Yourself in the Shoes of Your Customer
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Affordable Tire is a business that sits on a side street on a small-to-mid-sized American town. And just creams it. Metaphors abound.
Morphing into an Endurance Athlete
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A snapshot look at how endurance sports changed my life for the better.
Be a Nice Person
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I don’t want our industry to waterboard its customers. I read a blog post from a company that feels the same way I do. Posts like this are too rare.
A clash of cultures in the pool
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The police were called to a pool in Germany because a swimmer swam freestyle outside of a designated freestyle lane. Because of "dangerous waves" triathletes and swimmers in Germany often can't use ...
Digging deep with Siri Lindley
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A look at the autobiography of a champion triathlete and coach who rose from deep insecurity and doubt to realize her dreams in sport and life.
Will Ironman Haul In Rock ’n’ Roll?
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Do you mind of I take a complete flyer here? Raw speculation? Ironman buys the world's premier run event brand.
RDs: Find Your Voice
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Why do we act as if our race and race services product is immune from market pressures exerted on the rest of the world?
No More Undisclosed Reg Fees
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I refuse, as a point of principle, to enter any race with a previously undisclosed registration fee. You should too.
We Need a New Name. We Need a New Home
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I lived through triathlon’s doldrums in the 1990s. We didn’t wait around for demographics to swing in our favor. We humped. We worked. And it paid off.
2016 Ironman Women’s Preview
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Will Ryf recover from her overloaded midsummer Ironman schedule? Will Rinny stay healthy until race day? Will their anticipated duel live up to expectations?
Ironman Men’s Predictions
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Jan Frodeno and Sebastian Kienle will finish 1-2 but everything else is up in the air with many worthy contenders who could upset the applecart.
View from a Pro on USAT Bylaw Changes
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Many constituencies are coming out against the proposed USAT Bylaw changes
USAT Members: Before You Vote
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USA Triathlon annual members ballots in front of them. Here are some things to consider before you vote.
Ignorance Is Bliss
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At the recent USATAGNC in Omaha, one of the vendors was NuMale, a national chain that specializes in testosterone replacement therapy. Triathletes would seem to be their ideal customer. Except for ...
Earn This!
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Gwen is our touchstone, but we must crowdsource the outreach of triathlon on Gwen’s behalf. Gwen’s victory is ours to use or to lose.
Olympic Women’s Triathlon picks
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Will Gwensanity reign in Rio? Will the defending champion arise? Will the Brits, other Americans, a Kiwi, or a Bermudan take gold? Timothy Carlson sets odds.