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Blood pressure guidelines

A new landmark study showed a huge benefit to keeping systolic BP low. Do the SPRINT results have direct and parallel utility for healthy triathletes?

Bad teeth may slow you down

We train for hours, get massages, eat carefully, visit doctors, acupuncturists etc., but one missing component may be smiling at you in the mirror.

Overdrinking or not enough salt?

Latasch: The athlete drank mostly water during the race and did not take in enough minerals. Noakes: Can't happen if athletes advised to drink to thirst, not to a schedule.

Crampy? Yeah, me too

Muscle cramps are the bane, and the mystery, of the endurance sports world. Why do we cramp? Fitness, physiology, or diet? What can you do beyond training more and pacing well?