During my Xterra Triathlon on Aug. 6, I (Jen) stated thinking about the most important components of racing. Is it endurance? Speed and power? Nutrition? Technique and skill? Mental toughness? The reality is that they all are important. Any given one can be the weak link that ruins your race./
First and foremost, you need endurance to be able to cover the distance. It's not necessary to
Well, I (Jen) survived my Xterra Indian Peaks Triathlon on Aug. 6. It got me thinking more about those matches I talked about in my previous column and the importance of metering your effort during any long event.
I rode conservatively as planned and carefully metered the use of my matches. I knew that I didn't have many to spare and it would require my full effort just to complete the race. I
I (Jen) am writing this article because I know a lot of you may be like me and sometimes your training doesn't go as planned. I signed up for an Xterra triathlon, which is an off-road triathlon that starts with a mountain lake swim (that means cold) , continues with a 24K mountain bike ride and ends with a 7K trail run.
When I signed up, I thought these distances would not be that bad in
Posted by: Lisa Sinclair in running, fitness on
Jul 29, 2011
If you exercise or train on a regular basis, there is a good chance you have been injured or have overtrained at some point.
In the wake of injury, you may have faced a period of recommended or forced inactivity resulting in a loss of the fitness you worked so hard to gain. This so-called "detraining" is reflected in reductions of metabolic and exercise capacities that begin to occur within
Everyone is aware that health care costs continue to skyrocket. Last year we spent an average of $8,687 dollars per person on health care, and the figure—which includes insurance premiums, deductibles, co-pays and co-insurance—is projected to rise to $13,100 by 2018 if we do nothing to stop it. It’s enough to prompt widespread panic or wholesale defeat, depending on your outlook.
The good news is that something can be done, even by ordinary people, but first of all it’s important to understand where health care dollars are currently being spent.
