Burning more fat: some numbers

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Ironman racing is hard.  Developing the endurance and deep aerobic capacity to be successful at Ironman racing takes years.   Finishing an Ironman is a major accomplishment, but going as fast as you can over the distance requires the development of a strong endurance foundation through a methodical approach to progressive overload year after year.  The progressive overload needs to be supported through adequate recovery and rest to facilitate and allow the physical adaptation — more and larger mitochondria in your ...

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19
DEC
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Nutrition

Richard Hunter – Report on the Challenged Athletes Event

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Challenged Athletes Foundation

San Diego Triathlon Challenge

October 21, 2012

“Event” Report

 

On October 21, with Justin Waller as my guide, we took part in the 19th annual Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) San Diego Triathlon Challenge. It is made clear to participants that it is an “event” and not a race.  Consequently, it is an “open” course with no road closures. There are lots of stoplights and participants clip a laminated map on their bikes to ensure wrong turns are minimized. ...

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26
OCT
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Athlete Results

Time vs. Energy: Using your Power Meter in Long-Course Triathlon

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What are you trying to optimize?

Time vs. Energy

In a half-Ironman, or an event in the 4-7 hour timeframe, between glycogen stores and exogenous carbohydrates ingested, most people can race without reaching a fuel-limiter.   Compared to a full-distance Ironman, it is a more forgiving event and you can have a good race without needing to take in a lot of calories.  In a race where you are less fuel-limited, than it pays off to optimize time over energy.

However, for events in ...

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4
AUG
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Cycling, Race Planning, Training and Racing with Power

A Pacing Strategy for Running in Heat

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Most running events and races start early in the morning before the heat of the day.  In addition, they are typically scheduled in the spring and fall in areas of the country where it is not a hot time of the year for that particular event.  However, in triathlon, where you have a swim and a bike prior to getting to the run, the weather dynamic is different — you are much more likely to be running in the heat ...

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31
JUL
1

Race Planning, Running

Degrees of Freedom

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Triathlon is a single sport consisting of 3 components: swim, bike, and run. (Some would say long course triathlon has a 4th component – nutrition; and some might say transitions are even another component; anyway, you get the idea…)  Getting better means continually assessing where you are in those 3 components and working on your weaknesses.

If you are not one of the lucky folks to have come from a swimming background, you may find it difficult to master the movements ...

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31
JUL
1

Swimming