Triathlon Articles
Ironman
The Ironman got its start in Hawaii in 1978. The first time the three event contest was held, only fifteen triathletes showed up to participate.
Olympic Events
The Olympic events version of the Triathlon is short. Triathletes swim for ½ mile, bike for 12.4 miles and then sprint for 3.1 miles. Because this is a much shorter race than other forms of Triathlons, every minute counts; this is really a race rather than a test of a triathlete’s endurance.
Olympic Sports
Olympics sports may be changing the way we run a Triathlon. How could that be? One word. Drafting. Drafting has always been a big no-no in triathlons. This is because triathlons are supposed to be an individual sport, while you’re competing against others; you’re not really supposed to be affecting them.
Personal Training
Perhaps you think that receiving personal training is too expensive and not justified since you’re not an Olympic athlete? If you’re aspiring to enter a
Triathlon, seriously consider having a personal coach as part of your Triathlon training.
Sports Equipment
Buying sports equipment is always the fun shiny part of taking up a new sport. Preparing for a triathlon is no different; you could say it’s three times as much fun. Get it? Three? Because you’re swimming, biking and running, that’s why!
Sports Injuries
What is causing the injury? It’s important to find out as soon as possible. Did you over train, is it bad technique, poor fitting shoes or other equipment are all good questions to ask.
Sports - Olympics
One of the new sports Olympics have had the pleasure to participate in 2000 was the Triathlon. This event is actually original to the Olympics in concept, having been termed by the Greeks to refer to any contest involving three separate sporting events.
Sports Psychology
Psychology and sports might seem to be an unusual partnership but psychology has been used for the last 20 years in professional sports; helping athletes with anxiety and motivation.
Sports Nutrition
A solid understanding of sports nutrition will help any athlete better plan their menus and make sure they’re getting enough nutrients to provide energy and repair muscles.
Athletic Training
An effective triathlon training program must specify what you’re going to do and how often during the week you’re going to do it. You’ll need to break down all your activities: swimming, running, and cycling as well as extra strength and resistance training.
Ironman Triathlon
The Ironman Triathlon is the most challenging of all triathlons. Triathlons come in different lengths. Sprint triathlons are on the one end of the spectrum (short) and the Ironman is on the other end (long).
Hawaii Ironman
Navy Commander John Collins proposed that interested parties combine three events that they had scheduled in Hawaii at the time. The winner, John Collins proposed, would be called the Ironman.
Sport Drinks
Make sure that you don’t go over board and drink too much during your triathlon. If you do, you could suffer from water intoxication. That’s when your sodium level falls too low because you’re sweating and taking in too much water which dilutes the amount of sodium in your blood stream.
Triathlete
Triathletes can participate in variations of the triathlon. One includes the duathlon which takes the swimming part out of the triathlon. The second more recent development is the Aquabike race which takes the running part out of the triathlon.
Motivational Sports Quotes
“Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price.” Vince Lombardi
Duathlon
The latest development in duathlons has just been announced with the Aquabike. This multi-sport race will include two events: the swim event and the bike event. The idea behind this race was that prior triathletes or otherwise fit athletes who could no longer run because of sports injuries could still enjoy the challenges of an endurance race combining more than one sport.
Ironman Florida
For many, running the Ironman Florida is one step closer for their goal of
running in the Ironman Hawaii in Kona. The Ironman in Florida provides 80
triathletes spots for the Ironman held in Kona, Hawaii.
Summer Olympic Events
One big difference between professional Ironman and the multi-event that the
Olympics hosted was how drafting during biking was treated. Previously drafting
has always been considered a violation and subject to disqualification. For the
summer Olympics in 2002, drafting during the bike event was considered legal
behavior.
Triathlons
To win an Iron man or Iron woman, you have to swim 2.4 miles, bike for 112 miles
and then run for 26.2 miles. Sounds imposing? Don’t worry, there are lots of
smaller multi-sport races that might work for you.
USA Triathlon
USA Triathlon (USAT) is the national body that governs the triathlon sport in
the United States. As such, one of their responsibilities is to help market the
triathlon to people.
Ironman Magazine
As ironic as it may seem, the Ironman Magazine is not about the Ironman. It is a
magazine for body builders, not for triathletes. Does that mean there’s nothing
of value inside that magazine for you? Not at all.
Hawaii Ironman Triathlon
In a lot of ways, since the first Ironman was held in 1978, this Ironman hold a
lot of tradition that can’t be touched by other triathlons held around the
world.
Olympic Triathlon
Training and strategy will be different depending on what length triathlon
you’re going to be in. For example if you’re going to be in a Sprint Triathlon,
you’re going to be training for speed and you’ll be focusing on getting your
transition time as short as possible. If you’re going to be in an Ultra
Triathlon, you’re probably going to be training in fatigued states and need to
concern yourself with endurance nutrition.
Ironman Training
When you’re training for an Ironman, your training program must incorporate
training in a fatigued state to get your body used to those types of demands.
Chicago Triathlon
The Chicago Triathlon is one of the largest organized triathlons we have in
America. For triathletes new to triathlons, this is a wonderful place to get
started because there are so many choices for you here.
Triathlon Gear
What are you going to wear during the triathlon? Some triathletes start and
finish with their swimsuits and that’s all. If you’re planning on changing your
gear, then you must make transitions part of your training program.
Timex Ironman
Timex now has an Ironman Triathlon Bodylink Performance Monitor which can
provide you with real-time data from your workout.
Triathlon Clothing
The problem is with transition times. When triathletes compete in a shorter
length triathlon and their transition time is included in their total race time,
triathletes must do what they can to cut down their transition time.
Triathlete Magazine
Triathlete calls themselves the largest triathlon magazine. I guess this is
based on sales but it could be based on all the useful information contained
within the magazine.
Triathlon Women
Many triathletes will just compete in the same outfit throughout the race –
their swim suit. If you’re a woman and you decide to do this, make sure you get
enough bra support to be comfortable. You may need to wear a sports bra
underneath your swim suit.
Ironstar Triathlon
In Del Lago, Tx, Outloud! Productions will be hosting the third Ironstar
Triathlon in south east Texas in October 2005. This is a USA Triathlon
sanctioned triathlon which means it might qualify triathletes to run in an
Ironman length triathlon later.
Iron Man Triathlon
Back in 1978, the iron man triathlon resulted out of an argument between top
athletes, “Which was better, a runner, a cyclist, or something else?”
Triathletes
A triathlete can enter a shorter triathlon because he or she enjoys the multiple
sport aspect of it; they don’t have to be Olympic medalists to compete (to win,
yes but to enter the race, you’re in). If you don’t have your endurance built
up, that doesn’t mean you can’t have any fun in the meantime.
Ironman Results 2005
The latest top 10 finishers
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