Courtesy of Sarah Haskins
This past Sunday, I competed in my second Chicago Triathlon event.  The race was on the same course as last year; however, the race “feel” was a bit different.  Last year we had a wetsuit swim in the 66 degree water, this year non-wetsuit swim in the 73 degree water (and did [...]

It is recommended to try sodium loading before race simulation training sessions that are completed in the same environmental conditions as your race. This should be tried throughout your intensity training block to customize the quantity and timing based on your body’s responses.
How to Implement a Sodium Loading Protocol
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The extreme heat made the challenging course even more grueling, but we were both determined to fight for the win in front of our hometown fans.  Bec turned in another solid race, backing up last week’s 2nd place in Minneapolis and is now leading the Life Time Fitness Race to the Toyota Cup Series.  By [...]

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Race reports and images courtesy of Heather and Trevor Wurtele via their blog http://www.fyzz.ca/our-blog

Heather Wurtele Race Report:
Yipee!! It was great for Trevor and I to finally win a triathlon at the same time! We’ve done so in some running races, but never in the long- course tri arena.
The Desert Half Iron [...]