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USA Triathlon announces 2012 USA Paratriathlon Race Series

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - With the aim of providing increased domestic competitive opportunities for the nation's top paratriathletes, USA Triathlon has established the 2012 USA Paratriathlon Race Series, a three-race series held in conjunction with some of the nation's top multisport events.

The sprint-distance series kicks off with the 2012 USA Paratriathlon National Championship, contested alongside the Capital of Texas Triathlon on May 28 in Austin, Texas. Paratriathlon Nationals will serve as the primary selection event for the 2012 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand, on Oct. 22. Visit usatriathlon.org for a full list of qualification criteria.

Video: VW's new 2012 Super Bowl commercial features cross-training pooch

As you probably already know last year Volkswagen got tens of million of YouTube views with their Star Wars themed Darth Vader Super Bowl commercial.

So this year there was a lot of buzz when VW rolled out another Star Wars themed commercial that has already been viewed 10 million times on YouTube. The so called "The Bark Side" teaser commercials features...you guessed it...dogs in a cool rendition of the Dark Lords theme song from Star Wars.

Now Volkswagen is back with a new Super Bowl commercial that features a chubby out-of- shape dog that decides it needs to get fit to chase cars.

"The Dog Strikes Back" Beetle commercial will air during the 2012 Super Bowl this weekend. But why wait until Super Bowl Sunday when you can watch a chubby dog cross-train right now below.

New study finds that exercise is like Spring cleaning your body

It would be somewhat daunting to create a comprehensive list of all of the proven benefits that regular exercise provides to the human body but here's another recent benefit discovered by scientist working in Texas..

A new study published last month in Nature and conducted at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas has found that regular exercise speeds up the removal of garbage from your body.

For a long time scientists have known that the everyday wear and tear of just living is enough stress on the body to create worn-out, and broken-down cellular components.

ITU teams up with XTERRA for 2012 & 2013 Cross Triathlon World Championships

Vancouver, Canada (1 February 2012) - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is pleased to announce the 2012 ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships will be held in Pelham, Alabama, on May 19 in a partnership with the XTERRA Southeast Championship.  The event will feature $20,000 USD in prize money for elite athletes, who will compete over a 1.5km swim, 30km mountain bike and 10km trail run.  Under23, junior, age-group and paratriathlon races will also be contested in Pelham.

Photo of the Day: New race kit for the formal triathlete who has it all

Editor's Note: We recently received this email and photo from Tucker Margulies. We thought both the idea and the clothes are cute so we're sharing both with you.

"I have been reading the blog and following EverymanTri on twitter for a while now. You guys are clearly the source for all things triathlon. I am willing to bet if there is a training tip, technique, or piece of gear to make you faster EverymanTri has blogged it.

I have noticed in the past few years that everyone is talking about faster but almost no one is talking about more fun. The posts you have on "Sh@# Triathletes say" have a grain of truth about the unfortunate reputation we triathletes are getting. I got into triathlon as a fun way to get out with my friends and challenge myself. It was as much about racing fast as it was an excuse to drink a post race beer and talk with the buddies.

EverymanTRI.com sets new traffic record and we're so very grateful

This is just a huge "Thank You" to all of our readers and viewers. So far this month 176,542 people just like you have visited EverymanTRI.com, and we just want to say we're very grateful and THANK YOU!

Since way back in 2004, some of our oldest readers and viewers have been making EMT their daily news source for all things swim, bike, run, triathlon and endurance sports related.

We just want to say Thank You and please watch the video above...do not look away....do not click away, do not visit any other triathlon blogs because....EverymanTRI is and will forever be YOUR ONLY SOURCE FOR ENDURANCE NEWS!

 

Video: Is there an official video game for the 2012 London Olympics? Of course

Let's face it the modern Olympic Games are a marketing and advertising dream. Billions of people from around the world tune in to watch the Olympic spectacle, and to of course companies around the world know this.

And that includes Sega, which has just released this video of the upcoming "official" 2012 London Olympic video game. Now you too can compete like Michael Phelps in London. Best of all you need not get wet, but instead you can race in the comfort of your own living room.

Does this sound like fun?

Check it out below.

If you want a PR Don’t skip workouts and Don’t half ass workouts

No matter if you ran 10 minute miles or 5 minute miles, averaged 23 mph or 17 mph on the bike, a personal record is a record non-the-less.  Fast, sort of fast and slower makes no difference.  If you shaved 2 minutes from your PR on a 5k or 10 minutes off your half Ironman PR, it’s a win.

Why wait for Superbowl Sunday? Here are the Top 5 2012 Super Bowl car commercials revealed

Last year Volkswagen scored a huge YouTube hit with their Star Wars themed Darth Vader Super Bowl commercial.

They did it, in part, by releasing the commercial early online on YouTube.

This year the other car manufactures took notice and of course they have also released their Super Bowl commercials early on YouTube....but not as early as Volkswagen which came out with their new teaser commercial almost a month before the 2012 Superbowl.

Why wait until Super Bowl Sunday when we have the Top 5 Superbowl car commercials for you right here?

Our our sister blog TFLcar.com picked the best Super Bowl car commercials for 2012 starting with number 5.

Video: The do's and don'ts of bike drafting exposed by Olympic triathlete Joanna Zeiger

Watch as Olympic triathlete Joanna Zeiger along with her training partner Brandon Del Campo show you how not to be a drafting Klingon.

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Video: Was endurance exercise really this embarrassing in the eighties?

OMG!

This video of the 1988 Crystal Light National Aerobic Championship is almost too embarrassing to watch for anyone who lived through the eighties. It has it all:

• Bad Hair
• Neon Colors
• Spandex
• Bad dancing
• Alan Thicke
• Silly socks
• and of course Aerobics

It truly is hard to believe that people not only did aerobics in these crazy thigh high spandex outfits, but actually completed in the sport of aerobics. Perhaps the only thing more embarrassing than the spandex and the bad dancing is Alan Thicke's over-sized goofy suit? And yes...Alan is a Canadian so all of you Canucks watching this video don't get too smug about how silly the USA was back in 1988.

Wolfe, Dussault win USA Triathlon's Winter Triathlon Nationals

BUTTE, Mont. - Mike Wolfe and Rebecca Dussault took advantage of near-perfect conditions Sunday to claim national titles at USA Triathlon's Winter Triathlon National Championship at Homestake Lodge.

Mike Wolfe won the men's title at Winter Nationals on Sunday.
(Tom Robertson/USA Triathlon)

Wolfe (Helena, Mont.) covered the 5-kilometer run, 10-kilometer mountain bike and 5-kilometer cross-country ski course in 1 hour, 10 minutes, 20 seconds to outdistance the field by more than three minutes.

Joining Wolfe on the men's podium were fellow Montana athletes Matt Seeley (Polson, Mont.) and Landon Beckner (Helena, Mont.), who finished in 1:13:31 and 1:13:34, respectively.

On the women's side, Dussault (Gunnison, Colo.) claimed her third USA Triathlon Winter Triathlon National Championship title in the last four years in 1:16:10. The 2010 winter triathlon world champion also finished fifth overall - regardless of gender - to earn the women's title by more than five minutes.

Triathlon Lingo 101 (part 2)

Ever wish you had a quick resource to pick up some common triathlon terms that are frequently thrown around by veterans, but sometimes confuse newbies? Look no further - here are some common triathlon terms to add to your vocabulary...

Common Triathlon Run Terms:

5K: 3.2 mile run or race. Generally the distance in a Sprint triathlon.

10K: 6.4 mile run or race. Generally the distance in an Olympic triathlon.

Aerobic: This term is used to define the intensity of a run that is primarily conversational at a slow, easy pace. Generally, you burn more fat as a fuel and produce less “painful” lactic acid.

Anaerobic: High intensity pace that allows lactic acid to build-up, and can generally not be sustained much longer than a 10K.

Chip: a device worn above the ankle or on the shoe that allows timing during a race or event.

2012 VW Tiguan vs Jeep Wrangler video Review: Which one will is better for the active triathlete?

The 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan and the 2012 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon can both venture off-road into the Colorado Rockies to your favorite trail head.

But one of these vehicles is certainly more capable of taking on the rough stuff, and of course of these vehicles is better on the road, and of course one of these cars is faster 0-60.

So which one is the better, faster, on-road and off-road?

We put these two cars to the test in the 0-60 MPH Off-Road Mashup Review.

Check out this video review (from our sister blog TFLcar.com). You mighty be surprised by the results.

Triathlon Lingo 101 (part 1)

Ever wish you had a quick resource to pick up some common triathlon terms that are frequently thrown around by veterans, but sometimes confuse newbies? Look no further - here are some common triathlon terms to add to your vocabulary...

Common Triathlon Swim Terms:

Beach start: Starting from the beach and running into the water to begin a triathlon.

Buoy: The floating markers used on a triathlon course to indicated course layout, distance and turns.

Deck: The hard surface around the pool.

Draft: To swim directly behind or beside the swimmer in front of you, which makes it easier to swim.

Floating start: Starting from the water without the feet touching to begin a triathlon.

New German Triathlon team formed around 7-time IM champ Timo Bracht

European online retailer 21run.com unveiled its new triathlon team today, formed around Germany’s Timo Bracht the 7 time Ironman champion and 5th place finisher at the 2011 Ironman World Championships in Kona.

Joining Bracht on the team will be former commerzbank team mate, Ironman Florida winner and runner up at Ironman Germany in Frankfurt last year, Jan Raphael, as well as Horst Reichel and Georg Potrebitsch.

Head coach and sports director of the new team will be coach Ralf Elbi with entrepreneur businessman Jorg Mayer taking on the role of team manager. Physitherapist Dirk Lederer and mechanic Gerhard Paris round off the team.

In addition to the main sponsor of 21run.com, profile design an 21cycles.com support the new team. Individual athletes are allowed further sponsors (or “friends”) as in Garmin for Timo Bracht and Gothia financial group for Horst Reichel.

“We will be announcing more sponsors and more athletes friends in the next few weeks” said manager Jorg Mayer “the interest is very high!”