Editor's Note: Since NBC will air the 2009 Ford Ironman World Championship this Saturday (December 19th) we thought it might be fun to relive the week before the race with our exclusive 2009 Kona week coverage.
With just three days to go before the Ironman World Championships check out the inside scoop from the Big Island as we provide you with an all access pass to the best parties and most interesting event during Kona Week.
When Stephen Colbert produced the latest issue of Sports Illustrated on his show, The Colbert Report, many people in the audience and watching on television thought it was a joke.
But no...this was no joke.
Stephen Colbert is on the cover of Sports Illustrated wearing Lycra and a tie.
Continue reading "Video: Stephen Colbert on the cover of Sports Illustrated in Lycra?" »
Continue reading "The Penguin waddles over to Competitor Magazine for 2010" »
You got to love eBay.
It seems to be the place for fun charity auctions...and this holiday season is no exception.
The newly minted Garmin-Transitions team is offering one lucky, and potentially wealthy bidder, the chance to ride in their team car for one stage of the TdF along side Bradley Wiggins.
The auction description reads,"Seize your chance to ride along with the world's best cyclists as you take the passenger seat in the Garmin-Transitions team car during a stage of the 2010 Tour de France.
Editor's Note: Since NBC will air the 2009 Ford Ironman World Championship this Saturday (December 19th) we thought it might be fun to relive the week before the race with our exclusive 2009 Kona week coverage.
What would you do if you were racing the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii and all of a sudden you spotted a shark in the water below you?
And...
Are you looking for a fun and inexpensive holiday present for that special endurance athlete in your life?
Perhaps something to put a smile on his or her face, or just something entertaining to read before bed that's all about swimming, biking and running?
"No, Seriously, My Training Starts Tomorrow" might just make that perfect stocking stuffer.
The reviews speak for themselves:
"I enjoyed this book even more than Mica's enjoyable first book, "My Training Starts Tomorrow". Once again he gives helpful exercise tips while using physical training as a metaphor for life.
Continue reading "A fun and inexpensive holiday present for that endurance athlete in your life" »
Hey there, Tri-studs and studettes! First off, I need to mention that 6th place Ultraman finisher Rich Roll
will be training and teaching with us at ZenTri Triathlon Base and Nutrition Camp in January. If you haven't signed up, you better do it quickly because there's limited space. Don't wait!
This episode has a great interview with a tremendous athlete - Open ocean marathon swimmer Bruckner Chase. We talk at length about what's really to fear in the ocean and how to deal with cold water. I follow that up with some mountain biking on a 29er on ice and Zen thoughts on how to react to difficult people. It's a great show, so don't miss it!
Continue reading "Zen and the Art of Triathlon Podcast: Open ocean swimming and beyond" »
Editor's Note: Since NBC will air the 2009 Ford Ironman World Championship this Saturday (December 19th) we thought it might be fun to relive the week before the race with our exclusive 2009 Kona week coverage.
Hopefully you can get a feel for the atmosphere in Kona before the big day from our reporters on the spot in Hawaii Ben Greenfield and Tawnee Prazek.
Dateline 2009 Kona week Monday: So how do you suppose that 2500 triathletes fit on a beach the size of an old elementary school sand box?
Because that the size of Kona, Hawaii's famous but tiny "DigMe" Beach where Ben Greenfield take you on a jog today.
Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to submit a blog for the raceAthlete 4th Annual Best Endurance Sports Blog awards.
We've received some great nominations this year. It is going to be a difficult decision to narrow the submitted blogs to only the Ten Best of 2009.
Please note it's not too late to submit your favorite endurance sports blog.
The rules are simple and straightforward. Entries will be accepted through December 18th of 2009 and voting will take place the last two weeks December of 2009 on EverymanTri.com.
Continue reading "Only one week before we reveal the 10 Best Blogs of 2009" »
It started ten years ago as a fun way to celebrate Christmas in Boston.
Since that time the annual Boston Santa Speedo run has generated over $400,000. for charity, and other Santa Speedo runs across the country like THIS one in Atlanta.
Continue reading "Video: Freezing cold Boston Santa Speedo run draws hundreds of runners" »
A strong field of 20,000 runners is now pounding the pavement at the 40th running of the Dallas White Rock Marathon.
The weather is almost perfect with starting temperatures in the forties and expected to raise to the low seventies.
A small field of elite athletes is battling for $10,000.00 in prize money plus an additional $4,000.00 in bonus money.
Continue reading "Live coverage of the Dallas White Rock Marathon plus 2009 results" »
Editor's Note: This is part two of Ben's The top 11 triathlon training mistakes. Click HERE for part one.
6. Obsessing Over Data
Of course, you may also be the person who needs to cut every workout short by forty-five minutes because you know that's how long it's going to take to download all the data onto your computer and sit there analyzing it. There is no rule that you need to know the precise measurements for every, single workout.
Continue reading "The top 11 triathlon training mistakes (part 2)" »
Have you ever wondered why triathlon training sometimes never seems to make you faster? Perhaps you're at a plateau, or even seeing increasingly worse race times or performances. Maybe you just wrapped up the last season, and you simply feel like you didn't perform as well as you could have.
If this describes you, then it is entirely possible that you've committed one of my top 11 triathlon training mistakes (and by the way, I'm guilty of ALL these). Here's the list.
Continue reading "The top 11 triathlon training mistakes (part 1)" »
Editor's Note: Over the last two years hundreds of amatuer athletes have taken on the B-Fit B-Day Challenge.
These are a just few of their stories:
Dave:
This was a blast! The B-Fit B-Day Challenge pushed me to tackle distances I’d never even approached before – a four-mile swim!!! Whoa!
First, the details:
Age: 42
Swim: 4 Miles in 2h 25m 49s (62 seconds per 50 yard lap)
Bike: 42 Miles in 2h 26m 51s (17 mph)
Run: 2 Miles in 16m 56s (8:28 minute miles)
Total Time: 5 hours 9 minutes 36 seconds
Continue reading "A fun and fantastic swim, bike, and run challenge for women and men in 2010 " »
As you probably know Lance Armstrong and the riders of team RadioShack are in Tucson, Arizona this week for the new team's first training camp.
And while many riders on the team still wear the colors of Astana as they must until their contracts expire at the end of the year, Lance Armstrong is the guy (as always) making all of the news.
Speaking to an Italian newspaper the seven time Tour de France champ confirmed that he plans on racing professionally for two more years.
"I'll go on for another two years but this time I'll have the experience of this season behind me and I'll be better because I'll also have the best team in the world," he said.
Continue reading "Lance Armstrong confirms he'll race professionally for two more years" »
So how would you like to ride with Lance Armstrong and the boys from team RadioShack at their current camp in Tucson, Arizona?
That would be dream come true for many fans of professional cycling.
And that's the same dream that Fatty form fatcyclist.com had when he wrote an open letter to RadioShack team manager Johan Bruynee a few days ago on his highly popular blog.
A funny thing happened next: Bruynee responded with a challenge for Fatty.
