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Simple Exercises to Strengthen Hips and Glutes
Simple Exercises to Strengthen Hips and Glutes

Simple Exercises to Strengthen Hips and Glutes

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After my scare with my knee a couple of weeks ago (in detail at the bottom of this post) and hesistant about starting a strength training routine just 12 weeks from my marathon, I read up on strength training DURING marathon training (on Active articles, Jason Fitz’s Strenght Running, Jeff’s Runners Connect and more). These were simple short exercises that isolated muscle groups and worked to “activate” them. So glute exercises were meant to activate the glutes – often dormant in many…

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Ironman 70.3 Augusta
Ironman 70.3 Augusta – Everything You Want to Know

Ironman 70.3 Augusta – Everything You Want to Know

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When I take up any new undertaking, I put my heart and soul into it and work on putting together everything I can possibly know about the race. The Augusta Half Ironman course preview was one such undertaking that I think a lot of other athletes will benefit from. So this page is a comprehensive list of all my articles and all the articles I used to refer on the interwebz. My articles about the Augusta Half Ironman Augusta Half…

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Cycling in the rain
10 Tips for Riding in the Rain

10 Tips for Riding in the Rain

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This past Sunday, a small group of us had planned to go down to Augusta to ride the course. It was to be just another training day until the weather changed in hours and chances of rain went from 30% to 80%!! None of us were too thrilled about the rain, but since we had driven down (2.5hrs each way) and since race day weather might throw anything at us, we decided to go ahead with the ride even though…

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Race Wheels
So you want to use Racing Wheels?

So you want to use Racing Wheels?

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Last week All3Sports let me try out some speedy wheels and I feel in love. I want to share what I learnt about wheels and hopefully this will answer questions that other newbies have about race wheels. Why should I get racing wheels? Race wheels or carbon wheels are lighter and more aerodynamic. They also offer a much smoother ride.    I have tried them out on a 25 mile ride and a 50 mile ride, both hilly options. 5…

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TriCoachGeorgia Augusta Camp
Ironman 70.3 Augusta Training Camp

Ironman 70.3 Augusta Training Camp

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The Ironman 70.3 Augusta Tri Coach Georgia Training Camp was one of the most anticipated events in my training calendar. Mr. FauxTriathlete had done it 2 years ago and I knew he’d benefited from it. There is more than one post that I want to write about this weekend (detailed tips and recon on the course, my personal experience on the course this time, other random topics that conversations over the weekend sparked). Why attend a training camp? Why this one? Here…

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Ironman 70.3 Augusta
Ironman 70.3 Augusta Course Preview

Ironman 70.3 Augusta Course Preview

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Ever since the day I even thought about signing up for Ironman 70.3 Augusta, I knew it would be a long and hard road. Hence the #LongRoadToAugusta on all social media. But it was almost 10 months to the day that I signed up. I knew I would stumble, I knew I would have my firsts, I knew I would break down some days, I knew I would come out tougher some days, I knew I would love it all,…

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OWS Tips
Open Water Swimming Tips – How to overcome your fear

Open Water Swimming Tips – How to overcome your fear

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I started open water swimming two years ago and I have been swimming pretty consistently – open water swimming (OWS) in the summer months and year round in the pool, even before this Augusta 70.3 training cycle. Yet, EVERY.SINGLE.TIME I go to tan OWS, I get this feeling in my stomach …  I’m a horribly slow swimmer. I can’t breathe. I’m going to be tired before I reach any particular point. I’m not going to make it. There’s the Loch Ness monster….

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