Riding in St Croix, Virgin Islands - home of a tough 70.3 Ironman renowned for the "Beast” ascent (0.7 mile / 600 ft elevation / 14% average gradient with 27% at the steepest point). The climb is followed by a winding steep downhill with some...
Are you a triathlete looking for cross-training options? Try snowshoeing (Raquette). It's a fun, low cost, low impact sport which requires you to use large muscle groups to fight snow resistance (especially over hilly terrains and deep powder snow). It is an ideal exercise to tone...
Back in the days, I took the TI teacher’s training course driven by my interest to fine-tune my stroke. Boy I learned!! But my swim times (open-water phobia and crab-like swimming aside ?) only improved when I coupled TI technique with a swim metronome. It...
If you swim slower than 1:15 - 1:20 then your chance at improving your time lies in sharpening your technique. Here are some tips I follow based on the Total Immersion Swim Technique. High elbow recovery ✅ body and head aligned ✅ One eye submerged in water while...
Reflexology can help you not only achieve homeostatis and a constant optimal well-coordinated functioning of all your organs, it is also fun relaxing and could save you some bucks if you do it with a partner....
This is an excerpt from an article I wrote in 2005 after attempting to find out for myself the truth about the controversial issue of quality versus quantity training. Back then, I had been operated for Morton Neuroma in one foot and was awaiting to...
Rain or Shine! Riding in a desert set up with rain, and strong wind, is not fun ?! mud and fine sand stuck like glue all over my legs and my bike, and tiny gravel infiltrating my shoes, but the worst feeling of all was the...
WHY A SWIM CAP? SWIM CAPS HAVE MULTI PURPOSE ? From a Race director’s perspective and the #1 reason why swim caps are MANDATORY at open-water swim races is SAFETY, then identification. Race caps given out at races are generally one-size fits-all, and must be bright colored...
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