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Triathlon

Pro Triathlon Race Comes to Austin, $6,000 Purse

13 March 2010

Austin’s Red Licorice Events will host the Champions Triathlon Weekend (PRO/CHAMPIONS) on April 26th, 2009, an Olympic distance course at Pace Bend Park. A minimum of a $6000 prize purse to be split between men & women.
Here are some details:

USAT Sanctioned, only USAT registered Elite athletes will qualify for monetary prizes
PRO/CHAMPIONS start at 11:00 am [...]

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See you at the CapTexTri

12 March 2010

The big buzz around South Texas is the Capital of Texas Triathlon, or CapTexTri. I hope to bump into a lot of friends and will be armed with my trusty camera to take a lot of pictures. These are going to be posted on Flickr and Facebook so be prepared to see yourself in a [...]

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Track Cycling World Championship 2009 – Mens Sprint Final 2nd Race

10 March 2010

I was a former track sprinter and even though I rarely get on the track anymore I am so excited to see the big boys (and girls) do it right. Here is a You Tube video from the Track World Championships, showing Malaysia’s Azizulhashi Awang against France’s Gregory Bauge, race won by Azizul. Video courtesy [...]

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What I learned about bicycle positioning from a speed skater

15 February 2010

The 2010 Winter Olympics are happening and yesterday I saw Apolo Anton Ohno capture a silver medal which puts him in some pretty good company with Bonnie Blair and Eric Heiden. You might ask, “What does ice skating have to do with bicycling?” Well, it is not so much ice skating, but skating in general.
Skaters [...]

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Find your own Tri bike setup like a pro

17 January 2010

I constantly am asked if I can help folks remotely with their bicycle setup. With a few tools and a little creativity and attention to detail, you can document your bike position accurately to help you in choosing a new bike or in returning the bike to the correct setup if it is disassembled. I [...]

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What a saddle adjustment can do to a 70.3 time!

14 November 2009

I had an emergency call from my friends Mark and Julie Crosno last week as something had changed on her bike setup. I cleared my calendar and drove to Houston the next day as Julie was distraught, this close to the Ironman 70.3 Worlds in Clearwater. I wrote about this in the Ezine last week.
Well, [...]

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Why does a triathlete need a road bike?

17 September 2009

Does a triathlete need a road bike? Well, of course not! You don’t “need” anything more than a bicycle to be a triathlete. If you are wanting to really improve your triathlon times, however, a good road bicycle is quite important. Taking the often used phrase I learned from an automobile racer, “The best you [...]

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Power Trumps Aero, to a point – Good news for triathletes and time trialists

15 August 2009

While bicycle technology has changed by leaps and bounds, fitting concepts, particularly with triathletes, have remained remarkably constant. Dan Empfield of slowtwitch.com writes in his article, F.I.S.T. Axioms, 1) Most pro triathletes ride alike, 2) Fit and trim age group triathletes can easily adopt the same positions ridden by the pros, 3) Bodies are smart [...]

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KGS Bikes to exhibit in Lubbock Triathlon

24 June 2009

I have been packing the Navigator to head up to Lubbock so I can meet friends at the Buffalo Springs Lake Triathlon. It is one of the bigger Half Ironman events and as a World Championship Qualifier, many triathletes will be braving the heat.
I plan on being at the expo with bikes and a great [...]

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Triathlon as a spectator sport

4 May 2009

I have had a chance to get out of the studio and go to a few triathlons lately. I will be going to many more. I see why triathlon is growing while bicycle racing is not. The sight of all these people facing their own limits is very cool. Additionally, I have a new found [...]

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