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Is it possible to live a vegetarian lifestyle and still get enough protein for your training needs? Professional triathlete and nutritionist Pip Taylor answers question.
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A Houston, Texas dentist has created a triathlon camp that encourages underprivileged kids to engage in a healthy lifestyle. The camp culminates with a USAT-sanctioned triathlon for the kids.
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The votes are in and the winner has been selected. Click here to find out who won, and to see some of our favorite submissions. Thanks to everyone who submitted photos and votes!
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Hi there,
I live in the suburbs of Philadelphia, and every summer running in the heat and humidity proves to be a challenge for me. Even getting out by 5:30 am does not always seem to improve conditions substantially. When running tempos and intervals in warm, humid weather, I always struggle to hit the times I feel I should be able to make and end up frustrated. My question to you is: is it comparable to do these types of runs at a similar effort level and/or heart rate that I would expect under more ideal conditions? Or should I just plan to add a certain amount of time (e.g. 5, 10, 20 seconds) to each mile or interval? Should tempos and intervals each be handled differently? Any light you could shed on this would be much appreciated. Thanks for your help!
Soggy and sluggish in Philly,
Christine
Triathlete magazine Tech Editor Aaron Hersh attended last weekend’s ITU World Championship Series race in London, England. Prior to the start of the race, Hersh spent some time in transition to find out what equipment the fastest athletes in our sport are racing on.
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Tadese, Merga will attempt to knock off defending champion.
He’s not as well known as some of his competitors, but Isaac Macharia, a 1:00:48 half marathoner in his own right, has shown he has what it takes to win big on the world level. At last year’s Bogota International Half Marathon, the Kenyan topped a solid field with a 1:02:49 victory — a feat he hopes to replicate this weekend.
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There’s no clear favorite in the longest race at tomorrow’s European Championships.
Written by: David Monti
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Tomorrow morning’s women’s marathon at the 20th European Championships in Athletics is a wide open affair, but the Russians look strongest for the European Cup team title.
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Former Olympic marathon gold medalist making one last go at 26.2 at European Championships.
Written by: David Monti
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It was nearly a dozen years ago when Stefano Baldini earned his first European title, winning the gold medal in the marathon at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest. It was a glorious day for Italian marathoning. The 27 year-old Baldini led his teammates Danilo Goffi and Vincenzo Modica to silver and bronze medals, respectively, and Italy took home the European Cup for the best team score.
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Recovery runs don’t actually accelerate muscle recovery, but they do have other important benefits.
Written by: Matt Fitzgerald
If you asked a stadium-size crowd of other runners to name the most important type of running workout, some would say tempo runs, others would say long runs, and still others would say intervals of one kind or another. None would mention recovery runs. Unless I happened to be in that stadium.
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Check out these great shots from the first few days of competition at this week’s European Track & Field Championships being held in Barcelona, Spain, where Great Britain’s Mo Farah and Chris Thompson went 1-2 in the men’s 10,000 meters and Turkey’s Elvan Abeylegesse dominated the women’s race. Images courtesy of our partners at PhotoRun.net.
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Reigning women’s world champion uses last-lap sprint to claim victory.
Putting the pedal to the medal over the final 400 meters, Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot sprinted away from Ethiopians Meseret Defar and Sentayehu Ejigu to claim victory in the women’s 5,000 meters at the African Championships held in Nairobi Thursday night.
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Racing Weight author Matt Fitzgerald says it’s okay to gain a little weight–a little–in the off-season.
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Almost every triathlete has experienced back pain at one time or another. Whether it is a chronic ache in the neck following a long ride, tightness between the shoulder blades with swimming or sharp pain in the low back during a run, pain inhibits our training, limits our performance and frustrates us—and probably any family member or friend friend who is within close range.
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Dobson, Lucas headline 15K Championships in Spokane.
Former Stanford cross country and track athletes Ian Dobson and his wife Julia Lucas will make rare off-road appearances this weekend at the first U.S. 15K Trail Championships on Saturday in Spokane, Washington.
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Ethiopian-born Turk wins women’s 10,000 meters convincingly.
Written by: David Monti
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Elvan Abeylegesse is used to winning medals in track and cross country, just not gold.
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