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Hi All, does anybody know of a masters swim club close to Hoboken, New Jersey. I’m training for my first triathlon and I’m looking for a convenient place to do my swim training. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!! -Leo Geronimo

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Hi All, does anybody know of a masters swim club close to Hoboken, New Jersey. I’m training for my first triathlon and I’m looking for a convenient place to do my swim training. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!! -Leo Geronimo

Stevens Institute of Technology http://www.SwimmersGuide.com/query/Detail.cfm?PoolID=9281 in Hoboken has a Masters club.   For other New Jersey Masters clubs, see the Garden State Masters Web site’s team list http://www.gsmswim.org/Membership/teamlist.htm — Best regards, Bill Haverland                         Swimmers Guide                  http://www.SwimmersGuide.com

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Thought it was to be on Thursday, Dec 30. not today. diane – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Once again, triathlon gets the shaft!  Having waited for three months to see The Ironkids Bread Triathlon National Championships, my wife and I took the afternoon off from work and drove to west georgia, where we had planned to watch the event with family.  So the new tape was in the VCR, and at 2:30PM EST, what comes on?  "The NFL’s Greatest Moments".  I know that football doesn’t get enough air-time, but triathlon gets even less! For me, there are two great shows on TV each year – Ironman and Ironkids.  Somehow, re-runs of football players talking about their past was not a reasonable substitute.  I am quite literally sick at my stomach! Was this a national screw-up, or did anyone else actually get to see IronKids? Charlie "really ticked" Crawford

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I’d had my VCR set for today too. The print out I have from a web based tv schedule search done on 4 December had it today at 1:30 CST.   — Chuck    Department of Biology,  University of Alabama at Birmingham             http://www.uab.edu/uabbio/amsler.htm

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Thought it was to be on Thursday, Dec 30. not today. diane

My TV Guide says Thursday, 2:30pm EST also. Put the gun down Charlie……s l o w l y…. )))) Before you buy.

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Thought it was to be on Thursday, Dec 30. not today. diane

Know what?  I think (hope) you’re right.  I’ll try again, tomorrow.

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What channel is it on? I’d had my VCR set for today too. The print out I have from a web based tv schedule search done on 4 December had it today at 1:30 CST.   — Chuck    Department of Biology,  University of Alabama at Birmingham             http://www.uab.edu/uabbio/amsler.htm

Before you buy.

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ESPN: 2:30pm EST, Thursday, December 30, 1999 (note this is a change from the original ESPN scheduled date of Dec. 29)

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Once again, triathlon gets the shaft!  Having waited for three months to see The Ironkids Bread Triathlon National Championships, my wife and I took the afternoon off from work and drove to west georgia, where we had planned to watch the event with family.  So the new tape was in the VCR, and at 2:30PM EST, what comes on?  "The NFL’s Greatest Moments".  I know that football doesn’t get enough air-time, but triathlon gets even less! For me, there are two great shows on TV each year – Ironman and Ironkids.  Somehow, re-runs of football players talking about their past was not a reasonable substitute.  I am quite literally sick at my stomach! Was this a national screw-up, or did anyone else actually get to see IronKids? Charlie "really ticked" Crawford

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I completely agree that the race organizers should be prepared for the thousands of racer’s, but any time anyone goes to anything with several thousand people ( how many exactly, I don’t know?) we should expect some delays.  A respected race director will only allow a max. number of people that they can handle.  Due of course limitations, lodging, or race support a race will only support a certain number of people.  unscrupulous race directors will squeeze as many people into a race as possible in order to make a few extra bucks. I think your information if extremely informative and I probably won’t look to go to Mrs.T’s anytime soon cause I just as soon not fight the crowds. There are too many great races around with good support and logistics. thanks for the info.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have participated in Mrs T’s four years now and Im happy to see that its popularity continues to increase and I generally feel that the race itself is pretty well run given the challenges facing the organizers. —-snip—- early cut-off date this year and so many people trying to get in it would seem as though they don’t feel the need to make their experience a pleasant one. td

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Yeah, between the registration, the porta-potties and the wait to get into and out of transition at various times, I spent way more time standing in line than I did completing the International distance tri. This is my first year in tri, but I did five events this year and Mrs. T’s was definately the most annoying of the group.  Also NO opportunity for a swim warm up is a major problem for me. Of course despite all this, I can’t see myself skipping this race as long as I’m doing tri’s since the starting line is less than 10 miles from my house. Ray – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have participated in Mrs T’s four years now and Im happy to see that its popularity continues to increase and I generally feel that the race itself is pretty well run given the challenges facing the organizers. It just took me two and a half hours to do the course talk, race packet, wrist band thing that you have to go through to compete, and I got there early!!! Quite early in fact. Hilton Towers doesn’t provide enough space to accomadate everyone waiting to get into a course talk. And while we are at it why are the course talks mandatory??  Is it an insurance issue??  If so I could understand but there is exaclty *zero* useful information for anyone who has ever done the event before and I think most people who have ever done a triathlon anywhere know the drill well enough to be beyond a rehashing of the course map.  I can understand that some people may have specific legitimate questions but wouldn’t it be more efficient to let those people ask on their own and not herd people into a room so one or two folks have an opportunity to have their questions answered?? The real killer is that half (yes literally half) the time taken in the course talk I attended was due to the time it took the ONE PERSON stamping our little sheets to stamp every single sheet of paper held by every single person in the room.  It is just silly. Some of the event staff were very rude to people waiting to get into course talks, and the crowd was quite large.  It would seem some at CapriEvents don’t understand that they aren’t doing us any favors. We have paid them to be there and should expect reasonable service. The swim cap pick up was even worse.  There were only four people handing out swim caps to literally thousands of folks.  The line stretched all the way thru the expo.  Now these people were volunteers and god bless ‘em.  They make these races go and don’t get the appreciation they deserve.  I don’t fault them but rather the person who decided that swim caps can’t be handed out with bib numbers and that only 4 people are going to be alloted that task.  They had more volunteers passing out goodie bags!!! Am I whining??  Maybe some, but I tell you when I compare the amount of money Mrs T’s charges for its race to the amount of money that smaller, better organized, easier to deal with triathlons in the area charge it really makes me wonder what exactly am I getting here??   Should it really take me as long to get my race packet as it does to do the race?? I hope Im wrong but it seems to me that Capri Events has gotten a little arrogant.  With such an early cut-off date this year and so many people trying to get in it would seem as though they don’t feel the need to make their experience a pleasant one. td

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I have participated in Mrs T’s four years now and Im happy to see that its popularity continues to increase and I generally feel that the race itself is pretty well run given the challenges facing the organizers. It just took me two and a half hours to do the course talk, race packet, wrist band thing that you have to go through to compete, and I got there early!!! Quite early in fact. Hilton Towers doesn’t provide enough space to accomadate everyone waiting to get into a course talk.   And while we are at it why are the course talks mandatory??  Is it an insurance issue??  If so I could understand but there is exaclty *zero* useful information for anyone who has ever done the event before and I think most people who have ever done a triathlon anywhere know the drill well enough to be beyond a rehashing of the course map.  I can understand that some people may have specific legitimate questions but wouldn’t it be more efficient to let those people ask on their own and not herd people into a room so one or two folks have an opportunity to have their questions answered?? The real killer is that half (yes literally half) the time taken in the course talk I attended was due to the time it took the ONE PERSON stamping our little sheets to stamp every single sheet of paper held by every single person in the room.  It is just silly. Some of the event staff were very rude to people waiting to get into course talks, and the crowd was quite large.  It would seem some at CapriEvents don’t understand that they aren’t doing us any favors. We have paid them to be there and should expect reasonable service. The swim cap pick up was even worse.  There were only four people handing out swim caps to literally thousands of folks.  The line stretched all the way thru the expo.  Now these people were volunteers and god bless ‘em.  They make these races go and don’t get the appreciation they deserve.  I don’t fault them but rather the person who decided that swim caps can’t be handed out with bib numbers and that only 4 people are going to be alloted that task.  They had more volunteers passing out goodie bags!!! Am I whining??  Maybe some, but I tell you when I compare the amount of money Mrs T’s charges for its race to the amount of money that smaller, better organized, easier to deal with triathlons in the area charge it really makes me wonder what exactly am I getting here??   Should it really take me as long to get my race packet as it does to do the race?? I hope Im wrong but it seems to me that Capri Events has gotten a little arrogant.  With such an early cut-off date this year and so many people trying to get in it would seem as though they don’t feel the need to make their experience a pleasant one. td

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Are the results online anywhere, where they can be searched? Kirk Philly, PA (Leave Penn AC off to send e-mail)

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Are the results online anywhere, where they can be searched?

www.nyrrc.org James NYC Marathon 11/1/98 3:45:18

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Are the results online anywhere, where they can be searched? Kirk Philly, PA (Leave Penn AC off to send e-mail)

Results and photos are available from the race site at: http://www.nyrrc.org/. Ken Ken Parker Runner’s Web A running & triathlon resource site. http://www.runnersweb.com/running.html

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Hi. I’m wondering if anyone could give me an answer to this problem. I’ve been a recreational triathlete for over ten years mostly having a good time. I’ve attempted Ironman Canada twice wth the same result, that is getting very sick to my stomach during the run. Both times I’ve found it impossible to continue the race. Both races  I ended up in the medical tent hooked up to IVs until midnight, not a pleasant  experience! I’ve talked to Doctors other athletes and really haven’t come to any answers. On my second attempt I was very careful with food and water intake and during my time spent in the medical tent they tested me for de-hydration and potassium levels and said that I was fine as far as that went. Other than my stomach I felt fine both times and recovered  well the next day. I haven’t raced since as I found it very discouraging. I have had the same problem during shorter races but not to the same extent. Thank you in advance for any input.

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I have heard of running induced diarrhea and it has been documented in several medical periodicals (sorry, I don’t have references at hand).  You might want to get checked and see if you are harboring some viral infection in your gut (stomach, small intestine, large intestine) that is aggravated by the combination of eating, drinking and running.  This problem is not unheard of so you should be able to get some help. Mick O. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi. I’m wondering if anyone could give me an answer to this problem. I’ve been a recreational triathlete for over ten years mostly having a good time. I’ve attempted Ironman Canada twice wth the same result, that is getting very sick to my stomach during the run. Both times I’ve found it impossible to continue the race. Both races  I ended up in the medical tent hooked up to IVs until midnight, not a pleasant  experience! I’ve talked to Doctors other athletes and really haven’t come to any answers. On my second attempt I was very careful with food and water intake and during my time spent in the medical tent they tested me for de-hydration and potassium levels and said that I was fine as far as that went. Other than my stomach I felt fine both times and recovered  well the next day. I haven’t raced since as I found it very discouraging. I have had the same problem during shorter races but not to the same extent. Thank you in advance for any input.

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I had similar problems in my first IM(C).  And I am *very* grateful for the many porta-potties along Main Street and Skaha Lake Road, because I hit every one of them for the first 14 miles in 1993. I believe my problem was that I was so concerned about having enough food to last through the marathon that I *overate* on the bike.  I felt fine on the bike, but after the first mile running, my stomach just revolted. The next time, I:  -talked to a lot of veterans about nutritional needs,  -worked up a ’schedule’ for taking in food, (primarily so that I didn’t need to load up at the end of the bike. (Thanks to Rolf for some of the technical calculations.)  -Increased use of GU (gel nutritional source) and decreased solid foods and fruits. Subsequent IM’s have been without problem. (Well, at least stomach problems:-)) Good luck. Augie Calabrese IMC 93   12:28 First IM IMC 95   11:59 Fastest IM       IMC 97   13:04 Most fun IM IMH 98   XX:XX Finish before sundown, and make it to the deck of Kona Amigos for                a beer, intravenously if necessary. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi. I’m wondering if anyone could give me an answer to this problem. I’ve been a recreational triathlete for over ten years mostly having a good time. I’ve attempted Ironman Canada twice wth the same result, that is getting very sick to my stomach during the run. Both times I’ve found it impossible to continue the race. Both races  I ended up in the medical tent hooked up to IVs until midnight, not a pleasant  experience! I’ve talked to Doctors other athletes and really haven’t come to any answers. On my second attempt I was very careful with food and water intake and during my time spent in the medical tent they tested me for de-hydration and potassium levels and said that I was fine as far as that went. Other than my stomach I felt fine both times and recovered  well the next day. I haven’t raced since as I found it very discouraging. I have had the same problem during shorter races but not to the same extent. Thank you in advance for any input.

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**Contestants must finish within 27 hours and make cutoff times for each segment of the race to become official finishers.** Aloha,         After working for Ironman for the past 7 years I’ve finally made "A" mistake. ha, ha  Contestants must finish within 17 hours not 27.         Thank you Carlos.

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MEDIA ALERT For Immediate Release:  June 23, 1997 1997 Ironman Age Group Winners To Automatically Qualify for         20 Anniversary Race in 1998         Tarpon Springs, Fla. – Triathletes who win their age-group division at the 1997 Ironman Triathlon World Championship will get an additional prize – an exemption from qualifying for the 20th Anniversary race in 1998.  Automatic entry for the best of Ironman’s amateur triathletes is the first of a number of special activities that will be announced to celebrate Ironman’s 20th Anniversary, according to David Yates, president of the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), owner of the Ironman Triathlon trademark.         More than 20,000 athletes enter Ironman qualifying races each year in hopes of qualifying for the championship field of 1,500.  Currently, only the top 15 men’s and women’s overall finishers earn qualifying exemptions to the Kona, Hawaii-based race.         The 1997 Ironman Triathlon World Championship will take place October 18.  Considered among the premier tests of fitness, the Ironman Triathlon includes swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles and running 26.2 miles.  Contestants must finish within 27 hours and make cutoff times for each segment of the race to become official finishers.         WTC has designated the enitre 1998 season to be a celebration of Ironman’s 20th Anniversary culminating with the Kona championship on October 3, 1998.         With offices in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, and the Tampa Bay area of Florida, WTC produces the Ironman Triathlon World Championship and administers the Ironman qualifying system.  WTC’s marketing division, Ironman Properties, has developed the Ironman Triathlon trademark into an internationally known performance-sports brand name.  The name is licensed by companies such as Timex, Reebok, Huffy, PR Nutrition, Wigwam Mills and Sports Pharmaceuticals of America for a variet of Ironman products.         Media inquiries regarding the Ironman Triathlon should be directed to                                 #####

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Hi folks, after several months in the web with our own homepage for the german triathlon scene it’s now time to communicate in english I think there may be a communication breakdown here. The link for the English speaking section doesn’t seem to work ‘The requested URL /neep.htm was not found on this server.’ Rob. — Rob Docherty

now it should work, if not write a email to what do expect if you look to german tri-web site thanks

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Hi folks, after several months in the web with our own homepage for the german triathlon scene it’s now time to communicate in english

I think there may be a communication breakdown here. The link for the English speaking section doesn’t seem to work ‘The requested URL /neep.htm was not found on this server.’ Rob. — Rob Docherty

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Hi folks, after several months in the web with our own homepage for the german triathlon scene it’s now time to communicate in english so, please visit our homepage and tell us what kind of subjects is valueable for you. therefore we can optimize our service. perhaps there is club overseas, that looks for closer relations to a european club ! thanks for your circumstance! http://www.nonplusultra-esslingen.wwc.de or write directly to:

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     Runner’s World once published something by some elite coach that went something like this…if race day is Sunday, emphasize protein and heme iron on Thursday (i.e. good quality iron from animal sources), emphasize carbs on Friday, and try and eat balanced on Saturday.  I have tried this with a fair amount of success, both with myself, and with the advice that I give to my athletes.                                       cheers, Bill Webber

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Pop-Tarts, Banana and some orange juice.  Pre race meal of champions. Peace, Harris

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If I’m awake 2 to 3 hours prior to the race start I like to eat a peanut butter sandwich.  If it is less than 2 hours to the race start I’ll eat something quickly digestable like a bagel and/or banana. Lucy

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Cereal and banana or pear 2 or more hours before race time, Ultrafuel till race time. Ironbut

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Oh, and probably one of my wife’s PR BARS for the fat. Ironbut

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Pop-Tarts, Banana and some orange juice.  Pre race meal of champions. Peace, Harris

Oatmeal, banana and diluted apple cider. The breakfast of chumps. RP

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I don’t vary from my normal breakfast and have a couple cups of coffee and cereal with a banana. Maybe a bagel also if it’s a couple hours to the start. — chris Take your best pony and ride into your worst fear http://www.sfo.com/~hulaman

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Just wondering what people out there are eating the morning of a race, and how far in advance of the starting gun. Does your meal vary from 10Ks to short tris, to long tris?

For any race..  1 powerbar, 1 bagel, 1 banana, and 16 -32 oz of Cytomax. This is the same thing I have before my morning swim workouts minus the banana and 1/2 the cytomax.  I have this about 1 hour before the workout.  For a race, I try to have the food about 2 hours before the race and end up finihing the Cyto about 15 min. before the start. I’ve tried a few other things,  Endura Opti (worked ok), Ultra Fuel (too much sugar, gave me stomach problems), Oatmeal (works great but too much work in the am). John (I’m hungry now) K.

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I too hydrate like crazy the week before the race.  It makes for frequent visits to the restroom all week long, but at least that means I’m getting the blood flowing instead of sitting at my desk allday.  Checking to make sure your urine is clear is a good way to ensure that you’re getting enough fluids. I eat carbos on race day — bagel with cream cheese and a glass of orange juice or Gatorade and a banana.  Sometimes a Powerbar.  And I carboload the two nights before.  The following info may also help: Excuse typos from scan. Tucker THE  PRE*COMPETlTlON MEAL When it comes to pre-competlton eating, each person has individual food preferencss or aversions  Hence, no one single food or magic meal will ensure top performance. Whereas some athletes (runners or those In sports involvlng running and jumping) may prefer to eat nothinq. before competition, others cyclists, skiers) may perform better after having eaten a light snack (50 200 calories) or small meal (300-500 calories). The following guide lines offer points to consider regarding your own personal pre-exercise eating progran. Because each person i5 unique, you should experiment to learn which foods (Tf any), and how much of thern, work best for your body.

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Greetings fellow net-runners; I am curious about peoples experiences with combining running and cycling. Does the time spent at 70% MHR on a bike provide addtional cardio capacity? You are still using the same heart and lungs, but the muscles that are used for cycling are quite different.  I would like to do something on easy days that is easier on my feet than running. Also, how much faster should the fast part of interval training be done? I have been running on a 450 meter track, running a fast loop in 85 seconds, then a recovery lap in 3 minutes.  (8 reps) I would like to be able to make a reasonable 10k showing instead of straggling in 5 minutes after my friends.   Is shaving 2 1/2 minutes off my 45 minute 10k time over a period of 6 months a reasonable goal? Thanks, –Ted. — phone: (403) 295-4982

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Ted: IMHO, Time spent in any activity at 70% MHR should produce the same aerobic training effect. However,  fast bike training doesn’t necessarily translate into faster running. Specificity of training is a big factor. A former Tour de France multi-champion (and I can’t remember which one right now, so I don’t want to guess and mis-attribute) was asked the three most important things to do to ride faster.  His reply? " Ride a bike. Ride a bike. Ride a bike." The same is true for running. To run faster, you have to run. I cross train routinely so I can compete in bi’s and tri’s and I believe it helps reduce injuries, too. But to run faster, you have to run. Mike Tennent – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Greetings fellow net-runners; I am curious about peoples experiences with combining running and cycling. Does the time spent at 70% MHR on a bike provide addtional cardio capacity? You are still using the same heart and lungs, but the muscles that are used for cycling are quite different.  I would like to do something on easy days that is easier on my feet than running. Also, how much faster should the fast part of interval training be done? I have been running on a 450 meter track, running a fast loop in 85 seconds, then a recovery lap in 3 minutes.  (8 reps) I would like to be able to make a reasonable 10k showing instead of straggling in 5 minutes after my friends.   Is shaving 2 1/2 minutes off my 45 minute 10k time over a period of 6 months a reasonable goal? Thanks, –Ted. — phone: (403) 295-4982

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Greetings fellow net-runners; I am curious about peoples experiences with combining running and cycling. Does the time spent at 70% MHR on a bike provide addtional cardio capacity? You are still using the same heart and lungs, but the muscles that are used for cycling are quite different.  I would like to do something on easy days that is easier on my feet than running.

As long as you continue to run at least 4x/week, some easy (60-70% of MHR) cycling could help your recovery from hard running days. Also, how much faster should the fast part of interval training be done? I have been running on a 450 meter track, running a fast loop in 85 seconds, then a recovery lap in 3 minutes.  (8 reps)

It depends on why you’re doing intervals. To become more relaxed and efficient while going fast you could do 1 minute intervals at faster than race pace. Focus on relaxing and *release the speed*. To improve your AT (10K race pace) you could do 3-4 minute intervals at a HR= to your race pace HR. Is shaving 2 1/2 minutes off my 45 minute 10k time over a period of 6 months a reasonable goal?

Definitely. -Warren

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I am curious about peoples experiences with combining running and cycling. Does the time spent at 70% MHR on a bike provide addtional cardio capacity? You are still using the same heart and lungs, but the muscles that are used for cycling are quite different.

I spend a lot of time on my bike commuting to work. The problem I find is the extra bulk built up in the calf muscles and thighs. This gives very tight legs when I start running/stretching again. This resulted in AT problems last year. Remember that Max HR is different in the different sports. Lower when swimming or cycling than running? Steve. —

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Remember that Max HR is different in the different sports. Lower when swimming or cycling than running?

Simplified explanation for differing max HRs… Max HR is lower when swimming because of the cooling effect of the water, max HR is lower when cycling because of fewer muscles being actively called into play, max HR in x-country skiing is higher because of more muscles being called into play, etc. A former (current) world champion in the duathlon (whose name escapes me – she’s married to a pro basketball player, Guggliotta?) had her best running times after starting to ride bikes. She rides with an Annapolis, MD based bike racing team… She had been a good, not great, runner before taking up the bike too.

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Remember that Max HR is different in the different sports. Lower when swimming or cycling than running? Steve. —

Steve, I don’t think Max HR varies between running and cycling –

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Remember that Max HR is different in the different sports. Lower when swimming or cycling than running? Simplified explanation for differing max HRs… Max HR is lower when swimming because of the cooling effect of the water, max HR is lower when cycling because of fewer muscles being actively called into play, max HR in x-country skiing is higher because of more muscles being called into play, etc.

I don’t know if that explanation is necessarily correct.  Yes, ambient temp affects body’s thermostatic response (keeping body temp stable) which affects HR, but a lower HR swimming, I’d think, has more to do with water’s buoyancy effect.  For example, HR skyrockets when one goes from a horizontally supported position (swimming) to an unsupported vertical position (running, say during a multi-loop open water swim or triathlon).  In cycling, again the body is partially supported, so one does not have to counter gravity’s force to the full extent as in running.  The cooling effect in swimming and cycling as opposed to running probably account for lower HR’s during these 2 disciplines, but I think the max HR has more to do with the nature of the discipline itself (physiological response to biomechanical activity) not necessarily related to externals (eg temp) and not necessarily a function of number of muscles involved (since swimming uses much more than running, for example).  That’s my opinion as an athlete. Any real doctors out there? Andy

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For the NYC Triathlete’s… Has anyone else noticed the Triathlete motif of the New York Telephone display between 6th and 7th ave on 42 street? Tom Roehr

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I’m not in the NY area, but tell me about what is there Andy Dell

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