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So how do swimmers, particularly men, keep a HRM chest strap around their chest when swimming.  It doesn’t  take much for mine to quickly start sliding down – I’ve tried tightening it some, but then it just gets pretty hard to breathe. Thanks, Terry Zmrhal

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tight strap and no strong pushoffs. I don’t have any trouble with it sliding down during any strokes.

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Haven’t come up with any real solutions, just a few observations – flip-turns are out, as is pushing off from the side with any amount of force.  Suppose you could put a couple of extra straps over your shoulders and attach them to the HRM band front/back, but this would look entirely too much like a "manssiere" for my liking….

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Haven’t come up with any real solutions, just a few observations – flip-turns are out, as is pushing off from the side with any amount of force.  Suppose you could put a couple of extra straps over your shoulders and attach them to the HRM band front/back, but this would look entirely too much like a "manssiere" for my liking….

I thought it was called a "Bro." -Harold

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So how do swimmers, particularly men, keep a HRM chest strap around their chest when swimming.  It doesn’t  take much for mine to quickly start sliding down – I’ve tried tightening it some, but then it just gets pretty hard to breathe. Thanks, Terry Zmrhal

To me, it seems that wearing a heart monitor while swimming just isn’t worthwhile.   I am assuming you aren’t able to look at the readout while swimming anyway, so what’s the point of having it?   I would always just take my pulse for 10 seconds during intervals if i needed to know.   That’s not an exact readout, but usually within 5% which is close enough.   You can use those "sponge" monitors during intervals rather than taking your pulse, also.  After a few weeks of taking pulse regularly, you get a good feel for what a certain heart rate feels like, and you no longer need to know what your pulse is at every moment. jeff

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I find it’s a fine balance involving it a little tighter than I’d prefer and, as others have said, no strong push offs or flip turns.  If you’re talking Polar, the later belts (61, etc.) seem to stay put a lot better than the earlier (uncoded) ones.

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So how do swimmers, particularly men, keep a HRM chest strap around their chest when swimming.  It doesn’t  take much for mine to quickly start sliding down – I’ve tried tightening it some, but then it just gets pretty hard to breathe. Thanks, Terry Zmrhal

Terry    Just leave the cheststrap on the ledge of the pool, when you want to check HR stop, hold strap to chest, you’ll get a count almost immediatly. Dale

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<snipped? I would always just take my pulse for 10 seconds during intervals if i needed to know.   That’s not an exact readout, but usually within 5% which is close enough.  

This surprised me! I usually take my pulse for *6* seconds, then multiply the count by 10 to get my pulse rate, e.g., if my heart beats 15 times in 6 seconds my heart rate is 150.

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I would always just take my pulse for 10 seconds during intervals if i needed to know.   That’s not an exact readout, but usually within 5% which is close enough.   This surprised me! I usually take my pulse for *6* seconds, then multiply the count by 10 to get my pulse rate, e.g., if my heart beats 15 times in 6 seconds my heart rate is 150.

For such a short interval, there is high chance of reading off by one or two beats based on how you start and end the 6 count.  That multiplied by 10 gives you a 20 beat variance.  It’s just as likely to happen with 10, but the variance is only 12 beats.   — Jason O’Rourke www.jor.com

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On 17 Sep,   So how do swimmers, particularly men, keep a HRM chest strap around their chest when swimming.  It doesn’t  take much for mine to quickly start sliding down – I’ve tried tightening it some, but then it just gets pretty hard to breathe.

I found a /tight/ teeshirt over the top helped. Tightening as you said gives breathing problems. I’ve heard over the shoulder straps are available.  As a Triathlete, I found using it for running was the biggest problem. —   Brian D   |      RiscPC600      | StrongARM 233Mhz RISC OS 4 66Mb   Darlington Dolphin Masters ASC  | <www.darlington-masters.org

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Do they slide down during a race, I am using my new toy this weekend (open water) and was hoping to wear it during the swim section, I tried it the other week at a pool based tri and it slid down on the first length!!! In the open water race I will be wearing a tri top and wetsuit. Thanks RJ Hughes

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<snipped? I would always just take my pulse for 10 seconds during intervals if i needed to know. That’s not an exact readout, but usually within 5% which is close enough. This surprised me! I usually take my pulse for *6* seconds, then multiply the count by 10 to get my pulse rate, e.g., if my heart beats 15 times in 6 seconds my heart rate is 150.

I think 10 is a bit more accurate.  I don’t even bother multiplying by 6. Since I only use these numbers in comparison with other 10-second pulses, there’s no reason to convert it to bpm.

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This surprised me! I usually take my pulse for *6* seconds, then multiply the count by 10 to get my pulse rate, e.g., if my heart beats 15 times in 6 seconds my heart rate is 150.

That’s what I usually do.  It’s not very precise, but it’s good enough when all I care about is whether I’m still up over 150 or back down to 120 yet.  If it falls below 120, I’m not working hard enough. Then again, it’s pretty obvious (gasp, gasp, wheeze) when I’m still over 150.   Ross

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On 17 Sep,   So how do swimmers, particularly men, keep a HRM chest strap around their chest when swimming.  It doesn’t  take much for mine to quickly start sliding down – I’ve tried tightening it some, but then it just gets pretty hard to breathe. I found a /tight/ teeshirt over the top helped. Tightening as you said gives breathing problems. I’ve heard over the shoulder straps are available.  As a Triathlete, I found using it for running was the biggest problem.

There are some HRMs coming to the market this year which you can wear like a watch sans chest strap. Mio is one of them, water resistance is -10 meters. Costs about $100. Hugo

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With a wetsuit they definitely stay there.  When I’m wearing a wetsuit I don’t make it any tighter than I’ll need it to be for the run anyway.  Same probably applies with just a tri suit.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Do they slide down during a race, I am using my new toy this weekend (open water) and was hoping to wear it during the swim section, I tried it the other week at a pool based tri and it slid down on the first length!!! In the open water race I will be wearing a tri top and wetsuit. Thanks RJ Hughes I would always just take my pulse for 10 seconds during intervals if i needed to know. That’s not an exact readout, but usually within 5% which is close enough. This surprised me! I usually take my pulse for *6* seconds, then multiply the count by 10 to get my pulse rate, e.g., if my heart beats 15 times in 6 seconds my heart rate is 150. For such a short interval, there is high chance of reading off by one or two beats based on how you start and end the 6 count.  That multiplied by 10 gives you a 20 beat variance.  It’s just as likely to happen with 10, but the variance is only 12 beats. — Jason O’Rourke www.jor.com

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For such a short interval, there is high chance of reading off by one or two beats based on how you start and end the 6 count.  That multiplied by 10 gives you a 20 beat variance.  It’s just as likely to happen with 10, but the variance is only 12 beats. Jason O’Rourke www.jor.com

Once warmed up, my HR count never varies by more than 1 beat in a 6 second interval. A difference of 2 beats (corresponding to a HR difference of 20 beats/minute) would be downright alarming. But then I strive for consistency in counting. OTOH maybe I’m not swimming hard enough!-))

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Hi, I am looking for a windows based application that allows to register all intermediary and final times of participants in a triathlon. Can anyone help me? — regards, David

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Hi, I am looking for a windows based application that allows to register all intermediary and final times of participants in a triathlon. Can anyone help me? — regards, — groetjes, David

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We’ve started the thread about reading sites on Palms, but is there any software out there that you find useful as a triathlete? Nutional? Logs? Time management? –tristv

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I use the dietlog   www.dietlog.com . Basic but useful. I might be able to send you a copy (trial or demo but it works completely without any problems).  I also have TAD at home and tried the demo version for the palm but I did not need the duplicate program.  It’s a good diary program, but I wish they would update it with a new version.  And I’m not sure it automatically hot syncs.  They also have a demo at  www.stevenscreek.com give it a try.  I heard of some "excel" programs that work with the "expense" program and "doc’s to go" program, up to now I have no need for those programs.  If you find any others let me know.  Jay

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You might want to check out The Athletes Diary at www.stevenscreek.com. I use this software to track my mileage, and they give you the ability to download to the PC for analysis. They also have a trial copy that you can download and try out. Good Luck!

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I use "Runners Log" for my training log.  It’s a great way to keep track of up to 4 sports, time training, distances, and even info regarding weather conditions, training locations etc. It also has a summary option to tabulate training amounts over a selected time period. I’ve been using it for over a year and really like it. You can find it here: http://www.fitnesslogs.com/runnerslog/index.html Dave We’ve started the thread about reading sites on Palms, but is there any software out there that you find useful as a triathlete? Nutional? Logs? Time management? –tristv

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Nathalie,     Here is my two cents worth: First of all do you own a heart rate monitor and secondly do you know about what your running anaerobic threshold heart rate is? The reason I ask is this: during a half-ironman on the run leg you are probably not going to be getting yourself into anaerobic zones (except maybe the last mile or so if you still have it in you, so this is the heart rate than you want to raise. For example, let’s say that your AT heart rate is 175 and at that heart rate coming off the bike you can average 7:30 pace. By training at or just under your current AT heart rate once a week you should be able to raise it over time and thus run faster without going anaerobic. I am not saying that you will be able or should be able to run a 1/2 in a tri at just under AT pace (maybe you can), but these workouts should make everything a little faster. It won’t do you much good to crank out 400’s at 400 pace when preparing for a 1/2 Ironman. This workout might be appropriate for Sprint distance and maybe international but for long distance I feel otherwise.     So if you are going to run 3X per week I would do it like this for example: Sunday- Long Run (say a max of 15 or 16 miles if you are at 1/2 IM level) Tuesday-Easy Recovery run of say 4-6 miles, keep HR low low low, relax and let the blood just flow gently through the legs Friday-Make this your hard day. I don’t know how many miles you want to run in a week but for instance: 2 mile warm-up gradually bringing up the heart rate each 800 until you are about ten beats per minute under AT. Next, 4X1 Mile at AT heart rate with 2 to 3 minutes rest between each (standing or jogging depending on fitness level), then a 2 mile cool down gradually bringing down the heart rate. I love this workout on the track because it’s just fast enough that you are breathing hard but not so hard that you are struggling to finish each mile. Additionally, your times for each mile should be fairly close (within 10 seconds) of each other. If you get considerably slower each interval than chances are that you are going too fast and taking a lactic bath (it’s easy to do this on the first one because you are ready to crank it out). I try to make my last one the fastest even if by only one or two seconds but while being honest and keeping my heart rate pegged consistently throughout the workout. I hoped this very wordy message helps Good Luck! Marcus – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, My objective is to run better on the half-triathlon without having to run more than 3 times a week or putting in a lot more miles.  More then 3 times gives me shinsplints (I have tried orthotics, special exercises etc, but just cannot run more then 3 times). Currently, I’m doing one session with short-fast intervals (eg. 10*2 minutes), one with long race-pace intervals (eg. 3*20 minutes or 2*30) and one long slow distance with every 15 minutes a 20 second pick-up for 2 to 2.5 hours.  I build up the pace or miles for 3 weeks then take one week of easy running with less miles and hardly any speedwork. I have been training and racing consistently for 3 years now and this year, I certainly improved the swimming and biking part but running seems to have reached a plateau at around 1h38 on the half marathon. Do any of you have a favorite workout, fitness/gym exercise or fun run (running bare feet in the grass is just wonderful) which might help me? Thanks, Nathalie

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Hi, My objective is to run better on the half-triathlon without having to run more than 3 times a week or putting in a lot more miles.  More then 3 times gives me shinsplints (I have tried orthotics, special exercises etc, but just cannot run more then 3 times). Currently, I’m doing one session with short-fast intervals (eg. 10*2 minutes), one with long race-pace intervals (eg. 3*20 minutes or 2*30) and one long slow distance with every 15 minutes a 20 second pick-up for 2 to 2.5 hours.  I build up the pace or miles for 3 weeks then take one week of easy running with less miles and hardly any speedwork.

Well, for half Ironman’s and longer, a faster run is very closely connected to your bike training. Better on the bike=fresher for the run=faster run. Also, you seem to be doing speedwork of some kind every time you run. You are probably never recovering, which counld be causing your shinsplints. Your "long slow distance" really is not slow since you are doing pickups. Try running a nice steady pace the entire time for your long run. Also, do one or the other of your "interval" workouts each week, alternating. Not both. Instead do a run of the same time length, but with no intervals. Maybe then you can recover a little bit and run a little more overall. also suffered from shinsplints, myke – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Thanks, Nathalie

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I’ve heard that water jogging is an effective, low-impact alternative to road miles.  Can’t speak from experience, but it might be worth looking into. Dave Scott suggests something similar – putting on fins and doing vertical flutter kicks (in the deep end of the pool). Larry – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –   More then 3 times gives me shinsplints (I have tried orthotics, special exercises etc, but just cannot run more then 3 times).

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Hi, My objective is to run better on the half-triathlon without having to run more than 3 times a week or putting in a lot more miles.  More then 3 times gives me shinsplints (I have tried orthotics, special exercises etc, but just cannot run more then 3 times). Currently, I’m doing one session with short-fast intervals (eg. 10*2 minutes), one with long race-pace intervals (eg. 3*20 minutes or 2*30) and one long slow distance with every 15 minutes a 20 second pick-up for 2 to 2.5 hours.  I build up the pace or miles for 3 weeks then take one week of easy running with less miles and hardly any speedwork. I have been training and racing consistently for 3 years now and this year, I certainly improved the swimming and biking part but running seems to have reached a plateau at around 1h38 on the half marathon. Do any of you have a favorite workout, fitness/gym exercise or fun run (running bare feet in the grass is just wonderful) which might help me? Thanks, Nathalie

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, My objective is to run better on the half-triathlon without having to run more than 3 times a week or putting in a lot more miles.  More then 3 times gives me shinsplints (I have tried orthotics, special exercises etc, but just cannot run more then 3 times). Currently, I’m doing one session with short-fast intervals (eg. 10*2 minutes), one with long race-pace intervals (eg. 3*20 minutes or 2*30) and one long slow distance with every 15 minutes a 20 second pick-up for 2 to 2.5 hours.  I build up the pace or miles for 3 weeks then take one week of easy running with less miles and hardly any speedwork. I have been training and racing consistently for 3 years now and this year, I certainly improved the swimming and biking part but running seems to have reached a plateau at around 1h38 on the half marathon. Do any of you have a favorite workout, fitness/gym exercise or fun run (running bare feet in the grass is just wonderful) which might help me? Thanks, Nathalie

You might want to try some weight training. This would help both the bike and running. Don’t try for huge weights, go more for muscular endurance — lower weights/more reps. To start with, get a good estimate of your 1 rep max wieght for specific exercises (calf raise, leg curl, squat, hip ext, flex., abduction, aduction, etc) then use maybe 50-60% of that for the workouts. Working out with the weights might also help with the shin splints — I’ve read where these can be caused by muscle imbalance.

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proxy.airnews.net, Mike "swearing off basketball forever" Tennent "TriBop" wrote Care to name a world class sprinter that’s come back from a torn achilles?  I can’t think of one off-hand. It’s a damn shame, that’s for sure.

I think Mike’s right-Bailey’s probably down for the count. He’s been having fits with Green as a healthy sprinter. And as much as I disdained his attitude and mouth, it was a thing of beauty watching that guy run. — Clay T

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Donovan Bailey, Canada’s 100M Olympic Champion, ruptured his Achilles tendon playing basketball this past Wednesday. He had surgery yesterday which his doctor referred to as "a success". Ken Parker Runner’s Web www.runnersweb.com/running.html A running and triathlon resource site.

That’s a smart move. The World’s Fastest Man (supposedly) is playing basketball before his competitive season is over. What does his sponsor, adidas, say about this brilliant move?

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| | Donovan Bailey, Canada’s 100M Olympic Champion, ruptured his Achilles | tendon playing basketball this past Wednesday. He had surgery | yesterday which his doctor referred to as "a success". | | Ken Parker | Runner’s Web | www.runnersweb.com/running.html | A running and triathlon resource site. | That’s a smart move. The World’s Fastest Man (supposedly) is playing | basketball before his competitive season is over. What does his sponsor, | adidas, say about this brilliant move? In fact, his competitive season WAS over. But I’ll bet he wishes right now he’d opted for the Commonwealth games…                                         rbmack

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I think it’s great he could relax and have fun rather than be some total — Rod. Discoveries are made every 15 years. Yours is particularly good; it hasn’t been made for 150 years. "The Doctors Dilemma" GB Shaw – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Donovan Bailey, Canada’s 100M Olympic Champion, ruptured his Achilles tendon playing basketball this past Wednesday. He had surgery yesterday which his doctor referred to as "a success". Ken Parker Runner’s Web www.runnersweb.com/running.html A running and triathlon resource site. That’s a smart move. The World’s Fastest Man (supposedly) is playing basketball before his competitive season is over. What does his sponsor, adidas, say about this brilliant move?

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Is he OK?  Will he be running again?  That’s a true loss.  There was some good rivalry developing with Boldon, Green, and Bailey.  I hope he gets better soon.

Care to name a world class sprinter that’s come back from a torn achilles?  I can’t think of one off-hand. It’s a damn shame, that’s for sure. Mike "swearing off basketball forever" Tennent "TriBop" ‘98 Ironman Canada, 16:17:03

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Donovan Bailey, Canada’s 100M Olympic Champion, ruptured his Achilles tendon playing basketball this past Wednesday. He had surgery yesterday which his doctor referred to as "a success". Ken Parker Runner’s Web www.runnersweb.com/running.html A running and triathlon resource site.

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 I sometimes have these same headaches after sex. (not tonight, it GIVES me a headache!). No kidding. Any others suffer the same type of cause/headache? What might be the reason? Don’t tell me to stop, because both of the things that cause them are too much darned fun!

Don’t be sory for posting here, a headache is a headache and even though I suffer from migraine, I still sometimes get non migraine headaches that are REALLY painful. I used to play a lot of sport, I played netball every eek (like basketball in the US) and I ALWAYS got a headache after playing. I asked my GP about this and he said that exercise induced headaches are very common and that sex in particular can bring on a blinding headache – did you know that your BP is at it’s highest at the time of orgasm!! (another bit of useless information). Unless you have other symptoms, I wouldn’t worry too much about this as it is quite a common problem. However if you experience dizziness, breathlessness etc. it may be worth getting your BP checked. If it feels good – do it. Anne – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –

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Hi all, kind of sorry to post here, my headaches aren’t anything like the incapicitating migraines my mom has, but alt.support.headache is totally empty. A discussion has surfaced on rec.sport.triathlon about severe headaches brought on after the end of an endurance race like a triathlon. I too experience them occasionally. After a 3 or 4 hour endurance race I feel well (but tired), however an hour or two after, usually on the way home, I will experience a sudden onset, severe, stabbing headache, that sometimes goes away in a few hours, sometimes not until the next morning. Not always, but sometimes. I sometimes have these same headaches after sex. (not tonight, it GIVES me a headache!). No kidding.

Headaches can be a result of either vaso-dilation or vaso-constriction. Perhaps after all the activity, you are experiencing a headache due to vaso-dilation.  That is one reason people respond well to Imitrex.  It is a vaso-constrictor. You may wish to contact your medical practitioner about these headaches. Hypertension in another reason people get headaches with activity–likely not a problem if the headaches only occur under the two circumstances you mentioned, but it never hurts to have it checked!

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writes: A discussion has surfaced on rec.sport.triathlon about severe headaches

brought on after the end of an endurance race like a triathlon. I too experience them occasionally. After a 3 or 4 hour endurance race There has been discussion here several times, and very recently, regarding both sexual and exercise induced headaches. A quick dejanews search will find quite a few posts. Just filter search for: sex and headaches , exercise and headaches. I hope others will also post some new stuff for you. Just a question. Are you sure you’re not combining the events? A 3-4 hour triathlon sex session might give alot of people a headache!!!! sorry! The "schwing.org" in your address got me thinking of Garth and Saturday Night Live and was in a *silly* mood. ( Really not my style , really!! Bob

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Hi all, kind of sorry to post here, my headaches aren’t anything like the incapicitating migraines my mom has, but alt.support.headache is totally empty. A discussion has surfaced on rec.sport.triathlon about severe headaches brought on after the end of an endurance race like a triathlon. I too experience them occasionally. After a 3 or 4 hour endurance race I feel well (but tired), however an hour or two after, usually on the way home, I will experience a sudden onset, severe, stabbing headache, that sometimes goes away in a few hours, sometimes not until the next morning. Not always, but sometimes. I sometimes have these same headaches after sex. (not tonight, it GIVES me a headache!). No kidding. Any others suffer the same type of cause/headache? What might be the reason? Don’t tell me to stop, because both of the things that cause them are too much darned fun!

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Right you are. Spending more time on your bike vs. getting a new bike. I did my second tri this past weekend and I’m spending this first tri season on a converted mountain bike that weighs about 20 pounds. It doesn’t seem to matter what the type of bike is, but the rider instead. I can’t tell you how many Roos, Softrides, Felts, etc. that I passed, but every time I passed one of em’ I made sure to give it a little extra speed. I’m thinking of putting a little sign on the back of the seat that says "MOUNTAIN BIKE". Next year I’ll have a Kestrel. Wonder if any mountain bikes will pass me? Probably. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Hello everybody, I just thought I would let everyone know I finished my first triathlon yesterday. Need to spend more time on my bike as I was rather slow Rather depressing when mountain bikes are passing you. Thanks to everyone who e-mailed me with replies to my questions that I posted. BTW, does anyone know of where I can get the book "Triathlons for Women" (I think that is what it is called) in Atlanta, GA, or of a good book shop that stocks triathlon and other sport training books. Looking forward to my next tri.  Thanks in advance. Alison. —

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Hello everybody, I just thought I would let everyone know I finished my first triathlon yesterday. Need to spend more time on my bike as I was rather slow Rather depressing when mountain bikes are passing you. Thanks to everyone who e-mailed me with replies to my questions that I posted. BTW, does anyone know of where I can get the book "Triathlons for Women" (I think that is what it is called) in Atlanta, GA, or of a good book shop that stocks triathlon and other sport training books. Looking forward to my next tri.  Thanks in advance. Alison. —

Congratulations!  I too am quite slow on the bike and get routinely passed by mountain bikes.  Check out http://www.amazon.com.  I recently ordered "Paula Newby-Fraser’s Peak Fitness for Women" and "Time-Saving Training for Multisport Athletes" from them.  Haven’t read through the books yet, so I can’t comment on them but Amazon was an easy way to find the books.  They can also do a search on related topics after you’ve found a book so this may lead you to some other titles. It is a great feeling to finish your first tri though, isn’t it? Nancy

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Hello everybody, I just thought I would let everyone know I finished my first triathlon yesterday. Need to spend more time on my bike as I was rather slow Rather depressing when mountain bikes are passing you. Thanks to everyone who e-mailed me with replies to my questions that I posted. BTW, does anyone know of where I can get the book "Triathlons for Women" (I think that is what it is called) in Atlanta, GA, or of a good book shop that stocks triathlon and other sport training books. Looking forward to my next tri.  Thanks in advance. Alison. —

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Hello everybody, I just thought I would let everyone know I finished my first triathlon yesterday. Need to spend more time on my bike as I was rather slow Rather depressing when mountain bikes are passing you.

Don’t worry about those mountain bikes, some of those riders are darn good!  I’ve given up hope of matching some of them.  I used to pretend all the riders are younger than me but those grey beards keep passing me by. Aim to do the best that YOU can do and let the rest of the field do their own thing.  This way you will progress up the result sheet just as quickly, without the depression on the way up. Well done. Jeff — |At work:        Phone: +64-9-424 5388      Fax:    +64-21-785 097 | |   Program Development/Client Support      Mobile: +64-21-635 185 | |   Aspect Systems Ltd                                             | |   Specialists in software for Real Estate and Human Resources    | |At home:                                   Phone:  +64-9-424 0336 | |   Husband, Dad, Grandad                                          | |   Enthusiastic but slow triathlete                               | |   Justice of the Peace                                           |

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I am a new triathlete in Louisiana and I need some help! Will someone tell me the best way to improve my 5K time.  I have been running consistently at around 20:30.  I can’t seem to get below 20 min.  I will appreciate any advice you can give. Thank you,         Brad

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Hey Philly triathletes- In June we are starting a masters swim program at Germantown Academy. Practices are scheduled to be held M-F from 6:30-8 pm and Sat 10am-12pm. E-mail me for more info or stop by Steve’s Bicycle Center in Blue Bell to pick up a brochure. All levels welcome! -Laurie Hug

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Going to be in Texas this summer and plan on going to Lubbock for Buffalo Springs.  Any info would be greatly appreciated, especially about the course itself. Thanks- Chase

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Going to be in Texas this summer and plan on going to Lubbock for Buffalo Springs.  Any info would be greatly appreciated, especially about the course itself.

Just got my application in the mail on Friday.  The entry fee has jumped from $45 last year to $75 this year.  So much for the "best value in triathlon", Mike Greer’s plugging point for the past several years. As for the course expect heat, wind, and hills.  It a pretty good race I have done it each year since it has been a half.  I will be there also, email if you want more specific information Todd Thanks- Chase

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I am Mike Greer, President, of Universal Triathlon Alliance (UTA).  I am preparing next year’s Guide Book and need some information. I would like to know which Colleges and Universities, nationally, have Triathlon Teams.  Any help in getting this information would be beneficial to us. I would also like to collect names of Triathlon Clubs, such as, Big Apple Triathlon Club, etc……. Address and Phone numbers would be appreciated as well. Please, read our UTA Home Page on the WEB.   http://www.iadfw.net/electro/uta.html Thank you for your assistance. Mike Greer President, UTA

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To start if with Big Apple is no longer "Big Apple" they are "New York Triathlon Club" In PA we have: Pennsylvania Triathlon Club (PTC) PO Box 21332 Lehigh Valley, PA 18002-1332 …and here are a list of their events: March 16, 1996 – Allentown, PA St. Patty’s Day 8 Miler & 5K (footrace) Starts at 9 AM, We do take race day registration, under the "Big Top" tent. Course is an out-and-back w/ a few hills in the 8 mile run. 500 finisher in 1994. March 30, 1996 – Philadelphia, PA Fairmount Park Mtn Bike Race April 6, 1996 – Allentown, PA Parkway Duathlon – 1.5 Mile Run, 9 Mile Bike, 1.5 Mile Run Starts at 8:30 AM, We do take race day registration. Run is flat and the bike has a few a hill at the begining and the end, other than that it’s flat. May 5, 1996 – Cherry Hill, NJ Cooper Duathlon – 2 Mile Run, 12 Mile Bike, 2 Mile Run Starts at 8:30 AM, We do take race day registration, Run is out and back and flat, bike is 4 mile flat loop (closed to traffic), you do three times. June 15, 1996 – Allentown, PA Evergreen Multi-Sport Weekend – Duathlon 3 Mile Run, 16 Mile Bike, 3 Mile Run Starts at 8:30 AM, We do take race day registration.  Run is mostly flat and is out and back, bike is an 8 mile loop w/ rolling hills and you do it twice. Evergreen Multi-Sport Weekend – One Mile Swim The absolute best 1 mile swim for experinced and first timer.  Beautiful spring feed lake with a 1/3 mile loop buoyed off, do the loop 3 times. June 16, 1996 – Allentown, PA Evergreen Multi-Sport Weekend – Sprint Triathlon 1/3 Mile Swim, 15 Mile Bike, 3 Mile Run We do take race day registration. Great event for first time triathlete.  The whole Evergreen Multi-Sport Weekend take place at a private campground that is nestled against the Blue Ridge Mtns and Appalachian trail.  Big food-fest and family fun at awards ceremony. July 4, 1996 – Allentown, PA Independence Day Duathlon 1 Mile Run, 7 Mile Bike, 1 Mile Run Starts at 8:00 AM, We do take race day registration. This is a family picnic w/ a duathlon.  Held at a park w/ tennis courts, baseball fields, basketball courts.  Fun. August 3, 1996 – Philadelphia, PA Fairmount Park Classic Kids Triathlon Held in conjunction w/ FPCT ‘96. Pool swim, Bike & Run in the Park August 4, 1996 – Philadelphia, PA Fairmount Park Classic Triathlon – International Fairmount Park Classic Triathlon – Half Ironman & IM Qualifier We do NOT take race day registration nor packet pick-up.  If, and only if our 1200 person field (total between both events) has not been reached will we take registration a Saturday, August 3, 1996.  We did fill up in ‘95 before Saturday. New Course for both these events.  Same area, just a little better. Adam’s Mark Hotel will be the host hotel and also the site for the expo, pre-race dinner, and post race awards.  Their number is (800) 444-2326, they will have an $82 (single-quad) rate, room must be booked by July 15, 1996.  They WILL fill up. September 7, 1996 – Philadelphia, PA PowerKids Duathlon Held in conjunction w/ PDP ‘96. Run and bike flat in the park. September 8, 1996 – Philadelphia, PA Powerman Duathlon Philadelphia – Sprint Powerman Duathlon Philadelphia – International & PM Qualifier October 6, 1996 – Philadelphia, PA Fairmount Park Mtn. Bike Race October 13, 1996 – Philadelphia, PA Naval Station Duathlon November 28, 1996 – Allentown, PA Turkey Trot 4 Miler (footrace) If you would like an application, S.A.S.E.: (Event Name)/PTC PO Box 21332 Lehigh Valley, PA 18002-1332 Allyn Cutts "Be the best you can be every minute of your life"

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