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As a member of an awesome triathlon club with incredible talent and handfull of dedicated folks with a realistic vision for the club and our sport. I want to give you a hint. You will have 4 types of members. 1 – Those who choose to participate in leadership roles. 2 – Those who choose to volunteer themselves or significant others for those thankless behind the scenes positions on a regular basis. 3 – Those who choose to participate as Goodwill Ambassadors for the club and the triathlon community. 4 – Those (usually the same ones) who choose to complain, whine on a regular basis and offer little or no time to volunteer. Except to point out all the things that are wrong with the club. Only volunteer for the jobs which have the most visibility and lots of time in the "spotlight" then dissappear for everything else the club needs volunteers for. Pick the 3 groups you want be the driving force of your club and tell the other group to hit the road from the start.
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I attempted to start one here, but found one already established and joined it. I am quite active in our club "Sonoma Mountain Triathletes" (Sonoma County, CA. – north of San Fran.). We have printed flyers to post at pools, health clubs, bike and running stores, etc. In addition, we printed the same flyers with membership applications on the back and set them at the information table at the Vineman signup. Also, if you can get word out via rst newsgroup, and a website if possible, you should get a good response. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, my name is Matt. I’m a sophomore at Miami University in Oxford, OH; a couple of my friends and I at school are going to try and start a triathlon club this semester. I work at the university pool, and when I ask random students why they’re "doing laps," a lot of them have said that they’re training for a triathlon. So it seems as if the interest is already there, I’m just asking for advice on how to get people (college students, mind you) to get together and train, and hopefully do a couple races. I’m a newbie – I’ve done 2 triathlons this summer so far, and I’d like to continue at college. So if anyone out there has tried to start a tri club in their area, I’d love to hear about what to do, or not to do in order to make the club successful. Thanks in advance, Matt
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Hi, my name is Matt. I’m a sophomore at Miami University in Oxford, OH; a couple of my friends and I at school are going to try and start a triathlon club this semester. I work at the university pool, and when I ask random students why they’re "doing laps," a lot of them have said that they’re training for a triathlon. So it seems as if the interest is already there, I’m just asking for advice on how to get people (college students, mind you) to get together and train, and hopefully do a couple races. I’m a newbie – I’ve done 2 triathlons this summer so far, and I’d like to continue at college. So if anyone out there has tried to start a tri club in their area, I’d love to hear about what to do, or not to do in order to make the club successful.
matt, thats great youre trying to start a club, intercollegiate triathlon is becoming more and more popular each year, so im sure you wont have a problem . Im the president of the UC Santa Barbara tri team, and we have it pretty easy. If you can at all get funding from your rec sports program it would really help you guys out. since triathlon isnt conisedered NCAA yet, we cannot get money from the athletic department. however, the "club sport" program may be able to help you once the team is established. if you have any questions about anything feel free to ask, and hopefully we will see you in boulder, CO for collegiate nationals!! good luck scott
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Hey Great for You! I wish my college had a tri club when I was there. Would have given me something for the off season from soccer. My med school had a group of people who met for swim and occasional bike/run workouts but nothing formal. I wish the NCAA would start triathlon as a intercollegiate sport! Anyways, Penn State Tri Club has a pretty cool web site at : http://www.clubs.psu.edu/triclub/index.htm They have a race schedule, work out schedule, member list ect. You can also email them from the page maybe they would have some great advice for you. Good luck. Don Van Wie Tri-ing to practice what I preach.
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Matt I started a club here in the city of Guelph. I do work at the university here and the core members of the group are students. But don’t restrict yourself to just students. I’m sure a few older age groupers around town my want to join. This can be a benefit since they can pass on valuable tips. This is what’s happened in our case. As far as getting the ‘word out’ about the club, arrange a information meeting. Post some signs around the Athletic Centre, talk to people you swim and run with. At our information meeting we had some local pros and a rep from a local race series come out and answer questions. We had everyone fill out an information form and I passed on my email address. I have an email distribution list which I post messages about upcoming workouts, races, rides to races, etc…. We decided that we would have one main workout per week. It happens to be a tempo run on Tuesday nights. Other workouts are arranged between a few others or with the whole group. We stress that this is a social group, to meet other triathletes, the structured workouts just happen to follow. Your workouts could be broken up into groups depending on ability, so no one is running or cycling ‘off the back’ by themselves. Remember keep it fun!!! Good luck Ken – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, my name is Matt. I’m a sophomore at Miami University in Oxford, OH; a couple of my friends and I at school are going to try and start a triathlon club this semester. I work at the university pool, and when I ask random students why they’re "doing laps," a lot of them have said that they’re training for a triathlon. So it seems as if the interest is already there, I’m just asking for advice on how to get people (college students, mind you) to get together and train, and hopefully do a couple races. I’m a newbie – I’ve done 2 triathlons this summer so far, and I’d like to continue at college. So if anyone out there has tried to start a tri club in their area, I’d love to hear about what to do, or not to do in order to make the club successful. Thanks in advance, Matt
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Hi, my name is Matt. I’m a sophomore at Miami University in Oxford, OH; a couple of my friends and I at school are going to try and start a triathlon club this semester. I work at the university pool, and when I ask random students why they’re "doing laps," a lot of them have said that they’re training for a triathlon. So it seems as if the interest is already there, I’m just asking for advice on how to get people (college students, mind you) to get together and train, and hopefully do a couple races. I’m a newbie – I’ve done 2 triathlons this summer so far, and I’d like to continue at college. So if anyone out there has tried to start a tri club in their area, I’d love to hear about what to do, or not to do in order to make the club successful. Thanks in advance, Matt
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Katherine Williams here, in wintery-Wisconsin, looking for a few international individuals to assist me with this last stretch of research for The 1997 Triathlon Sourcebook. As some of you know, this is a project I began a few months ago; the end result will come in early February with the publication of this first-ever annual guide to the sport. It will be 220 pages. But until the end of December, I am still immersed in long days of research. Big phone bills, too (!), as I follow up on everyone who didn’t return a form (or didn’t receive one in the first place). For example, I have notes on more than 500 prize-money races in some 65 countries, but I am still looking to plug some holes and gather more information. (I haven’t made contact with all 500 race directors yet, for instance). What’s The 1997 Triathlon Sourcebook, you ask? As I describe it, it’s this: "Go where the pros go! The 1997 Triathlon Sourcebook is your reference guide to all the sport’s insider, international information … This first-ever, comprehensive directory lists hundreds of prize-money races, pros, (very top) age-groupers, sponsors, companies, coaches, camps, training, travel, retail stores, organizations and federations." That much said, here’s how I could use some help. Are there any university students out there (or others, of course), just done with exams, who know a bit about various triathlon activities in your country? I am looking to tie up some loose ends, or to make inroads in countries where I just haven’t been able to collect any information yet. Some of the information I am seeking is probably just at your fingertips — or else (for you) a local phone call away. I would be pleased to provide a free copy of the Sourcebook (it will sell for US $29) to anyone who assists me in a notable way (we can discuss specifics by e-mail). I will also acknowledge these same individuals’ help within the book. Let me know of your interest, and let’s get started! Please e-mail if you are in a faraway place, and think you can help me with some leads (race directors, organizations, coaches, product distributors, etc.) Thanks. Katherine Williams The 1997 Triathlon Sourcebook
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Katherine Williams here, in wintery-Wisconsin, looking for a few international individuals to assist me with this last stretch of research for The 1997 Triathlon Sourcebook. As some of you know, this is a project I began a few months ago; the end result will come in early February with the publication of this first-ever annual guide to the sport. It will be 220 pages.
Now I am worried, the last triathlon related thing I payed for with "220" in it was a total rip off. Can’t you edit out a few pages 
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If you need any help for the province of Quebec or Canada I will help as much as i can. Keep up the good work. Derek, — Derek Theriault Equipe de triathlon Universite Laval SAS 2254, PEPS Universite Laval Ste-Foy, PQ, Canada G1K 7P4 Fax 418-656-5749 Tel 418-845-3793
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I apologize for the original posting–I guess too much time at the checkout at the grocery store reading the latest tabloid with screaming headlines? I promise to never do that again on this page. As for the GI stuff, everything I’ve read in running, triathlon, and even (sorry) bodybuilding rags pushes a slow release of carbs as the healthy way to go. And that is the universal recommendation. It controls insulin levels better and helps prevent a ton of diseases including (from what I’ve read) adult on-set diabetes in the non-athletic population. But back to the basics: the larger the spike of incoming carbs, the more insulin and all the resulting factors. Another example that comes to mind is doughnuts and coffee are no longer recommended as the breakfast of champions because the carbs in the pastry and the caffeine in the coffee drive screw up your blood sugar levels even tho you’re ready to climb the wall within about 30 minutes of slugging this stuff down. And then the resulting crash comes mid morning when you blood sugar levels go negative from your body trying to compensate for trashing it earlier. But, if you have a bowl of oats (the slow cooking kind) and some egg whites cooked with salsa & low fat cheese as a side dish to provide proteins (that will really stabilize blood sugar levels), you won’t experience that mid morning crash. Is that a better explanation? The same thing with a Powerbar vs. eating yogurt & an apple–bad GI index (Powerbar) vs. better GI index (yogurt/apple). And as for the bodybuilding stuff, maybe its not instinctive. One more apology due and given on my part. I do know they have incredibly high amounts of lean body mass, but so do powerlifters. The difference is, the bodybuilders are incredibly careful about their food intake vs. powerlifters that eat like an ultramarathoner and end up looking like a stuffed blimb. The point on this is, I’ve read many of the muscle magazines where up to 60% of the articles is on many of these topics and have provided some great insight as to controlling bodyfat through careful carbohydrate consumption. Different sport, I know, but same objective–get lean. I agree with you on the bars–I stick with the real thing myself. Again, check into some back issues of Runner’s World or Inside Triathlon–there may be some better explanations in there. Or, if you’re daring, try one of the bodybuilding magazines…?
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OK, the next time anyone posts anything about a sports food bar of any kind, take the following steps: 1 – Consider how many calories of food you consume in an average day. 2 – Consider how many "whatever" bars you consume in a day. 3 – Consider how many calories are in this "whatever" bar. 4 – Calculate how much of your daily calorie intake comes from the "whatever" bar I predict that you’ll reach the obvious conclusion that the sports food bar contributes a very small percentage of your daily calorie intake and that eating one a day (and I expect most of us don’t eat that many) will have virtually no effect on the overall balance of fats, protein and carbohydrates in your diet. In other words, even if a certain bar does contain the magic balance of protein, fat and carbos, it won’t make a whit of difference unless your diet consists of nothing else. Try ‘em all. See what works for you. Eat lots of fresh fruit and grains and keep the fat content of your routine diet reasonably low. Avoid nutritional BS. Oh yeah, and train real hard!
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I apologize for the original posting–I guess too much time at the checkout at the grocery store reading the latest tabloid with screaming headlines? I promise to never do that again on this page.
No apology needed. You’ve clarified things. Maybe if you’d started out saying that everything you’d read indicated that slow release of carbos is the way to go – insulin spikes etc, and that your reading of PRBars label vs Biozone indicates that one might be better than the other, it wouldn’t have set off my spam alarm. But putting "The TRUTH!!!" in the header, along with referring to someone as a former used car salesman certainly did that. You gotta stop reading those tabloids. :} – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -As for the GI stuff, everything I’ve read in running, triathlon, and even (sorry) bodybuilding rags pushes a slow release of carbs as the healthy way to go. And that is the universal recommendation. It controls insulin levels better and helps prevent a ton of diseases including (from what I’ve read) adult on-set diabetes in the non-athletic population. But back to the basics: the larger the spike of incoming carbs, the more insulin and all the resulting factors. Another example that comes to mind is doughnuts and coffee are no longer recommended as the breakfast of champions because the carbs in the pastry and the caffeine in the coffee drive screw up your blood sugar levels even tho you’re ready to climb the wall within about 30 minutes of slugging this stuff down. And then the resulting crash comes mid morning when you blood sugar levels go negative from your body trying to compensate for trashing it earlier. But, if you have a bowl of oats (the slow cooking kind) and some egg whites cooked with salsa & low fat cheese as a side dish to provide proteins (that will really stabilize blood sugar levels), you won’t experience that mid morning crash. Is that a better explanation? The same thing with a Powerbar vs. eating yogurt & an apple–bad GI index (Powerbar) vs. better GI index (yogurt/apple).
Yep, that’s a very good explanation. Makes sense, now that I see that’s what you’re referring to. I wish you had put it in the first post. Then I wouldn’t have gotten flamed for taking you to task. I agree with you on the bars–I stick with the real thing myself. Again, check into some back issues of Runner’s World or Inside Triathlon–there may be some better explanations in there. Or, if you’re daring, try one of the bodybuilding magazines…?
Ummm, I don’t know if I’ll go THAT far. :} Mike Tennent WebRunner Running Page — Southeast USA Race Calendar 200+ listings. Advertise your race. FTP Race Apps, FAQ http://www.webrunner.com/webrun/running/running.html
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The glycemic index (GI) refers to the release of a carbohydrate into the blood stream hence the resulting insulin release. For example, carbs from unprocessed grains are released far slower into the bloodstream than processed carbs. Fiber plays an important role in this, as you probably are aware. White bread, which has a bad GI, will unload into your system at 3 – 5 times the rate of broccoli, which has a favorable GI. If you read "Runner’s World", the nutrition column by Liz Applegate also had some information on this topic as well. Biozone is not the only group that gets into this technology; diabetics, other people with blood sugar problems, etc., are taught this information so they can better control their diseases. And I would recommend reading up on insulin & fat retention–you’ll be surprised what answers are out there. Consider this: The leanest non-aerobic athletes (?) in the world are bodybuilders, and they instinctively know which carbs have better GI indexs than others. I know I’ll get a backlash of arguments on drugs, etc., but there are numerous NATURAL trainers out there who despise aerobics but continue to display developed physiques with low bodyfat. And its partially due to their knowledge of diet and the control of carbs. I hate to take a chance on sounding rude since so many people do it so freely on the Internet, but I think you did miss some of the points brought out in your biochemistry class or nutrition classes. Or even what Liz Applegate wrote in "Runner’s World". The bottom line was this, however: If you want to use a diet based on the 4-3-3 concept and are currently on PR*Bars, read the label then check into what hydrogenated oils and high GI carbs do. The Biozone bars, which I don’t use, are the better choice. It was simply the relaying of information.
Parker: Well, your second post was definitely better than your breathless-with-wonder first one, but my spam detector hasn’t re-set yet. Maybe I’m just confused. Releasing carbos quickly into your blood stream is bad? Always? Seems to me, that would be ok in lots of situations – unless you’re diabetic? And what the heck does body-building have to do with anything? I suspect the fact that they spend 15 hours a day lifting Yugo’s might have more to do with low body fat than anything. And the statement that they "instinctively" know which foods have a good GI doesn’t warrant further comment. Could it be they talk among each other during those endless Yugo-lifts? Sorry, still sounds like spam to me. BTW: I don’t use PR*bars, biozone, or anything like that. I’m on the old see-food diet. I see food, I eat it. Seems to work for me. WebRunner Running Page — Southeast USA Race Calendar 200+ listings. Advertise your race. FTP Race Apps, FAQ http://www.webrunner.com/webrun/running/running.html
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The glycemic index (GI) refers to the release of a carbohydrate into the blood stream hence the resulting insulin release. And I would recommend reading up on insulin & fat retention–you’ll be surprised what answers are out there. Consider this: The leanest non-aerobic athletes (?) in the world are bodybuilders, and they instinctively know which carbs have better GI indexs than others.
Bodybuilders typically eat 5 to 6 relatively small meals per day to minmize blood sugar and insulin reactions. Chromium picolinate can also help smooth out insulin reactions. If you want to use a diet based on the 4-3-3 concept and are currently on PR*Bars, read the label then check into what hydrogenated oils and high GI carbs do. The Biozone bars, which I don’t use, are the better choice.
But during exercise, the body is reluctant to release insulin, and eating high GI foods right before, and during exercise, won’t create much of an insulin reaction. Also, eating protein along with carbs (no matter how high their GI is) has a very strong synergistic affect, particularly after exercise. The insulin spike helps drive the carbs and protein into the muscles. Bodybuilders rely on this also. My earlier post on "Carb consumption vs. fat" explained many of the details on this. One must consider all of the evidence, not just part of it. -Warren
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The glycemic index (GI) refers to the release of a carbohydrate into the blood stream hence the resulting insulin release. For example, carbs from unprocessed grains are released far slower into the bloodstream than processed carbs. Fiber plays an important role in this, as you probably are aware. White bread, which has a bad GI, will unload into your system at 3 – 5 times the rate of broccoli, which has a favorable GI. If you read "Runner’s World", the nutrition column by Liz Applegate also had some information on this topic as well. Biozone is not the only group that gets into this technology; diabetics, other people with blood sugar problems, etc., are taught this information so they can better control their diseases. And I would recommend reading up on insulin & fat retention–you’ll be surprised what answers are out there. Consider this: The leanest non-aerobic athletes (?) in the world are bodybuilders, and they instinctively know which carbs have better GI indexs than others. I know I’ll get a backlash of arguments on drugs, etc., but there are numerous NATURAL trainers out there who despise aerobics but continue to display developed physiques with low bodyfat. And its partially due to their knowledge of diet and the control of carbs. I hate to take a chance on sounding rude since so many people do it so freely on the Internet, but I think you did miss some of the points brought out in your biochemistry class or nutrition classes. Or even what Liz Applegate wrote in "Runner’s World". The bottom line was this, however: If you want to use a diet based on the 4-3-3 concept and are currently on PR*Bars, read the label then check into what hydrogenated oils and high GI carbs do. The Biozone bars, which I don’t use, are the better choice. It was simply the relaying of information.
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[edited for brevity, content errors probably my fault] Biozone is not the only group that gets into this technology; diabetics, other people with blood sugar problems, etc., are taught this information so they can better control their diseases. The bottom line was this, however: If you want to use a diet based on the 4-3-3 concept and are currently on PR*Bars, read the label then check into what hydrogenated oils and high GI carbs do. The Biozone bars, which I don’t use, are the better choice. It was simply the relaying of information.
Note, Mike Tennent starts here and my comments are directed toward him. Parker: Well, your second post was definitely better than your breathless-with-wonder first one, but my spam detector hasn’t re-set yet.
Your spam-detector? I’ve tried very hard to avoid postings by Mike Tennent, but the fact that he posts so very often has made it impossible. I was interested in the discussion that preceded Mike’s post. Maybe I’m just confused. Releasing carbos quickly into your blood stream is bad? Always? Seems to me, that would be ok in lots of situations – unless you’re diabetic?
No doubt you’re confused. Why someone who’s confused would announce it is beyond my understanding. Why you’ve picked a fight with the previous poster is equally baffling to me. And what the heck does body-building have to do with anything? I suspect the fact that they spend 15 hours a day lifting Yugo’s might have more to do with low body fat than anything. And the statement that they "instinctively" know which foods have a good GI doesn’t warrant further comment. Could it be they talk among each other during those endless Yugo-lifts? Sorry, still sounds like spam to me.
And that’s where you’re simply wrong. A post can’t "sound like spam." A message becomes spam when it is posted many times–period. You may disagree with the post. You may think that his post was off-topic (I don’t) and berate him for that. You may have nothing better to do than harass the poor fellow, and you decided to use your "word of the day" to castigate him publicly. In any case, you can’t call it spam without substantiation–calling it spam does not make it spam. For anyone who’s interested, spam-cancelling is a hot topic these days, and it receives a fair amount of discussion in the admin newsgroups. For a definition of spam, I’ve included the following excerpt from the news.admin.net-abuse.misc FAQ: <starting with section 2.1 SPAM, SPAMMERS, and MOOSES 2.1) What is Spam? It’s a luncheon meat, kinda pink, comes in a can, made by Hormel. Most Americans intuitively, viscerally associate "Spam" with "no nutritive or aesthetic value." The luncheon meat has its own newsgroup, alt.spam. The term "spam," as used on this newsgroup, means "the same article (or essentially the same article) posted an unacceptably high number of times to one or more newsgroups." CONTENT IS IRRELEVANT. ‘Spam’ doesn’t mean "ads." It doesn’t mean "abuse." It doesn’t mean "posts whose content I object to." Spam is a funky name for a phenomenon that can be measured pretty objectively: did that post appear X times? (See: "Yeah, but how many is X?’) There have recently been examples of "customized" spams–where each post made some effort to apply to each individual newsgroup, but the general thrust of each article was the same. A huge straw poll on news.admin.policy, news.admin.misc, and a.c-e.n-a (December 1994) showed that as many of 90% of the readers felt that cancellations for these posts were justified. So, simply put: if you plan to post the same or similar messages to dozens of newsgroups, the posts are probably going to get cancelled. If you feel that a massive multi-post you are planning constitutes an exception, you are more than welcome to run the idea past the readers of news.admin.net-abuse.misc for feedback first. It should be noted that cross-posting a single message to many newsgroups (which many call "velveeta") is definitely *not* considered cancellable spam by those who cancel spam. That doesn’t mean it’s always a swell idea, though, and a large cross-post will probably evoke many flames. If you *must* cross-post, set the followups to a single appropriate group by adding a header line like Followup-to: group.name.here This prevents the readers of all the groups from having to deal with the thread for weeks afterwards if the readers of only one or two of the groups take an interest in it. 2.2) Where did the term ‘Spam’ come from? From the Monty Python song that goes, roughly, "Spam spam spam spam,
spam spam spam spam, spam spam spam spam…" See? The term wasn’t first used to describe mass news posting, however. See the Hacker’s Jargon File for previous uses of the word.
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The PR*Bars bars contain saturated fat and hydrogenated oils, plus their high glycemic index is caused by incorrect carbs which slows fat loss. Huh? English translation, please?
Well, the saturated fat and hydrogenated oils stuff is reasonable, even if it’s just two ways of saying the same thing. As for the "high glycemic index" and "incorrect carbs," I smell BS. Perhaps the glycemic index refers to its fat content, judging by the root, but I haven’t heard of it before. Even so, that’s just three ways of saying the same thing: saturated fat, hydrogenated oils, "high glycemic index." I’m pretty sure "incorrect carbs" are non-existent, and I can’t see how the specific structure of the carbohydrates could possibly have anything to do with fat loss anyway. Bottom Line English Translation: Advertising snow job, attempting to take advantage of those who slept through their biology classes. David DeGusta
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There seems to be a big misconception that PR*Bars & the Biozone program are the same thing. Check into the products and you’ll find PR*Bars are not the same thing as Biozone bars! The PR*Bars bars contain saturated fat and hydrogenated oils, plus their high glycemic index is caused by incorrect carbs which slows fat loss. And, I understand the PR*Bar company is a spin-off of Biozone started by a former Biozone member & a used car salesman! Don’t be fooled by the PR*Bar program or advertising like so many of us; after doing some research, you’ll find out who’s got the real program. And Biozone does not push their supplement–they the full program available through a book which teaches you how to use real foods to successfully lose bodyfat. I’ve had better and faster success from Biozone. Can Dave Scott, Biozone user, be wrong?
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There seems to be a big misconception that PR*Bars & the Biozone program are the same thing. Check into the products and you’ll find PR*Bars are not the same thing as Biozone bars!
Ok, what next? Fords aren’t Chevys? Wow. The PR*Bars bars contain saturated fat and hydrogenated oils, plus their high glycemic index is caused by incorrect carbs which slows fat loss.
Huh? English translation, please? DeGusta – you want to ring in here? This is your kind of topic. And, I understand the PR*Bar company is a spin-off of Biozone started by a former Biozone member & a used car salesman!
So? Netscape spun off Mosaic. What’s you’re point? Don’t be fooled by the PR*Bar program or advertising like so many of us;
Aha, you done "seen the light!" after doing some research, you’ll find out who’s got the real program. And Biozone does not push their supplement–they the full program available through a book which teaches you how to use real foods to successfully lose bodyfat. I’ve had better and faster success from Biozone. Can Dave Scott, Biozone user, be wrong?
Yes, but I wouldn’t want to be the one to tell him :} Seriously, Dave Scott is Dave Scott. What works for him doesn’t necesarily work for you or me. The point of this silly rambling is: if you have some facts – present ‘em. This has all the earmarks of a spam. And a poor one at that. Mike Tennent WebRunner Running Page — Southeast USA Race Calendar 200+ listings. Advertise your race. FTP Race Apps, FAQ http://www.webrunner.com/webrun/running/running.html
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Hi runners, I will be in San Jose next week, and im looking for buying a Polar accurex II pulse-rate watch. What is the GOOD street price on that in this area, and where do I go to get it. I was told that I can get 1 for 179$. What about 5 – then I can bring some back for my friend…..:-) Tanks for any recommendations Tom Jakobsen
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What is the GOOD street price on that in this area, and where do I go to get it. I was told that I can get 1 for 179$. What about 5 – then I can bring some back for my friend…..:-)
$179 sounds pretty low for a street price on an Accurex II — even buying in quantity that’s leaving little if any room for dealer profit, and in the quantities I buy there’d be no profit at that price. Consider anything less than $200 an excellent price and keep in mind that Polar’s suggested retail is $229. — / Running tips, HRMs, writing ….. Ponytail under construction
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What is the GOOD street price on that in this area, and where do I go to get it. I was told that I can get 1 for 179$. What about 5 – then I can bring some back for my friend…..:-) $179 sounds pretty low for a street price on an Accurex II — even buying in quantity that’s leaving little if any room for dealer profit, and in the quantities I buy there’d be no profit at that price. Consider anything less than $200 an excellent price and keep in mind that Polar’s suggested retail is $229. —
You may be able to get an Accurex II for $179 or better via mail order. When I was looking for a HRM (about Jan/Feb 94) I saw the Accurex II advertised for $189 mail order (including a book and bike mount). It was then one model down from the top-of-the-line for Polar. Since it’s been replaced by the Accurex NightVision, you may be able to find it on clearance. At one time I saw it advertised for $139 from Performance Bikes. Try these mail order houses. All have 800 numbers available from 800 info (1-800-555-1212). Creative Health Products (Michigan): good info sheet explaining models and features. Prices competitive but not as low as next two. Triathlete Zombies (San Diego): Colorado Cyclist (Colorado Springs): Performance Bikes (North Carolina): normal prices aren’t as good, but may be on sale. — Tom Carminati U S WEST Technologies
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Performance Bikes currently has the Accurex II on sale for $169.00 Tony
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