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Affordable Triathlons...
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Saturday, 30 March 2019 23:10
By Tom McAllister (triathlete.com)
Thom Richmond wants to tear down this financial barrier to triathlon entry. “There’s an area that’s completely ignored,” he says of tri’s demographics, which skew toward mostly male, white, high-income earners in their middle 40s. “That’s not where most of the country is.” Pointing to U.S. Census Bureau data, Richmond believes there’s growth potential for triathlon, but costs must be lowered in order to attract newcomers—from all socioeconomic backgrounds—to the sport.
A 49-year-old engineer by trade and an age-grouper triathlete by passion, Richmond is a former Southern Californian who now lives in Virginia. He followed his wife to “Old Dominion” after she received a sweet job offer: VP of admissions at Washington and Lee University. The family made the move in 2015, but ...
Phillipi Two-For-Two at SLP Indoor...
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Thursday, 28 March 2019 23:10
LIFE TIME ST. LOUIS PARK INDOOR TRIATHLON #2 - VICTORIA PHILLIPPI won the January indoor at the SLP club, and she successfully defended her title in race #2 at that venue last Sunday.
In January, tri vet Kathryn Jensen was her closest rival. This time around, it was KATE BARNETT who gave Victoria a run for her money, but it was Phillippi's swim/run combo once again that sealed the deal for her, though it shuld be said that her bike performance was not too shabby either.
FYI - Victoria was coming off a very solid 5-mile effort (17th - 31:47) at O'Gara's Irish Run two weeks prior.
As for Barnett, she capped her 2018 outdoor tri season with a 7th place finish at Hopkins Royal, which matched her 2017 performance there. ..
Dog Lovers & Flower Bikes...
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Monday, 25 March 2019 23:10
A pair of intimate indoor tris took place last Sunday. One was at the Life Time Fitness club in Plymouth, where 64 athletes went the distance. The other was the LTF club in St. Louis Park, which had 34 finishers....
Overcoming Fear of Triathlon...
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Sunday, 24 March 2019 23:10
By Will Murray (mytimetotri.com)
You don’t have to be super-human to complete a triathlon. That is despite the popular notion. Many people could become triathletes if they could get past their fear of just giving triathlon a try. Let’s clear up the misconceptions and get you started.
I CAN’T (FILL IN THE BLANK: SWIM, BIKE, RUN).
Truth: there are very few true three-sport athletes who are equally proficient at the swim, the bike and the run. Almost everyone has one discipline that isn’t their favorite, because it isn’t their strongest. So, during the race it evens out. Solid in one discipline, a little less in another. Most of us are in that situation. Some say, train to your weakness, but race to your strength. If you don’t yet know how to swim well, this is your chance to learn a new sport while keeping up with your cycling or running. Who knows? You might really learn to love it. Here’s a mental skill exercise for learning how to do that. And, there are other multisport events in addition to triathlon: duathlons have a run-bike-run format, and aquabikes a swim-bike format. ...
Hankee Wins "The Intimidator!"...
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Friday, 22 March 2019 23:10
For more that a decade, DIANE HANKEE has been one of Minnesota's premier female multisporters. She is a former Minnesota Master of the Year and was nominated for Triathlete of the Year in 2016, the year she was ranked #2 on Team Minnesota.
On March 16, Diane kicked off her 2019 tri season with a big win at the Florida Challenge Half Ironman, aka "The Intimidator.". Her time was 4:52:24 on the extremely hilly course. That's right, there are some hills in the Sunshine State, and they are all in the Clermont area.
Not only did DH win the women's race by a chunky margin (7:27!), she placed 9th overall.
She also did this event in 2017, placing 5th (1st Master) in the women's race in 4:52 and change....
