Monthly Archives: May 2009

Enjoy the Ride – Dr. Trev Williams

‘Enjoy the Ride’ Dr. Trev Williams of ‘The Doctrine Training Method and Coaching’ May/June 2009 Newsletter This sixth installment of ‘Enjoy the Ride’ will come to you when you are looking particularly silly naked. Your tan lines should be clean and crisp and ridiculous by now! Finally, the skies have cleared and Mother Nature has [...]

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Race Report – Lisa Mensink, Olympian

Subaru Shawnigan Lake International Triathlon–Race Report By Professional Triathlete & 2008 Olympian Lisa Mensink For the past few weeks I’ve been training in Victoria, BC, Canada. The riding around Victoria is excellent and it’s a great place to train with lots of world class athletes and gorgeous mountain and ocean scenery. I’ve had some epic [...]

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GRAB YOUR FREE POWERBAR SAMPLE

“GRAB YOUR FREE POWERBAR SAMPLE” Click here to get your Power to Push! RECOVERY Recovery is a vital component to any training routine. -workouts and competitions deplete your glycogen stores -muscle tissue is damaged as you train and compete and requires repair -muscles are being stimulated to adapt to your training workload Recovery must include [...]

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Ask A Pro About…. Race Day Nutrition

Kyle Marcotte – Pro Ironman There are plenty of people who are more qualified than I am to write about what you should eat before, during and after an event. I have found that works well for me is to keep things simple. I am a big fan of the Powergels during a race because [...]

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Ask A Pro About…. Race Wheels

By Grant Burwash ITU Elite Athlete After being in the triathlon scene for many years and working in the bike industry, I have had the opportunity to try a number of wheels, some of which I like and others that I do not. Speed Theory <http://www.speedtheory.ca/>  is having a huge blow out on 2008 Zipp [...]

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IRONMAN 70.3 CALGARY WELCOMES TITLE SPONSOR VITERRA – CALGARY, ALBERTA

Ironman 70.3 Calgary is pleased to announce its official partnership with Canadian agricultural business icon, Viterra Inc. The company will assume the role of title sponsor of the event, now known as Viterra Ironman 70.3 Calgary. Viterra Ironman 70.3 Calgary Press Release

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Meet The Elite – Mark Van Akkeren

1. PB – Thanks for agreeing to this interview Mark.  You are a pro ironman athlete training out of the Boulder Co area correct? Yep!  I love it here.  The community is HIGHLY conducive to being a professional triathlete and the pools, roads and trails simply cannot be beat.  Colorado is HOME and even after [...]

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