I’m moving like I’m 80. No offense to 80 year old’s, but I worked hard yesterday at the Boulder Ironman 70.3, and my body is letting me know it today! I rolled the proverbial dice yesterday in my race by trying some new things and it seems to have paid off. I had a personal …
Race report: Denver Triathlon July 24 2011 by Randy Mast Every now and again I have an experience that I find myself retelling over and over again to friends, coworkers, to whomever will hold still long enough to listen to me. That is what I find myself doing after this past weekend. Sunday, July 24th, …
I'm very pleased with my first race of the year and I know my results were thanks to Winston and Carmichael Training Systems. I improved every category substantially (except for my first transition) and managed to place 8th in my age group (83 racers) and 55th overall out of almost 1,200. Starting with …
By Bill Plock Being fairly new to Team Trainright and with my first race coming up, something my yoga teacher said the other day really made me think about why I race. I love to compete, I want to win, but as someone past his prime, why do I continue to race? Remember when you …
So with my friend in mind, I packed up the car, left my house at 5:20am, just as the sun was coming up, and headed to Boulder with my teammate Amy- ready to race! I have one major piece of advice, that I learned the hard way this year, to anyone newer to the sport, …
By Bill Plock, newest Team Trainright team member. It's been 28 days since I started with Team Trainright and I feel stronger. I can hardly wait to race and see how I do. I realize I'll be crushed if I don't have good results, but I'm also confident I will do well, short of having …
For Immediate Release: From: Carmichael Training Systems 600 S. 21st Street Colorado Springs, CO 80904 www.trainright.com Re: Santa Ynez Regional Training Center, Opening June 27, 2011 Date: June 2, 2011 Carmichael Training Systems will be opening the new Santa Ynez regional training center on the central coast of California on June 27, 2011! CTS will …
Team Trainright started the triathlon season with four podium finishes including two first place finishes by Jon and Randy at the Summer Open in Longmont, Colorado. Malia and Cameron earned second place finishes in their age group. Great results for a team of five competing with 368 other athletes. The triathlon became a duathlon, but …
By Natalie Bojko, CTS Senior Coach Even the most experienced triathletes can benefit from flip turns. Learning to manage and balance your body in different positions as well as incorporating other strokes into your weekly workouts can benefit as much as wearing your wet suit. Learning to flip turn also requires breath control and will …
By Lindsay Hyman, CTS Pro Coach Completing a 70.3 Ironman race should be a positive and encouraging experience, one that helps provide confidence in your abilities as a triathlete. As I mentioned in Part I of this article, during a pre-Ironman 70.3 you can learn a great deal about how your body responds to competition, …