Posts Tagged ‘ multisport ’

There are benefits from yoga that go beyond strength and flexibility. Practicing yoga can lessen anxiety, heighten concentration and improve motivation in as little as eight weeks, according to research presented in New Orleans at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Here’s a summary of the presentation from...
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Michael Lovato won this year’s Arizona Ironman and is eager to stake his claim in Hawaii’s Ford World Championships next October. But as many were saying the day he won his first Ironman competition in Coeur d’Alene, “Who is this guy and Where did he come from?” Well we’re here to tell you since...
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At 6′ 2″, 240 pounds, Dan Cox is certainly on the larger end of the triathlete scale. It’s just hard to imagine upon meeting him that less than five years ago he tipped the scales at a very non athletic 400+ pounds. Cox has always been an athlete. Born and raised in the “two...
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Hunter Allen is the owner of the Peaks Coaching Group, Inc. and the co-developer of CyclingPeaks Software. Widely known as one of the top experts in the world in coaching athletes using power meters, Hunter recently co-authored Training and Racing with a Powermeter with Dr. Andy Coggan. His coaching credentials include being a category...
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Joanna Zeiger turned pro in 1998 after being voted 1997 Amateur Triathlete of the Year. As one of the more versatile triathletes in the world, she excels at both the longer Ironman distance races (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run) and the shorter Olympic distance (.93 mile swim, 24.8 mile bike,...
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Cyclists, regardless of their level of competition, take their sport much more seriously than do their counterparts in other sports. They put in more time, money, and effort for far less glory and fewer rewards. However, despite the intensity of their passion and all of the careful planning and rigorous training, cyclists share one...
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