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Mark Nation
Friday, 27 Feb, 2009 – 17:40 | No Comment

Name: Mark Nation
Age: 41
Personal: I am originally from Chattanooga, TN, along with my wife, Leslie (also a multisport athlete).  However, I have lived and/or worked in dozens of states as a former professional touring/recording …

Team Sport Factory Shows Off Early Season Fitness at Tundra TT
Monday, 23 Feb, 2009 – 19:53 | No Comment

The Tundra Time trial is an early season event in which many multi-sport athletes and roadies test pre season fitness.  Jason McCambridge of TSF won the Cat V division with an average speed of 26.31 …

10 Commandments of Training
Thursday, 19 Feb, 2009 – 13:50 | No Comment

By Coach Matt Russ
Athletes will often recognize certain training “truths” but violate them anyways.  It is important to have a list of things you hold universal and try to stick to them.  Often the rules …

2XU Elite Compression Tights
Tuesday, 17 Feb, 2009 – 12:22 | No Comment

There is no doubt that compression clothing helps improve circulation.  You may have noticed your grandmother wearing compression stockings decades ago.  Compression garments are commonly used in the medical community to help improve circulation post-surgery, …

Aerobic Base Training- Going Slower To Get Faster
Friday, 13 Feb, 2009 – 13:55 | No Comment

By Matt Russ
for Triathlete magazine
One of the hardest concepts for an athlete to understand and implement is base training. It is counterintuitive to run or bike slowly in order to gain performance later in the …

Overcoming Plantar Fascitis
Friday, 13 Feb, 2009 – 13:53 | No Comment

By Jen Adley, LPT
One of the more common overuse injuries, especially associated with running, is plantar fasciistic (PF). Plantar fasciitis is a term used to describe the condition when the ‘plantar fascia’ of the foot …

From Athlete to Mommy
Friday, 13 Feb, 2009 – 13:51 | No Comment

By Coach Martha Handford

My journey from competitive cyclist/coach to becoming a new mother has been a learning experience, to say the least. I guess I knew that pregnancy would be rough on my body, but …

A Few Facts on Fat
Friday, 13 Feb, 2009 – 13:49 | No Comment

by coach Matt Russ

Fat is the enemy right? If you are trying to achieve a more effective power to weight ratio body fat is the ballast you want to drop, however, during endurance training and …

Tim Green
Thursday, 12 Feb, 2009 – 15:55 | No Comment

Personal:  I have an advertising company and real estate company.
New To Triathlons. Just got bored of always running, eliptical, etc. just to run with no goals or anything other than to get my aerobics in …