By Susan DuPont We’ve all heard it, that quiet murmuring that gets whispered at triathlon races whenever an athlete, for whatever reason, doesn’t finish a race: D.N.F. Did Not Finish. Just three simple letters, but what an impact they … [Read more...]
Finding the Right Coach to Fit Your Needs
April 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By: Susan DuPont When I first decided to do a triathlon, I discovered that I knew absolutely nothing about how to train myself. It became apparent early on that finding the perfect coach was essential to my success as a triathlete, so … [Read more...]
Ooops! Did I do that???
April 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
So now that we've pretty much established what the hell I got myself into, let's have a look a how steep the learning curve is. Triathlon ain't easy. While you don't have to master all three disciplines, you need to at least be adequately competent … [Read more...]
All I Ever Need to Know About Life I Learned from Triathlons
April 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
All I Ever Need to Know About Life I Learned from Triathlons By: Susan DuPont What is the best piece of triathlon advice you’ve ever been given? When I first began doing triathlons eight years ago, I didn’t know a brick from a … [Read more...]
Embarassing moments and lessons learned – Triathlon
April 12, 2012 By 1 Comment
Greetings all, and welcome to the wonderful world of....me! This week, Brian invited me to share some of my tri-related emabarassing moments and lessons learned with NewToTri readers, of which I have plenty :) Following on from last … [Read more...]
Triathlon – an expensive past time?
April 8, 2012 By 1 Comment
We've all done it. We have all walked up and down the transition area before a race quite literally drooling over the TT bikes on show and thought which limb or organ you would willingly scarifice to get your hands on one. But for the average novice … [Read more...]
Jog with your Dog!
April 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Susan DuPont There is nothing quite as wonderful as the bond between canine and human. Dogs have the uncanny ability to bring smiles to our faces even when we are at our lowest, and they love us regardless of how slow our mile splits might be … [Read more...]
Triathlon – Young at heart?
April 7, 2012 By 1 Comment
It was at mile 60 just after the turn around that the wind really picked up. I pushed the watts up to over 400 and the chasing group of Lance Armstrong, Chris Maccormack, Craig Alexander, Dave Scott and Mark Allen was beginning to lose time. The … [Read more...]
A Brief Introduction
April 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Firstly, thank you to Brian and NewToTri for bringing me on board as a contributor. i hope to share my tiathlon experiences with you as they happen. [IMG]http://i41.tinypic.com/bec66d.jpg[/IMG] I'll start by introducing myself and tell you how … [Read more...]
Who am I and why do I tri?
April 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
"Hello, my name's Chris and i'm a triathlete. I've been clean/ injury-free for 7 months now" My friends and family think i'm a bit mad, but I think i'm a triathlete. Sure, waking up at 5 am for a run before work, then hitting the pool or gym in … [Read more...]