By David Hanenburg on 14 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: running, trail running or ultrarunning, triathlon
Ironman Registration: $500+ 50 mile Ultrarunning Trail Run Registration: $60-$100 typically If the Ironman event interests you but it doesn’t quite fit in the budget, you may want to give ultrarunning/trail running a try. I have completed both Ironman and 50 mile trail running events and they offer many similarities. finish times of 8-16 hours [...]
By David Hanenburg on 10 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: triathlon
Aloha! The Ironman World Championship in Kona Hawaii is happening on Saturday! The top pros and age-groupers will be battling it out anywhere from 8-17 hours. If you like to watch live endurance sports, make sure to check out the live coverage on Ironman.com which will probably start around 10-11am CST. Best of all, it [...]
By David Hanenburg on 30 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: nutrition, recovery, road running, running, trail running or ultrarunning, training, triathlon
Can caffeine improve your running performance? It seems so. I was listening to the recent Fuel podcast on Endurance Planet and the information on caffeine caught my attention. It discussed the results of a study by David Costill Ph.D. (physiologist) concerning the affects of consuming caffeine prior to endurance exercise. (This is old news but [...]
By David Hanenburg on 15 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: road running, running, trail running or ultrarunning, triathlon
Do you want to quickly see a compilation of your running, triathlon, or other endurance sports results on one website? Do you want to do some quick research on your competition? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, Athlinks is a site worth checking out. Athlinks is both a results database and [...]
By David Hanenburg on 27 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: triathlon
Sunday is the BSLT half Ironman in Lubbock Texas. This race is my favorite half Ironman because it has all of the elements for an exciting day…wetsuit swim (yeah!), hills, heat, and more heat. It is a day anything can happen and I have been known to like a few challenges. I have a good [...]
By David Hanenburg on 18 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: inspiration, triathlon
Another endurance sports video! I recently watch a triathlon documentary/film – What it Takes. The film follows four top professional Ironman triathletes (Peter Reid, Lori Bowden, Heather Fuhr, and Luke Bell) for a complete season as they work their way towards the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii. It is more a behind the scenes [...]
By David Hanenburg on 12 May 2008 | Tagged as: misc ramblings, triathlon
For some reason this just made me laugh. The triathlon companies are always innovating and this is no exception. I was deeply active in triathlon for five years so I understand the passion…but this may be reaching just a bit. Xtri.com posted a gear review article on a new fitness jacket by True Motion called [...]
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