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Ironman Story - Racing for Uncle Bruce
Experiencing a tragedy will push some people to complete despair. For me it has pushed me to deeply pursue inspiring others in the name of the tragedy. On April 29, my Uncle Bruce Bowman died suddenly and tragically of a brain aneurysm. Bruce was training for his second Ironman Canada. He lived to be two days shy of his 60th birthday.
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Students TRI-umph at Historical TRIad of TRI's
Kristine Chambers, race director, KOS coach, mom, quasi-historian, and 3rd generation East-Vancouverite, koachkristine@gmail.com
What do you get when you combine 500 kids, a bit of Canadian history, and triathlon? A little bit of learning, a lot of cheering, and even MORE fun! The most important rule? Every athlete MUST turn around at the finish and cheer the next person to the line... because every finisher is a winner. The races began...
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Why You Should Swim in the Ocean
Peter Scott, info@seahiker.com
I was standing on the beach for the 2007 Vancouver Olympic distance triathlon at Second Beach on scenic English Bay. To my left, a pack of triathletes huddled together in the cool morning air. Their collective body language, facial expression, and exchanged words all conveyed a single, overriding message.
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The Importance of Protein for Endurance Athletes Cliff Harvey, www.humanmotion.ca
The traditional ideology is that we only need about an extra teaspoon per day of protein over the minimum daily requirement for musculo-skeletal remodelling and repair, but there are compelling arguments supporting a higher protein intake for endurance athletes.
Endurance athletes in particular have focussed on carbohydrate quantity in the diet to provide for their (substantial) energy and fuel requirements. However protein, as the fundamental building block of not just muscle but also connective tissue, hormones and neurotransmitters, and enzymes has a major impact on total health, recovery and repair and on mental focus, concentration and cognition.
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Cyclocross: Do It!
Heather King, Registered Physiotherapist, BScPT, FCAMT, www.activelifephysio.ca, 2008 Masters Series Cyclocross Champion
You have just finished your final race of the triathlon season and are feeling strong. You are ready to give your body a break, but also ready to tackle a challenge. The sport of cyclocross offers a great way to stay in the competitive spirit through the fall months.
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Save Time, Save Tears: Planning a Season with Endurance Planner
Though it's hard to remember most of what I did in 1998 and 2000 (Ironman years), I do have vivid memories of a few things; 5:45am swim practice (that is, dreading it from about 9pm the night before), falling asleep during hour-long Monday maintenance massages, and spending a frantic half an hour or more in bed every Sunday night madly flipping between chapters in The Triathletes Training Bible trying to figure out my next week's training.
Sure, I could have hired an online coach to email me workouts, but...
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Fitness Table: What is it and how does it help triathletes?
Fitness Table - a highly effective core-strengthening and cross-training method using a table structure - is now available in BC for the first time, and could grow to have studios across BC. For now, our first studio has opened in Vancouver, serving athletes in the lower mainland. (There are other studios in Calgary and Quebec).
But, what is Fitness Table and how can it benefit triathletes?
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The Provincial Governing Body for Triathlon and Duathlon in BC
