Hot off the presses, news about what is happening with Melanie.
Go Camping with 3X XTERRA World Champ, Melanie McQuaid From www.xterraplanet.com by Pamela Hunt Close your eyes and imagine your ideal coach. Tough, kind, incredibly knowledgeable, totally trustworthy, and maybe a bit of a badass. If you just imagined three-time XTERRA World Champ Melanie McQuaid, you are in luck. This year, McQuaid will be …
Training with younger athletes reminds me of my own struggle to find my way in sport early in my career (back when dinosaurs roamed the earth). I remember balancing a zero budget, university studies, international travel and worried parents with my intense desire to progress in the sport. Looking back, I never expected my career …
Should you take out a professional triathlon card? Read More »
My article posted today at www.triathonmagazine.ca. I hope you weigh in on the equality debate. Chasing Gender Equity in Ironman Equal is Equal The sport of triathlon is a tiny step away from being one of the few examples of true equality among men and women in professional sport. Collegiate sport has Title …
Goal Setting Part Two: Engaging the Process As published at http://triathlonmagazine.ca/uncategorized/goal-setting-part-two-engaging-the-process/ The first step in goal setting is to outline your Outcome Goals for the season which set out the desired performance result (see SMART goal setting). If the Outcome Goals are broken down into a series of steps, then the journey towards success …
I will be posting regularly on Triathlete Magazine Canada’s online magazine as well as writing for the back page of the print version. The online contributions will be on a variety of topics, the first of which is part of a series on organizing your thoughts to better estabilish and plan your goals for the …
Introducing Mel’s Musings – Triathlete Magazine Canada Read More »
I will talk about the Steelhead IM 70.3 event I did last weekend in Michigan tomorrow… first check out this fun highlight video from the XTERRA Victoria event put on by Mike Neill and his crew at Human Powered Racing. It will make you so inspired to try it next season! Enjoy 🙂
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 Lake Success, N.Y. (June 27, 2012) – Polar (www.polarusa.com), the leader in heart rate monitoring and fitness assessment technologies, today introduced that Melanie McQuaid, an accomplished triathlete with more than 40 major professional victories in the last 10 years, has chosen Polar USA as her official heart rate training solution and sponsor. …
Luck Stone, a presenting sponsor of the XTERRA East Championship, has a comprehensive slate of coverage planned for Sunday’s pro race at 8am EST, that can be found at http://www.luckstone.com/xterra-world-tour-2012 On one screen they’ll bring you live video feeds from eight spots around the course. On another they’ll showcase a social media (GIS) map of …
I had a quick chat with Aaron Hersh at the finishline in Oceanside, CA about my race and my new Trek bike. You can tell I was somewhat stoked about the event. I meant it when I said XTERRA is where it is at. Although I am in the process of adding some paved …
Fun post-Oceanside 70.3 Interview With Triathlete Magazine Read More »
Since I was very sick on the weekend there was little opportunity for me to create the RGTV episode I was planning featuring the XTERRA Vegas course. The only thing more annoying than the constant UM punctuation I tend to use when I speak is sentences punctuated with a barking cough. For this reason, RGTV …
