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Should you take out a professional triathlon card?

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 …

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Mel’s Musings: Goal Setting Part Two

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 …

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XTERRA Victoria Highlight Video

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 🙂  

Four-Time Triathlon World Champion Melanie McQuaid Selects Polar USA as Official Heart Rate Training Solution

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.  …

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