Great article about the real goals of exercise and weight loss… From Beginner Triathlete The Athlete’s Kitchen Nancy Clark MS RD CSSD As I write this article, I’m watching The Biggest Loser on TV. Many people have been asking my opinion of this popular show, so I feel obliged to scream out: It’s terrible! It’s [...]
Are there time when you are competing in a triathlon, or even during a grueling training session, when you think “OK, I’m done. I don’t need this” ? I know these times come to me. But triathletes get through these thoughts. We ignore them, muddle through them, shout them down, whatever it takes. I love [...]
f you are getting a little bored with your current training regimen, check out some of these sites for more training plans. www.tri247.com – some nice age group (meaning non-elite) training plans www.swim4fitness.com – has triathlon swim dedicated plans www.runnersworld.co.uk – dedicated plans for 5k and 10k runs www.coolrunning.com – more great running plans www.beginnertriathlete.com [...]
I love that old OfficeMax commercial for school supplies, where the Dad is sailing happily back and forth through the aisles of the store on the back of a shopping cart to the tune “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”. Two obviously depresssed children trudge slowly behind him. That’s me. Doing a happy [...]
Triathlons can seem a bit intimidating. Look at those pictures! Tone and experienced athletes jostling in the water. Tons of gear. But as a women, if you are interested in trying a triathlon, don’t let uncertainty stop you! You can do a triathlon! In fact, you can make your experience a more welcome one if [...]
If you think that the only people who have any place in a triathlon are zero-body-fat elite athletes, reconsider right now. Triathlon and other endurance sports are a lot more accessible than you think. Slow Fat Triathlete is for anyone who may be out of shape, undisciplined, or otherwise unprepared to enter a triathlon but is curious to try. 
