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Holidays

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

I wanted to wish everyone a beautiful holiday and much enjoyment over the next couple of weeks. But do not forget to slow down and enjoy some solitary moments and/or opportunities for reflection while you are rushing around making the holiday merry.  And, of course, do not forget your training (be it structured or opportunistic) and your PWR and your race goals  – in other words, BE MERRY ATHLETE…

An athlete that is rejuvinated by the year’s time and is ready for an exciting new year filled with new opportunities for lots of hard training and fast racing to celebrate your commitment to healthy and athletic lifestyle. We are all lucky to be a part of the multisport world and to have the opportunity to leave our marks on it and to let sports mark our lives! Happy Holidays!

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Fit enough to be wed

Monday, December 1st, 2008

Ron D., arguably main candidate for a title of TriLife’s “nicest Canadian,” is an honest man now…  Angela and Ron got hitched weekend ago, and recovering in honeymoon training camp.  And Ron thought ironman racing was hard.

Congratulations to Angela and Ron.

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Champagne wishes and 6-pack dreams to D&G

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

TriLife IronTeam got an undeserved retrieve from the post-run core session last night.  Deanne and Gerry’s marital bliss anniversary was revealed and was used to undermine scheduled festival of planks, bridges, leg lifts and crunches… replaced by bacchanalia of Champagne consumption.  This coach was not amused by transparently high tolerance to alcohol among the current IronTeam athletes.  He is also confused why NYPD did not put a stop to such a disgrace or joined in? 

Congratulations to the IronCouple!

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Positive rant

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

 

Wow…  Darn…  What the…  Bueller?!  Anyone?  I was speechless at first.  As a coach, I had pleasures and frustrations of working and guiding thousands of beginner triathletes, so I have seen worst.  Helmets on the run – check.  Helmets worn backwards – check.  Swim goggles on the bike – check.  Cruisers with banana seats in the Ironman – check.  So why should wearing blueseventy Pointzero3+ swimskin in the 2008 New York City Triathlon with 90 degree temperatures would shock me?  But this reminded me that the beauty of triathlons is that we are still not insulated from beginners and occasional participants, that we are not a closed-in elite sport, that all these underdressed and overdressed, skilled and Freds, “your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” are welcomed to our sport.

In conclusion, here is my advice to Ms. Falco – ignore all the storm in the triathlon “teacup” (search slowtwitch.com and many blogs) and be what you want to be.  Be fabulous.  Wear what you want to wear when you want to wear.  You just finished a triathlon, so to paraphrase, “You are a Triathlete, Fabiola!”

 

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Another welcome

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Triathlete asks a friend: “What do you admire most about me? My complete commitment to training, my healthy and fit body or my consistent success in racing?” “What I love most about you,” responded friend, “is your enormous sense of humor.”

This public service announcement is brought to you by Coach Ross who hopes to remind you that your real jobs start on Mondays, and that training and racing is just “fun.”

 

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