D3 in the News
Swimming:
Bi-Lateral Breathing
The Weakest Link:
Getting Through Plateaus
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information contained in this newsletter is the opinion of Mike Ricci and D3 Multisport on endurance training, racing, and nutrition. These points are suggestions on how to train and not recommendations for athletes. Any article on the D3 Multisport website may be reprinted into a paper or online newsletter for your NON-PROFIT club or organization, so long as Mike Ricci and www.d3multisport.com are credited. If you do reprint or link to any D3 Multisport material, please send a courtesy email to mike@d3multisport.com. For medical advice, and before starting a strenuous training program, consult with a physician.
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D3 Athletes in the News
Boston Marathon:
Martina Young: 3:30 • Julia Purrington: 3:41
Ironman Arizona:
Barry Siff, Rich Kylberg, Pat O’Connor, David Pollard, and Bud LaCombe all finished – the conditions were tough, but these guys were tougher! Congrats!
MULTISPORT EXPO • April 26
A first of it’s kind … 5430 Sports and Bicycle Village are sponsoring a Multisport Expo on Saturday, April 26 from 10-4 at the BV Westminster - located at 9170 Wadsworth Parkway, Westminster, CO. We’d love to see you there as 30 exhibitors will be touting their best in the sport (including D3 Multisport). There will be give-aways on the hour, “tri” cycle races and seminars. In fact, Coach Mike will be speaking with three other coaches from the sport at noon. We look forward to seeing you there. Expo Flyer (PDF file).
Swimming: Bi-Lateral Breathing
Bi-lateral breathing (BLB) is a great tool to have in your bag of tricks. While thinking through the list of ‘2004 Athlete Requirements’ – I decided to not only challenge my athletes but challenge myself too. You see, I have been swimming to one side my whole life and I figure it’s time to change that. And I want all of my athletes to learn to swim bi-laterally too.
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The Weakest Link:
Getting through a plateau
Many times you hear a triathlete talk about how they are very strong in one or two events but seem to be weak in a third. This is pretty common for most of us and even at the elite level this is a fact of triathlon. The question becomes, how do we change this pattern? How do we take swim from being a weakness to something respectable? How do we do the same for our bike or run events if they are the weakest links? It’s not easy to do, but it’s possible. In my early twenties, I worked in a big city, took the train to work everyday, and trained for triathlon about 6 hours per week. Even in the less than perfect training environment, I was to improve my fitness and my weakest link. From this experience I learned about something called ‘Sport Rotation’. Even though I really found this training theory by accident it worked for me. I don’t even know if ‘finding it by accident’ is the right term, but I didn’t have any other choice because the weather dictated the training schedule. Riding my bike outside in the winter months wasn’t an option. Swimming year round with a Master’s program was out because I had to drive 30 minutes each way to get there. Time was a limiting factor for me.
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