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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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Opening Thoughts
The purpose of this e-letter is two-fold. First I would like to share information on training/racing techniques that I have developed in my fifteen years of racing/coaching. If you think there is something valuable in here that others could use, please pass it on. If there is something that you would like to see in here,send me an email. I have developed a large network of great resources and I if I don't have the answer, I will know someone who does. Secondly, this e-letter will be my personal space to brag about the athletes I coach and give them the praise they deserve--after all--it's the athlete that does the hard work.
Train Smart,
Coach Mike
"Only those who risk going too far, can find
out how far one can go." - T.S. Eliot
D3
in the News
Happy Birthday this month to Lori Trautwine and Wes Ott!
Congrats to the following D3 Athletes:
Martina Young – 3 minute PR in the Peachtree 10k
Kreg Boynton – 4th AG at Shawnee Mission Tri
Lori Trautwine – 4th in her AG at the DC 5 miler
Coach AJ – 7th overall at the New Balance 1/2 IM
Steve Bradley – 1st AG at Ottawa Olympic and Fall Sprint, and 3rd AG at NYC
Lori Cahill – 2nd AG at the Fireweed 100 mile bike race
Amy Kuitse - 1st Overall at Warsaw Sprint and Valpo Sprint
John Lapehn – 2nd AG at Warsaw Sprint and 1st AG, 5th OA at Valpo Sprint
Iona MacKenzie – 2nd AG/9th OA Osoyoos 1/2 IM
Julie Pfeifle – 5th AG at San Jose International
Daniela Pradler - IM Austria 12:28 (1st IM)
Katy Rosane – 3rd AG at Buffalo Creek Xterra, 1st AG/10th OA Boerne Triathlon
Shawn Rogers – 2nd AG, 10th OA at the Over the Mountain Tri
D3 Multisport 2005 Camps and Clinic Schedule
2005 Technique Camp, Boulder CO – September 9-11th -
ONLY 3 spots left for 2005!
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Quote of the Month
Whenever you see
darkness, there is
extraordinary
opportunity for the
light to burn
brighter.
— Bono
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Reflections: The Aging Triathlete
I just turned 36, well into the
age group I used to consider
where the “older guys” of the
amateur racing field begins.
Gone are the days of multiple
rock-the-world-day-after-day
hard sessions of sometimes all
three disciplines of triathlon.
The body just doesn’t recover
like it used to.
On my 30th birthday, almost to
the day, I noticed it. All the
older guys said it would
happen, and it did. My training
had to change as did my
priorities. It is not about an
overall win in a race anymore, it
has changed to placing at or
near the top of my age group.
The younger guys are so fast
these days; this aging body
needs to go its own pace.
However, there is inspiration in
seeing some “older” guys
perform at the same level or
with many pros. There are the
ever-improving Joe Bonness and
Don Fink of the 40+ realm, and
the “man” of the 35-39 age
group Chris Peeters. There is Dr.
Todd DeBoom, and Mike
Lierandi, and a host of others
that have seemingly found the
fountain of youth.
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