D3 Athletes in the News
Life and Triathlon
Case Study: Benefits of
a Power Meter
Iron Chef: Mix it up
on the Track
Quote of the Month
Train with Power!
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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
Congrats to Sarah Petre-Mears for completing her first Half Ironman in St Croix!
Also congrats to Joe Vrablik at St. Croix as well!
Cathy Ruf qualified for Boston with a great run on a tough KY Marathon Course.
Amy Hunt finished the Ft. Collins Marathon on a tough day – congrats Amy!
Race Athletes rocked the house at Wild Flower short and long courses!
Chris Sweet had a great double race at Memphis with placings in both the Mt Bike and Road Triathlon Races! Way to go Sweet!
John Lapehn: Gulf Coast 1/2 IM, 2nd A/G, 4:47
Beth McGrory: Tri for the Cure-Tempe Sprint, 4th A/G, 40th O/A
Seth Murphy: Buena Vista Adventure Race, 3rd in team division
Life and Triathlon: Can I balance it all?
By Coach Amy Kuitse
At the beginning of February, Mike Ricci, D3’s Head Coach held the first “D3 Coaches Conference” at his home in Boulder, Colorado. At the table sat wives, mothers, husbands, fathers, expecting fathers, age group triathletes, a pro triathlete, business men, a computer analyst, an occupational therapist, and the list goes on. The point in stating the various roles that this group plays each day is to show that it is possible to “balance it” and to recognize that in trying to “balance it all” things need to be prioritized and choices need to be made.
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Iron Chef on Track
By Coach Amanda McCracken
Many people don’t take advantage of the benefits offered from workouts on the track, a set measured flat course that speaks the honest truth about your pace. What better way to measure improvement than a series of track workouts that change slightly as your fitness improves? Track workouts are like recipes, a little addition or subtraction of one ingredient can change the whole result. The two ingredients I’m speaking of specifically to affect intensity are recovery time and volume. There are variations upon variations of the same basic recipes. You have to play with them until you find one that works for you. The following are three of my favorite track workout recipes for Olympic distance runners.
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