Contemplating training for your first triathlon? Guest blogger Lauren from Lauren Runs is here today to share her top 3 tips that she wishes she knew prior to completing her first race. — Hi! Thank you to Chrissy for allowing me to take over her blog today! My name is Lauren and I blog about…
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Training for Triathlon with Your Spouse: Pros and Cons!
One of my favorite parts of training for triathlon is being able to share in the love of the sport with my husband. We’ve trained for and completed several races together, and it’s always fun crossing the finish line and seeing him there to cheer me on (because let’s be real, he always kicks my…
How a breakup helped turn me into a triathlete
If you said to me 10 years ago – “I bet you’ll be a triathlete and blog about fitness” – I would have thought you were craaaazy. Even though 10 years ago I was in college for nutrition, I was not really “active” by any means. Kind of hypocritical, I know. Even though I knew…
5 Sports Nutrition Tips for Runners and Triathletes + Book Giveaway!
I’m in quite a few triathlon and running groups on facebook, and nutrition is a question that comes up frequently. Sports nutrition is such an individualized issue – what works for one person may not be best for another. For example, some people love to fuel with real foods, while others prefer engineered sports products. …
12 Gift Ideas for Runners and Triathletes
It’s time to talk presents. Whether you’re shopping for a runner, all around fitness lover, or healthy foodie, I want to help you out with a roundup of some of my favorite healthy gift ideas. This will be a 3 part series, and today’s post focuses on gift ideas for runners and triathletes! Disclosure –…
Your guide to running and triathlon lingo
Ever been confused by some of the exercise lingo used when runners or triathletes are chatting? Or perhaps you’re struggling to figure out what some of the terminology in running magazines mean? If you’ve ever wondered what those strange words and phrases mean, check out this guide to running and triathlon lingo. Foot strike – This…
Free Kids Triathlon Clinics in Massachusetts this June!
Got kids? Why not give them the opportunity to learn how to become a triathlete?! I mentioned in an earlier post that I partner with New England Kids Triathlon, which strives to increase childhood fitness (and fun!) through the sport of triathlon. This year, their event takes place on July 20, 2014 at MIT in…
Coast Guard Duathlon Race Review & Recap
Today was my first “-athlon” – either duathlon or triathlon – of the season, the Coast Guard Duathlon. I was supposed to have done Race of Rams earlier in May, but my hip was bothering me and I didn’t want to take a chance on injuring myself. I’m glad I waited, because I felt really…