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Bad News for Slugs

Submitted by IronMakeover on Wednesday, March 7

What happens when active, healthy young people stop moving?

Researchers at the University of Missouri recently took a look asking normally active young adults to cut their exercise time in half. They wondered if the cut in activity would decrease volunteers' ability to manage their blood sugar levels.  

Read more about the experiment and results here: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/29/why-its-so-important-to-keep-moving/

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Prepping for Spring Race Season
Submitted by wendymader on Monday, March 5

 

The month of March marks the season to start training. Many newbies start their 10 week training to prepare for the May outdoor Sprint Distance triathlons here in Colorado which include the Fort Collins Tri, Summer Open Tri and Pelican Fest!

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Why I <3 Exercise
Submitted by CounTRIfied Competitor on Sunday, March 4

So many people don’t get the appeal of a good, hard workout. They don’t understand the endorphin rush, the sense of accomplishment in looking in the mirror post-workout to see the “hot mess” that you are, or the satisfaction of utter physical exhaustion. I get it. It takes time. Takes putting your mind and body through all of the above quite a few times before you truly understand that these are gut wrenchingly beautiful moments. And maybe the sheer fact that not everyone “gets it” makes it all the more beautiful.

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Green Spin Bikes

Submitted by jennalyons on Thursday, March 1

Hello GO TRIbal! 

It is a beautiful Thursday morning in Missoula...what a great day to be alive! I have school and skate skiing, running, climbing, First Friday Art Walk, and backcountry skiing to look forward to this weekend. I can't wait! 

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A Slow Start.
Submitted by jessicamarie on Thursday, March 1

Hi all! I'm new, but looking forward to meeting, supporting, and learning from the amazing women athletes here!

That said, I've got a confession: I hate rest days, easy days and time off. I love the extra hours they give, the time to lay on the couch, eat chocolate, and catch up on TV, but my body pitches a fit when getting back into training. Does anyone else experience this?

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For the lady cyclists
Submitted by wendymader on Wednesday, February 29

Brain Pickings has dug up a  Please REGISTER for a free account to access more...

How saying the words “I am a runner” will change your life
Submitted by melaniebocock on Monday, February 27

On Friday, a friend of mine shared this article from our local newspaper.  It’s about a local woman who chased down a criminal while she waited for the police to arrive after he had broken into her car.  She said to him “You may as well stop. The police are coming. And if you are going to run, you better run fast and more than 3 miles because I’m a runner.”

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Fast Forward
Submitted by CounTRIfied Competitor on Wednesday, February 22

Last year at this time I was “balls deep” in Half Ironman Training. Fast forward one year later and I am going absolutely bonkers.

Being plagued by a damn hamstring injury that seems to rear its ugly head, just when I think it is healed up – I am left without being able to do run training … again. I took 3 months off, came back for 2 weeks and am back to square one.

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On Teaching Spin

Submitted by jennalyons on Tuesday, February 21

Hello GO TRIbal! 

Yeehaw! My life has been SUPER hectic lately! I have started teaching spinning, climbing classes, and XC skiing trips for the university--and it seems like all I do is work! But I LOVE LOVE LOVE what I do! I love getting up early, staying busy, and talking to interesting people all day. 

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Me, Really?? Top 125 Triathlon Blogs of 2012
Submitted by gtspansel on Saturday, February 18

Me, Really?? Top 125 Triathlon Blogs of 2012

 

This is a reposting from my blog:  Living The Tri Life

Ginger :)
 

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