Crossfitting for Half-Marathon

I ran 13.1 miles today, on the trails, with an elevation gain of 2190 fts. I had not run a single time past 6 weeks or more. Suffering from a calf muscle injury, I was only on bike, swimming, and cross-fitting (avoiding the run workouts). I spent time working on my glutes, core, squats and used to row more. Workouts dealing in squats are the best overall workout for your body. Continue reading

Funny Triathlon Spectator Signs !!

Lets start with Love for Triathletes !!

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Definition of a Triathlete

People often ask me what exactly do I do ? So I googled for the right definition, and found this literal definition. courtesy: http://trimadnessblog.wordpress.com/author/trimadness/

Masters Swim – for Triathletes

We generally get drawn into lots of drills when swimming with the Masters group. No doubt that the drills are great, and lot to learn from the Masters group. This post is not to discuss the pros and cons of the drills for Masters Swimming, rather incorporate those drills to suit the triathlon needs.

So after my Masters swim workout, I spoke to a triathlon coach. And I found three really good points from our talk- Continue reading

Post Ride Coffee drink- Great Idea !!

Great Idea

A great Idea striked me while cooling down post training ride. I hadn’t taken any energy gels throughout the ride. The ride was a little chilly and windy on the way back. Continue reading