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Author: LizSmithCoach
Foam Rolling
My experience with foam rolling - after a few years of being unconvinced, I believe an injury has recently been averted after using a foam roller.
The best gift for a triathlete (from a live-in partner)
Your own support, understanding, and teamwork is the best gift that you could give the triathlete on your list.
The two-beat kick
The two-beat kick is a swimming technique that may save your legs in triathlon while not slowing your pace at all.
Providing opportunity while making a profit – considering what it means to participate in Ironman events.
Some of my thoughts about the fact that Ironman is both an event and also a large for-profit corporation.
Yoga from home
A recommendation for free at-home yoga instruction.
Bike Bling
Race stickers for my bike. Feeling grateful!
Rest days
Whether to have a rest day each week is personal preference and should be based on what your own body responds best to.
Fun with training plans
I love the feeling of getting done with a race and transitioning to something new. I tend to get in a routine when training for a race - certain workouts on certain days of the week, a certain strength regime, etc. Then, after a race or when starting to train for a new race; that's [...]
What we take for granted
A friend recently told me a story about not wanting auto start and heated seats in her car. She never had it, never wanted it, didn't need it. Then she experienced it. You can guess what happened; she never, ever wants to go back to a car without them if she can avoid it. I [...]
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