| June 2012 Issue |
 With the arrival of June, we have Eight Weeks until the gun goes off for Ironman 70.3 Calgary! And there is much to do - both for us the race organizers and you the athletes.
The month of June should focus on Ironman specific training and race specific preparation. A big component of preparing for an Ironman is to "dial in" your nutrition by figuring out what fuel and hydration is best for your body during long training days. Dialing in your nutrition is essential to getting your personal best on race day.
The water in Ghost Lake is starting to warm up, 25 brave swimmers swam there on Saturday. Once we get a few warm days we should see water temperatures begin to climb.
We have lots happening, expect to see some announcements regarding on-course nutrition in the coming weeks. There is lots o great information on the Athlete's Corner page of our website and our FaceBook Forum is getting lots of traffic.
We hope your training is going well and we hope you enjoy this issue!
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Ask A Pro About...
Final Lead-up and Race Day Warm-up
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 Read this Article by Grant Burwash Professional Triathlete and Coach for Talisman Centre Triathlon Club.
The final days before your race isn't the time for last minute training. The final days are
just as important as the training. Here are some tips to help get you to the start line relaxed
and ready to race.
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Ironman 101 - Training Races - Dr. Trev Williams
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 Practice Races - The way to approach a 'B' race is to race like mad, no excuses, but focus on doing the assigned tasks (like bike pacing, or fast transitions) extra well. When the gun goes off, it is optimal to have found your proper balance of enthusiasm and stress to tweak the most out of your body on the day. The moment you are on a start line and you state, out loud or to yourself, this is a training day, you are most likely killing your 'A' race.
Read the Article
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| The Personal Best Training Program - June |
Two months to go! June is when we really start training like Ironmen and women. Now we start real training....
Click to view the June Program
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Free Styling - June Swim Workouts
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 For this month we recommend that swim workouts include aerobic sessions (on easy days) and anaerobic threshold sessions on tougher days. We are including two aerobic and two threshold workouts..... Read on.... |
Enjoy the Ride.... Dr. Trev Williams
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This sixth installment comes to you when you
are looking particularly silly naked. Your tan lines should be clean
and crisp and ridiculous by now! Finally, the skies have cleared and
Mother Nature has decided that riding outside may not require
punishment......
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On the Run - June Run Workouts
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 This month we will have a combination of tempo runs and interval runs. Interval running can contribute to injury however, it is important for increasing leg speed. In addition to the interval runs, we will also continue our long runs and lots more transition runs...
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