Be Well...Fed
Not only can you be fit, well trained, healthy and ready for an event, you can also be prepared in how to supply your body with the correct nutrition for life and activity. Many event participants show up only two-thirds prepared for the days adventure, thinking about food for the event just the day before.
Event fueling should be practiced many times over to allow for a fine tuning of "How" and "When-How Much" to take in to sustain the body for the duration. Listed out below are suggestions to set up a day of feeding success. The "How": Well, food/hydration goes in your mouth, at least for now...[read full article ]
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Denver Triathlon
Coach Kim Boere has teamed up with this new event. Check out the unique venue and plans.
The Denver Triathlon is Denver's first urban triathlon. Test your talents against the Mile High City. The swim will take place at Sloan's Lake. The bike will carry athletes down historic Colfax Ave before ending at transition two, staged outside of Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium. The run heads north up the South Platte River Trail before returning to Mile High Stadium for an amazing finish line and post race celebration!
Make the best of it with a training plan built for the event. The 2011 Inaugural Denver Triathlon training plans for purchase are designed to guide anyone from a relatively new triathlete to the experienced in completing the sprint or Olympic distances.
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Ask-a-Coach
 Todd sent in this question below and will receive an OES Specialized Water Bottle! Send in your question for the August newsletter and get one for yourself.
Q: He wants to know how to balance the fun of mountain biking with the thrill of racing. As the racing bug gets a hold of him, he finds himself pulling away from social aspects of the sport of MTB and wanting to just get better, faster for racing.
A: Great question Todd, I have had the same experience as a rider and see it with coached clients as well. The answer is that nothing really has to change. You can still pursue personal bests in a racing atmosphere while enjoying the social aspect of the sport. Most of it just comes in the planning and acceptance of change in your approach.
As you improve you'll find that the slower friends and groups you started out in will be a great place to relax and take an easy day of training in. Getting faster has a component of doing slower/easier rides to bring on adaptations of speed. So, embrace these groups and plan to be involved at least once a week.
Next you will find faster/sportier groups to join. These people will help you excel in the sport. We learn from others that are more advanced than us and it is good to step out of your comfort zone from time to time.
Todd, best of luck with the movement into racing, plan to bring some friends along and introduce them to the excitement you have found in it.
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Join OES for training rides
- July through mid-September there are no organized training rides planned. Please check back in September for the Fall/Winter schedule of rides.
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Resources
Link-Rocky Mountain Endurance Series #4
Link-Mountain States Cup
Link-American Cycling Association
Link-Winter Park Series
Link-Triple Bypass
Link-Denver Triathlon
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