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	<itunes:summary>Triathlon training to make you rock! We deliver a free monthly audio release from our member&#039;s area each month. Every episode is an interview and Q&amp;A from a triathlon coach and expert, along with cutting-edge triathlon training advice that is practical and easy-to-understand. Hosted by triathlon coaches Ben Greenfield and Kerry Sullivan.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>SELF INDUCED INJURY, TIBIA FRACTURE by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Self Induced Injury, Tibia Fracture I have given a name to my pain, it is Batman.&#8221; Jack Nicholson as The Joker And speaking of pain, I was recently asked asked about a blog I did on stress fractures a little while back and thought the following important as we set our training plans for the upcoming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TRAINING ADVICE FROM HEAVEN by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Training Advice From Heaven ALII DRIVE, start and finish of the Ironman World Championship. You can bet this snowy picture wasn&#8217;t taken in Kona! &#160; Dick Tomlin was a friend. A super triathlete, he podiumed twice in Kona and even won Worlds one year. He was killed on his bike in June 2005 when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Indulge As A Triathlete</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article was focused on Holliday season. All though that time of year has passed this article still has relevance for all triahtletes as athletes can struggle during winter months to stay on track. As we head into the second half of December, the party season is in full swing. This is a great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Donating Blood, It&#8217;s Easy &#8211; Do It Today by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Should Triathletes Give Blood? Of Course! &#8220;For every complex problem, there is an uncomplicated answer; neat, simple and wrong.&#8221; H.L. Menken HuliSue&#8217;s is a terrific barbecue place in Kamuela, HI when you find yourself north of Kona some day. If you ordered a beef sandwich, you&#8217;d get plenty of iron to help make red blood cells. Ah, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barefoot Shoe Running Review (Minimal Shoes)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The introduction of the barefoot-style running shoe was something eagerly awaited by runners, triathletes and duathletes around the world. In the past, most athletes wanted a light-weight racing shoe to compete in but, if truth be told, a large percentage of them were looking at this for all the wrong reasons. Either the running [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GET A PROFESSIONAL BIKE FIT, AVOID INJURY by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; What is the Value of an Experienced Bike Fit? It&#8217;s Invaluable! John Cobb counsels a novice triathlete at Glen Ellyn, IL bike fit. As a surgeon, I think I learned as much from doing my 1,000th, or 10,000th knee arthroscopy as I did from my 100th. When you do something over and over and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Is A Good Swim Time For My Age?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is a good time for my age? is one of the most common questions we are asked at Swim Smooth and, to be honest, it&#8217;s a question we find uncomfortable to answer. That&#8217;s because it&#8217;s a bit of a loaded question. L-R: Suzi, Barry, Brian, John, Emmie One of the most important duties [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Triathlon Lingo 101 &#8211; Learn How to Talk Like A Triathlete</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a triathlete, you don’t want to be embarrassed by using the wrong triathlon-related words or terms when talking about your sport (including the ever-popular pronunciation of triathlon as “triath-a-lon”). Instead, you should be able to impress your friends with your deep knowledge of triathlon lingo. So consider this post your go-to guide for learning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HOW DO YOU MEASURE SUCCESS? by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How Do You Measure Success for 2012? Some triathletes overcome greater obstacles than many.&#8221; I&#8217;ve seen a number of criticisms directed at the print media of our sport lately. Probably pretty easy to do from the outside. The two most common seem to center around glitz, an abundance of adds loosely connected by a few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PLANNING IS EVERYTHING by John Post,MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planning is Everything, Really Plan to Stay Injury Free This is the IM finish line in Kona the morning after. Sure it&#8217;s the stuff of dreams and many successes. History notes about a 93% completion rate. But what about those who failed, or failed at some other race, even the local sprint tri back home? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHOSE ADVICE DOES A TRIATHLETE FOLLOW? by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whose Advice Does a Triathlete Follow? There are limitless sources of &#8220;good advice&#8221; to the triathlete with a question or a problem. Pieces like this one, clinics taught by a respected authority, various publications, the guy in your bike or run group, triathlon forums, etc. Each of these has a role, a degree of timeliness and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WANNA BE FAMOUS? by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wanna Be Famous? &#8220;You want to be famous? Learn how to take blood out of car upholstery? John Travolta as Mrs. Turnblatt in the movie Hairspray This is the time of year for goal setting, for planning, as was the subject of recent weeks posts. Consider that, according to a piece in the British Journal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ARE YOUR INJURY RATES INCREASING? by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Injury Rates Increasing Growin&#8217; up, you don&#8217;t see the writing on the wall. Passin&#8217; by, movin&#8217; straight ahead, you knew it all.&#8221; St. Elmo&#8217;s FireA recent piece in the NY Times quoted what we&#8217;ve known for years that when single sport athletes switch to triathlon, their overall training hours go up and that rather having [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OVERUSE INJURIES &#8211; YOUR FAULT? by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Overuse Injuries Destinations probably not seen near your hometown. Continuing the theme of self induced problems, having discussed stress fractures and the like previously, this weeks post will focus on potential ways to avoid ending up at the doctors with what may be an avoidable problem. Recently, I gave you an example of athletes who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abu Dhabi Triathlon</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Abu Dhabi International Triathlon is fast becoming a must on the triathlon circuit. For professionals the large prize money and the opportunity for an early season test are very attractive. For age groupers, the unique distances (Super Sprint-750m/50km/5km; Short Course-1500m/100km/10km; and Long Course-3km/200km/20km) and very unique destination are attracting large numbers. In only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PICKING THE PERFECT TRIATHLON SPORTS DOC by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pick Picking The Perfect Triathlon Sports Doc Bill Vollmar, MD example of a perfect sports doc &#8220;Son can you play me a melody, I&#8217;m not really sure how it goes. But it&#8217;s sad and it&#8217;s sweet and I knew it complete when I wore a younger man&#8217;s clothes.&#8221; Billy Joel So you didn&#8217;t used get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Ups &amp; Down Of Triathlon</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you are an Ironman veteran signing up for your 7th tour of duty, a top 70.3 age grouper stepping up to race with the “big boys”, or a brand-new newbie who’s caught the bug and wants to get one under their belt (“What’s all the fuss about?”), the demands of Ironman training [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Now Available! &#8220;Top 20 Fueling Myths Exposed&#8221; by Ben Greenfield</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote &#8220;Top 20 Fueling Myths Exposed&#8221;  for the recreational exerciser to the elite athlete, and it contains a collection of the most common sports nutrition and exercise fueling myths, why they’re wrong, and what you can do about it to maximize your health and performance. When you read this book, you’ll change the way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PATIENCE FOR IMPROVEMENT by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s your Fearless Leader, Ben Greenfield, as he fits right in at the Kona Underpants Run this year.  Pretty sharp outfit there Ben, we can&#8217;t wait to see what 2012 looks like. _______________________________________________________________ Patience For Improvement Not everyone who comes to Kailua Bay during Ironman race week wears a Speedo! &#8220;I&#8217;d take any risk to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BLOOD CLOTS/BLOOD THINNERS by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 01:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Blood Thinners and Blood Clots Testing an athlete&#8217;s serum lactate levels while pedaling under a controlled load and controlled conditions is one way to determine the lactate threshold and from that one&#8217;s training zones. If this athlete takes a blood thinner, would testing of this sort put him or (and possibly as important in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>POOL RUNNING CAN BE FUN by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pool Running Can Be Fun &#8220;You got to do what you can, and let Mother Nature do the rest.&#8221; Meat Loaf At some time in our careers, water running, or aqua jogging, will be recommended as a method of cross training injured athletes. Others find it an ideal form of non-impact aerobic training. Basically, you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STRESS FRACTURE, EH? PART TWO by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stress Fracture, Eh? Part Two This is Ironman Week here in Kona as the sleepy fishing village and occasional port for cruise ships turns into Triathlon Central. There are people everywhere, fit people, running and biking up and down Alii Drive. I hadn&#8217;t been here an hour before seeing Norman Stadler and Chrissie Wellington. Good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ironman Hawaii, What Competitors Need to Know</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Ironman Hawaii just around the corner, athletes are now onto their final and specific training block leading into the race. This article is an overview of the training strategy and key workouts we use to coach our athletes taking part in the race. SWIM The conditions in Hawaii are known for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FIRE CRACKERS THROWN AT CYCLIST by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, they have Halloween, even in Kona, Hawaii. This home is on Alii Drive. Note palms in the back ground. Those of you who read my blog know that it&#8217;s all about exercise safety in addition to caring for the injured athlete. One of our better local triathletes was beginning a ride near [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Keys to Improving Your Consistency and Discipline – Part 1 of 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 21:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Janzen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A common question I get at TriathleteMind.com relates to “being more consistent and disciplined”. Not a surprise given the length and volume of training put in over a season. It’s hard to be &#8216;great&#8217; day in and day out. Here’s a specific comment I recently received from a 50 year old female age grouper in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE MENISCUS; TORN YOURS? by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Meniscus &#8211; Torn Yours? &#8221; I don&#8217;t need a whole lots of money, I don&#8217;t need a big, fine car. I got everything that a man could want, I got more than I could ask for.&#8221; Grand Funk In other words, my knees work just fine, thank you. The meniscus is an important structure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cool Advanced Bike Trick: How To Install Custom Wiring on Your DI2 Electronic Shifting Group Set</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This advanced bike trick is brought to you by Australian triathlon coach Graeme Turner, of Fit2Tri Disclaimer These modifications could void the warranty on all components in the DI2 Group Set.  These modifications involve fine soldering – do not attempt unless you are confident in completing these steps. Battery The Shimano DI2 is rated at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CARRYING ID ON YOUR BIKE by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plea For Carrying ID When You Ride I&#8217;ve written before about the need to have some form of rapid ID on you when you&#8217;re biking.  Sadly, this article makes that point. ________Bicyclist Killed By Car ID&#8217;d Father Of James Madison University Frosh Was On Way To Surprise Son By Pete DeLea and Jeremy Hunt HARRISONBURG [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Pro Balazs Csoke Won IM Korea</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 14:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ironguides own Balazs Csoke recently won Ironman Korea, earning not only his first victory at this distance but also a spot for the 2012 Ironman World Championships. His coach Alun &#8220;Woody&#8221; Woodward talks about the training program that has brought steady progress for this pro athlete. Balazs has made steady progress over the last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHEN 2ND IS BETTER THAN 1ST by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Setting Goals &#8211; When 2nd is Better Than 1st This is Sarah Reinertsen, the only female amputee finisher of the Hawaiian Ironman. Born with a limb deficiency known as PFFD, She had an above the knee amputation a very early age and never really knew life without a prosthesis. Seen here from the back during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FOCUS: Thinking about what you’re doing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:12:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article is written for the obsessive competitive streak in all triathletes and runners. Every athlete putting in dedicated training to a well-thought-out plan will eventually approach their physical limits for that season of their athletic career. Getting this far along is very commendable, but having invested so much time into their pursuit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Training to Win</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article is about the training strategy that took ironguides athlete Leonardo Moreira to an age group win at Ironman Brazil 2011. It explains the strategies we used to win the M40-44 age group and finish in 9hr 03, a 19-minute PB for Leonardo. When a coach is working with an improving Ironman [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BROKEN TOES by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Broken Toes St. Peter&#8217;s Catholic Church is a tiny house of worship located at the 5 mile turn around where the Ironman Hawaii competitors head back to town and their journey on the Queen Ka&#8217;ahumanu Highway. If memory serves, there have been five different run courses since the race moved to the Big Island from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SUMMER&#8217;S FADING by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer&#8217;s Fading &#8220;There was ease in Casey&#8217;s manner as he stepped into his place, There was pride in Casey&#8217;s bearing and a smile lit Casey&#8217;s face, And when, responding to cheers, he lightly doffed his hat, No stranger in the crowd could doubt t&#8217;was Casey at the bat.&#8221; While the racing season is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning From the Best Swimmers In The World</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we mentioned last week on the blog, we hope you&#8217;ve been enjoying the FINA Swimming World Championships from Shanghai. (If the championships haven&#8217;t been shown on TV in your country you&#8217;ll find most races on YouTube) The winners of both the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s 1500m finals featured totally dominant performances from swimmers with very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REDUCING INJURY POTENTIAL THROUGH &#8220;DATING&#8221; by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Know Your Stuff YIKES, it&#8217;s on the inside too! &#8220;Don&#8217;t mistake activity for achievement.&#8221; John Wooden It&#8217;s been stated before that preventing an injury is usually preferable to treating one. My oldest son Chris is a superb runner&#8230;won the local 5K last week going away in 16 and change&#8230;and it didn&#8217;t look all that hard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Training Your Brain for Triathlon Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a guest post from Renegade Triathlon Psychology coach Stephen Ladd (pictured right), who has taken a somewhat unorthodox path to becoming one of most sought after gurus in the world when it comes to training your brain for peak performance. His formal education in the States included undergraduate studies in psychology, religion, and philosophy, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DON&#8217;T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t Believe Everything You Read &#8220;I left a good job in the city, working for the man every night and day, and I never lost one minute of sleeping worryin&#8217; about the way things might have been.&#8221; Creedence Clearwater Revival When you&#8217;re cruising through the latest literature, don&#8217;t unwittingly believe all that you see. Just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WORRIED ABOUT HYPOTHERMIA? by JOHN POST, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I  Love Open Water Swimming, I Really Do 51 DEGREES, that&#8217;ll do nicely! John Shrum, MD So started one of our early spring lake workouts before Dr. Shrum and I went to England to swim the Channel in 1998. You intentionally find the coldest water around. We stayed about an hour that day and would have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IT BAND FRICTION SYNDROME by JOHN POST, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simple Solutions For ITBS (Iliotibial Band Syndrome) &#8220;If God invented marathons to keep people from doing anything more stupid, then triathlon must have taken him completely by surprise.&#8221; P.Z. Pearce, MD The IT Band: The band itself runs from it&#8217;s insertion behind the hip down the outside of the femur and knee cap to an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There Are Two Ideal Stroke Styles</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people assume that the Smooth Swim Type is the ideal stroke style. Very tall swimmers like Grant Hackett, Ian Thorpe and Rebecca Addlington epitomise this style &#8211; their long strokes setting world records and winning multiple Olympic gold medals. But, unfortunately, it&#8217;s not quite that simple. There is another stroke style that can be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RUNNER&#8217;S TROTS by JOHN POST, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 12:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Runner&#8217;s Trots I&#8217;m taking my two boys to Sequoia National Park in California for 9 days of hiking including climbing Mt. Whitney so it&#8217;ll be till 7/20 till I get a new post up. Feel free to look at previous posts on various tri related topics.What are runner&#8217;s trots? The sometimes sudden urge to have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swim Sighting</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sighting &#8211; lifting your eyes out of the water to see where you are going &#8211; is a very important skill in open water and triathlon swimming. The mistake most swimmers make is to crane their head high out of the water to try and sight and breathe at the same time. This sinks your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>P&#8217;s and F&#8217;s of Plantar Faciitis by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Wish I didn&#8217;t know now what I didn&#8217;t know then.&#8221; Bob Seger They say there&#8217;s no accounting for taste. This is a shot of my favorite runner in the Ironman Hawaii Underpants Run. It&#8217;s done two days before the race to raise money for a local charity and it&#8217;s plenty of fun. Just don&#8217;t choose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How and Why to Train Through Races, Instead of Tapering</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we head full on into race season, tapering is the topic on everyone&#8217;s mind. Should we taper for every race, how do we recover from the race, and how do we get back to productive training as soon as possible. The process of tapering I have talked about in previous articles. What I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Good to Excellent: Training to Win</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article is about the training strategy that took ironguides athlete Leonardo Moreira to an age group win at Ironman Brazil 2011. It explains the strategies we used to win the M40-44 age group and finish in 9hr 03, a 19-minute PB for Leonardo. When a coach is working with an improving Ironman athlete [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Car vs Bike &#8211; Car Wins Again by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Natascha Badmann, 6 time winner of Ironman Hawaii, seen here exiting T1 minutes before a bike crash on the Queen &#8220;K&#8221; that would not only take her out of the race but give her training and racing problems for the next year and more, potentially a career ending injury.&#8221; Recently, there&#8217;s been a three part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get A Black Belt in Running</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 07:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In some ways I am in a unique position. A fourth degree Black Belt/Instructor AND an endurance athlete. In studying both sports there are a lot of similarities both from a physical and psychology perspective. So what are those parallels and what would someone have to do to earn a Black Belt in running? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Varicose Veins Slow You Down? by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will Varicose Veins Slow You Down? I don&#8217;t want to work, I want to bang on the drum all day. Todd Rundgren So you&#8217;ve got some vein concerns, eh? Well, they&#8217;re pretty common. Although some folks seem more prone than others, half of all adults over 50 will have them to some degree. &#8220;Very close [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Back Into Running</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let us assume you have taken 2 months off from running. In this article we will make an assumption that you are new to the sport and have ended your season on a good note and without injury. You simply took time off because you needed to and are now ready to get rolling again. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A CAMEL YOU&#8217;RE NOT by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 20:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I&#8217;ve got dozens of friends, and the fun never ends, that is as long as I&#8217;m buying.&#8221; Styx . Dehydration &#8211; At mile 95 in the 2004 Ironman Hawaii, I was forced to stop (OMG) at the aid station. It was either get off my bike or fall off. I was terribly dehydrated. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Art Of Timing Your Swims and Counting Your Laps&#8230;Here&#8217;s How To Do It!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 17:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Finis SwimSense is a new design of swimming watch (called a &#8216;Performance Monitor&#8217; by Finis) which measures how far you swim, your speed, your stroke count and your stroke rate too. The watch uses motion sensors to record data accurately for every lap you swim and makes this easily available for analysis both on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RELAXED AT THE STARTING LINE by JOHN POST, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 13:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Race Day Readiness-All You Have To Do Is Think &#8220;He was a Midwestern boy on his own. She looked at him with those soft eyes, so innocent and blue. He knew right then he was too far from home.&#8221; Bob Seger We&#8217;ve travelled to our first out of town tri of the year and our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do You Get Faster?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 13:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The most commonly asked question of any triathlon coach is ‘How do I get faster?’ Pretty simple question but there is no simple answer, unfortunately. My typical reply is “How much time do you have to train? And what are your strengths and weaknesses?” These two factors will determine how the training should be structured. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TRIATHLON WIDOWS by JOHN POST, MD -To Whom Do You Owe A Debt</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 02:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Triathlon Widows &#8220;Captain Jack will get you high tonight, and take you to your special island.&#8221;Billy Joel Endorphins, the exercise high, is there a cost involved? My wife told a friend once that she wasn&#8217;t too worried about me having an affair,&#8220;HE MIGHT MISS A WORKOUT!&#8221; &#8220;Is it really that bad?&#8221; I later asked her. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stupidity Plus &#8211; Bike Inspections by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 13:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;Hot Corner,&#8221; Alii Drive and Hualalai Road Kona,Hawaii. &#8220;And another year later our cameras settled, in the gathering twilight of an impossibly beautiful South Pacific afternoon, on the dwindling energy of an angular woman named Julie Moss.&#8221; Jim Lampley, ABC Sports, 1982 We all owe a debt to Julie Moss. If you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does It Pay To Go Easy On The Bike During A Half-Ironman?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 04:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BenGreenfield</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[*full Half Ironman course gear and nutrition recommendations below this story I admit it. I&#8217;m a pretty proud guy and I like to pass people on my bicycle. Especially during Half-Ironman triathlons, I get a huge rush chasing my competitors down like hunted rabbits and blowing by them. Many times, I&#8217;ll even sneak up within [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dog Bites &#8211; A Quick Review by John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 22:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dog Bites Biker While riding alone on Tuesday, out in the county far from cell service, I was chased and then bitten by a dog. NOW WHAT! Well, I think you try to get as much info about the dog as you can. I saw that the dog had a collar and where it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IT Band Issues With Runners Simplified</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Running is a popular sport and while most programs are modified to the beginner runner, more and more people are signing up for races as short as a mile and as long as a marathon. According to Running USA there were nearly 9 million road race finishers in 2007, a 5% increase from 2002. Unfortunately, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME  (Hand Numbness)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 01:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WARNING: A local motorcyclist was killed this weekend when a deer ran into him! In many parts of the country hunting season is open and it may change animal behavior. A few years ago, on a pre-dawn run, one of my children actually ran into a deer. So, please be extra cautions, extra vigilant out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caffeine and Racing</title>
		<link>http://www.rockstartriathlete.com/3188/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 18:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Caffeine &#8211; Where Do We Stand? Legal Performance Enhancer? John Post, MD Rockstar Medical Director Do You &#8220;Pre-race Dope&#8221; With Caffeine? Why Not? &#8220;You know my temperature&#8217;s risin&#8217;, the juke box&#8217;s blowing a fuse. A heart&#8217;s beatin&#8217; rhythm and my soul keeps a singin&#8217; the blues.&#8221; Roll Over Beethoven, Chuck Berry Food [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Reasons Lance Armstrong Should Race Ironman Hawaii</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 20:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Lance, It was with great disappointment that we recently learned of your decision not to race the Ironman Hawaii World Championships. Our little triathlon hearts twittered when you recently tweeted: &#8220;no Kona for me. Unless hangin out, riding bikes, and swimming w/ whales over the holidays count&#8221; So in a desperate, last-ditch effort to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FIxing your Stroke!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do all these stroke flaws have in common? : *&#160; pushing down and wide *collapsing arm&#160; &#160; *scissor kick and crossover *scissor kick and over-rotation&#160; &#160; *straight arm push down *crossover If you said &#8220;breathing&#8221;, then you&#8217;re correct. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating Key Cycling Workouts With a Power Meter</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 01:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In creating a plan for season, identifying your goal races is the first step. From there, you need to plan for proper base, build, taper and peak phases. Of these phases, the base and build are the most critical. 10 to 6 weeks out from your A priority race is a very crucial time in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Head Position When Swimming</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[have to crane your head up high to reach air? This year we&#8217;ve received more questions about this problem than perhaps any other. It can even be a problem for advanced level swimmers when they become tired. Here&#8217;s our advice:&#160; When your head travels through the water it creates a bow-wave around it, with a slight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dry Land Training For Swimmers &#8220;Training the Core&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Swim coaches have traditionally focused their dryland program on the use of resistance training machines, free weights, various types of swim benches and stretch cords. Most of the machine exercises are single joint, bodybuilding type exercises that are not specific to the movements of swimming. The exercises that are commonly performed on the swim bench and with stretch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Achilles Tendon Problems, Statistics Say That Nearly 10% Of Us Will Have Some</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take Care, Achilles &#8220;We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves.&#8221; Sir Roger Bannister Anybody in your running group out with achilles tendon problems? If not now, statistics would point toward the probability in the future as 8-10% of running related issues [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High Blood Pressure and the Triathlete from John Post, MD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 16:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a reprint from John Post, the Rock Star Triathlete Medical Director&#8217;s, most popular blog. So many of us have elevated blood pressure and the choice of medication can be very important to the triathlete. Beta Blockers I&#8217;ve seen questions about high blood pressure recently, or hypertension as your doctor would call it. Many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plastic People &#8211; An Article From Our Official Rock Star Triathlete Medical Director!</title>
		<link>http://www.rockstartriathlete.com/2992/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Anything you can do I can do better. I can do anything better than you.&#8221; This comes from the musical Annie Get Your Gun and the way some of us train you&#8217;d think that it&#8217;s true. Following an average or sub par race performance, the tendency might be to pour it on in an attempt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Your &#8220;Swim Type&#8221;?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 16:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BenGreenfield</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Problem With &#8220;One-Size-Fits-All&#8221; Swimming No matter what their level or experience, most swimmers and triathletes have trained or been coached to conform to an &#8216;ideal&#8217; irrespective of their sex, build characteristics, previous swimming experience and personality. This approach is very much &#8220;one-size-fits-all&#8221;, and it is severely flawed approach to both learning swimming and becoming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Race Strategy For An Ironman</title>
		<link>http://www.rockstartriathlete.com/race-strategy-for-an-ironman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 23:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You train hard for your next Ironman and are doing all the things you&#8217;re supposed to be doing. But have you sorted out the details for your race day strategy? It&#8217;s a good idea to begin planning now so you know what you need to know and consider what you need to consider in your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Implement Rest Days</title>
		<link>http://www.rockstartriathlete.com/implementing-the-rest-days/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 23:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time for the next session—but you&#8217;re tired and unmotivated to head out of the door. You&#8217;re not sure if the fatigue comes from having had a stressful week at work, or if you went a bit too hard at those weekend sessions. You are a dedicated athlete who feels very guilty whenever you miss a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hamstrings Of Steel &#8211; Preventing the Pull : Part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.rockstartriathlete.com/hamstrings-of-steele-preventing-the-pull-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rockstartriathlete.com/hamstrings-of-steele-preventing-the-pull-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One the most common injuries in sports is a pulled hamstring. Various mechanismscan cause hamstring pulls, including strength imbalances between the quadriceps andhamstrings, weak hamstrings, tight hamstrings, and asynchronous firing by the nervesthat innervate the hamstrings. Out of all of these proposed mechanisms, weakness in thehamstrings gets the most attention. Traditionally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Structure Your Own Swim Workout</title>
		<link>http://www.rockstartriathlete.com/how-to-structure-your-own-swim-workout/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you head to the pool for a swim workout, do you ever wonder what you should be doing? Many athletes tend to think they only need to jump in the pool, swim a certain distance, do some fast speed work and then hurry on with the rest of their day. This is not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Ways To Get A Big Carbohydrate Restriction Performance Advantage.</title>
		<link>http://www.rockstartriathlete.com/5-ways-to-get-a-big-carbohydrate-restriction-performance-advantage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rockstartriathlete.com/5-ways-to-get-a-big-carbohydrate-restriction-performance-advantage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BenGreenfield</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Part I of this carbohydrate restriction series from Ben Greenfield, you learned 4 reasons to think twice about eating carbohydrates before a workout, and that current research supports the idea that performing some of your endurance training with low carbohydrate stores and/or with low carbohydrate intake can actually promote the formation of multiple [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Catch</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does your swimming technique need more oomph? Do you lack propulsion? Long to get a better hold and feel for the water? Everyone would love a better catch and pull technique. Not only will it make you faster, it will also make you more efficient. This is because a poor catch and pull wastes a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Is Your Biggest Swimming Issue? &#8211; Post Your Comment Here and Get A Free SwimSmooth DVD</title>
		<link>http://www.rockstartriathlete.com/what-is-your-biggest-swimming-issue-post-your-comment-here-and-get-a-free-swimsmooth-dvd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rockstartriathlete.com/what-is-your-biggest-swimming-issue-post-your-comment-here-and-get-a-free-swimsmooth-dvd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BenGreenfield</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is your biggest swimming issue? For me, my problem is &#8220;getting into the zone&#8221;. In this case, that&#8217;s not a good thing! What I mean is that during a long swim set, such as 400+ yards, I find that my mind wanders and my form begins to suffer, so I drop my elbow, begin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swim &#8220;Spike Set&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.rockstartriathlete.com/swim-spike-set/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 02:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a challenging little set which I like to use from time to time to see how I&#8217;m shaping up in the pool from a fitness perspective. It combines elements of both flat-out speed and sustainable endurance. It&#8217;s a great set to do at any time of the year and one which will keep you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exclusive Q&amp;A Interview With Pro Ironman Luke McKenzie</title>
		<link>http://www.rockstartriathlete.com/exclusive-qa-interview-with-pro-ironman-luke-mckenzie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rockstartriathlete.com/exclusive-qa-interview-with-pro-ironman-luke-mckenzie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 20:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Professional Ironman Triathlete Luke McKenzie took the time time to answer some questions with Rock Start Triathlete Academy&#8217;s Kerry Sullivan. Here is how it all went down&#8230; 1) Whats your off season training plan looking like this year? LUKE= I have just recovered from what I thought was a back injury. I actually had a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Break 10 Hours In An Ironman: Parts 1 &amp; 2</title>
		<link>http://www.rockstartriathlete.com/how-to-break-10-hours-in-an-ironman-parts-1-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rockstartriathlete.com/how-to-break-10-hours-in-an-ironman-parts-1-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 05:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BenGreenfield</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not easy to break 10 hours in an Ironman. But with these ten tips from the Rock Star Triathlete Academy, you&#8217;ll learn how the fast Ironman triathletes can cross the finish line with single digit hours still showing on the clock, and how you can do it too. 1. Get Lean Go stand at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weight Training &amp; Nutrition Periodization For Triathletes</title>
		<link>http://www.rockstartriathlete.com/weight-training-nutrition-periodization-for-triathletes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 02:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BenGreenfield</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Ben Greenfield, coach at Rock Star Triathlete Academy By now, most folks have heard of the term &#8220;periodization&#8221;, which is the scientific term for splitting a triathlon training year into periods and focusing on a specific performance or fitness goal for each specific period. Most triathlon programs that you find in books, magazines and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Danny Dryer (Chi Running) Gives Opinion On Barefoot Running</title>
		<link>http://www.rockstartriathlete.com/danny-dryer-chi-running-gives-opinion-on-barefoot-running/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rockstartriathlete.com/danny-dryer-chi-running-gives-opinion-on-barefoot-running/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this article Chi Running Founder Danny Dryer gives his opinion on bare foot running and shoes&#8230; If you’ve been following the boom in barefoot running over the past couple of years, you might have suspected (and rightly so) that it has been at least partially responsible for the current shift in running shoe design. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beyond Training &amp; Racing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:41:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let’s first review your 2010 season by answering the following questions: What was your key goal? Did you have any stepping-stone (lower priority) goals or races? Did you skip any planned stage of your preparation or did you manage to stay consistent throughout? All those questions have to be answered to determine if you are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disappointing Results?</title>
		<link>http://www.rockstartriathlete.com/disappointing-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have not had a disappointing result at a race before chances are you will. In the end of the day day you can let it make you or break you. Here is an article and note that can put it in perspective as often the mental part of training and racing gets ignored. Without [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Good Running Technique?</title>
		<link>http://www.rockstartriathlete.com/what-is-good-running-technique/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To stake my ground, I believe that it is not which part of the foot striking the ground first that is consequential to an efficient stride but rather where in relation to the hip the foot strikes that makes the biggest difference. This is nothing new; the momentum-killing, braking forces that result from a foot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conventional wisdom: the off season and base training</title>
		<link>http://www.rockstartriathlete.com/conventional-wisdom-the-off-season-and-base-training/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The off season is seen as a period of rest that follows on from the last race of summer and can be a period of between two and six weeks in length. Conventional wisdom always seems to follow what elites do in the sport: coaches assume that every athlete is the same in terms of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Developing a Good Catch</title>
		<link>http://www.rockstartriathlete.com/developing-a-good-catch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this week&#8217;s blog we&#8217;re going to look at a self re-enforcing problem that may lie in your stroke. If you&#8217;ve been working on lengthening out it&#8217;s very likely you will have experIn this week&#8217;s blog we&#8217;re going to look at a self re-enforcing problem that may lie in your stroke. If you&#8217;ve been working [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gluten Free?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve all caught word of the gluten-free craze. First the Atkins’ diet, and now this, right? Not so fast! Eating a gluten-free diet might be news to us, but gluten-free foods have been eaten the world over for centuries and they fill much larger nutritional shoes than many of their gluten-rich, carbohydrate dense counterparts. Not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pre Race For Olympic and Sprint Distance Triathlons</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When racing the shorter distance triathlons, proper transition set-up and warm-up are essential to having a successful race. Just by following the few simple steps below, you can have a more successful and enjoyable race. Make sure to arrive early on race morning. This will give you time to register, stretch, get numbered, and get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ironman Triathlon Lightning-Speed Recovery Secrets</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 23:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BenGreenfield</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers have suggested than an Ironman triathlon takes a minimum of 19 days recover, and possibly several more weeks or months. And boy, I used to be convinced they were right. For example, three years ago, I finished my fifth Ironman, and must admit that I was slightly annoyed at the intense pain that seared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Triathlon Race Week Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are a few race week tips that may help you in your upcoming race:Equipment: Swim Wetsuit – Make sure the zipper works and add a little lubricant to make it zip and unzip easier. See if there are any holes in the suit itself Remember body glide or Pam – spray this on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For You Rock Star Members Who Are Tired of Pool Hair and Chlorine Skin &#8211; We Just Picked Up A New Sponsor&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 02:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tri-Swim Products &#8211; we just started using this and are totally blown away by how much of a difference it makes to NOT have dry skin and hair all day long after pool sessions. With chlorine season in full swing as many open water venues in Northern climates become too cold, now is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Orthotics in running shoes &#8211; What&#8217;s the true story?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orthotics in running shoes must be one of the most controversial topics in the history of sport, so you can trust ironguides Coach Jono Rumbelow to have an opinion on that one.I’m back after a long lay-off due to a few family issues and I thought I’d come back with a bang in true Coach Jono-style. Orthotics in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Handle an Injury</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some it&#8217;s instantaneous, for others a long, drawn out affair. Either way, injuries can put your triathlon season on hold. Unfortunately injuries are a part of training and learning how to avoid them, and what to do if you are hurt can make the difference between a great season and what could have been. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Olympic Triathlon Training: Negative Split Training</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to go faster, feel stronger, and pass more people at the end of a race then you need to race negatively. I know it sounds a littler errrr, negative, but it is the key to a personal record. Let me explain. Racing negatively or negative splitting your races has been around for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cycling Pace Chart</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a huge fan of these charts.  I have one on my refrigerator that I look at all the time. Thought I&#8217;d share the love with you all. Cycling Pace Chart Time in Minutes and Hours MPH 10 Miles 20K / 12.4 Miles 15 Miles 40K / 24.9 Miles 56 / Miles 112 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speed: a key skill for every endurance athlete (PART 1)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BenGreenfield</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Conventional wisdom and training practices have created a void between coaching of endurance sports and that of high-skill sports such as basketball and soccer. Are these sports really so different in their demands and as such should the training be so different? In endurance sports it seems almost set in stone that any program [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calculated Performance: Using Quantitative Models to Optimize Your Training</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Triathletes invest significant time, money and effort to achieve personal best performances. Unfortunately, there are no laws to which one can adhere in order to guarantee peak performance. All too often, triathletes who have plateaued will add more volume or more intensity to their training, expecting that their efforts will be rewarded with better [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speed Up Your Ironman Racing with &#8220;Neuromuscular Resets&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At ironguides we emphasize developing motor patterns in training, instead of the traditional focus on endurance development. We approach training this way to ensure specificity and reduce the risk of injury. The endurance element of training is still developed on the side &#8211; it’s just no longer the sole focus. When I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ben Greenfield Explains The Difference Between Endurance Nation and the Rock Star Triathlete Academy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BenGreenfield</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I was asked what the difference is between Endurance Nation and the Rock Star Triathlete Academy. First of all, let me begin by saying that although we were aware of Endurance Nation when we created the Rock Star Triathlete Academy last year, our goal was not to replicate or copy that model, but rather [...]]]></description>
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