Posted on May 13, 2008 by coachjoeenglish
A reader named Jamie from the United Kingdom wrote in asking what you might think would be an easy question: how old do you have to be to enter an Ironman triathlon?
The answer was a little harder to find than I thought. I spent some time digging through Internet sites, but I didn’t immediately [...]
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Posted on February 13, 2008 by coachjoeenglish
Did you miss the coverage of the 2007 Ironman World Championships last Novemember? If so, set your DVRs for this Saturday afternoon as NBC re-broadcasts the 2007 event.
What: 2007 Ironman World Championships from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
When: Saturday, February 16th, 2:00p.m. - 3:30p.m. EST
Where: NBC
For my re-cap of the race, please click here. I’ll add that this [...]
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Posted on December 11, 2007 by coachjoeenglish
It’s been a big year for my Running Wild with Coach Joe blog. In that time, I’ve posted hundreds of articles about running and triathlon and the numbers of you readers have grown steadily. What started as a weekly e-mail to my runners has now become a daily passion in which I get to explore [...]
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Posted on November 30, 2007 by coachjoeenglish
The Ironman World Championships were held in Kona, Hawaii on October 13th, 2007. This weekend we get to see the action unfold in the special broadcast of the event on NBC. So set your DVRs and don’t miss it!
Television Coverage Schedule
Television coverage of the 2007 Ironman World Championships will be broadcast on December 1st, 2007 [...]
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Posted on November 26, 2007 by coachjoeenglish
Ironman Triathlon will see two more new events added to the 2008 line-up according to news releases from event organizers, one here at home in North America and one in China.
Ironman Arizona Fall
North America will get a second installment of Ironman Arizona in 2008, as event organizers essentially reset the date of the event from [...]
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Posted on November 15, 2007 by coachjoeenglish
This is the fourth and final installment in this series on off-season training. To start at the beginning, click here.
Part IV – Eating during the off-season
Another fun pass-time in the off-season is to do the following: stand in front of the mirror and watch as your belly grows. Just stand there and watch it. I [...]
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Posted on November 14, 2007 by coachjoeenglish
This is part III in a series on off-season training. To start at the beginning, click here.
Part III: Using the off-season to address problem areas
Runners are a funny bunch. Often once a pattern is established, they want to “go with it” until the end of time. This is despite the fact that they may be [...]
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Posted on November 13, 2007 by coachjoeenglish
This is the second part of a series on off-season training. For part I, click here.
Part II – Finding a balance with your off-season workout training
Once you’ve decided that it’s time to take a break in between training seasons, you then need to figure out a couple of key things: how long should my off-season [...]
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