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I’ve mentioned before that Ironman Wisconsin (next weekend!) takes place on my home turf. This means lots of friends and family members have told me they’ll be venturing out to Madison to cheer me on. Some I haven’t seen since high school, which is kinda cool. And some of you amazing readers are even saying…
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I just want to get this damn race over with. I’ve woken up in a cold sweat every night the last two weeks. Insomnia and burnout picked the wrong time to pick on this chump NMA. I have no freakin’ clue why I’m doing Ironman Wisconsin anymore. The funny thing? When I turned to our…
When I tell my runner compatriots the dirty little secret that I’m actually a—gasp!—triathlete, I almost always get one of two responses: “You’re freaking crazy”; 0r “I wish I could do that. I just can’t swim, though. I need those arm-floaty thingies or I’ll drown.” To the first group, I smile and laugh. (Okay, I…
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I have a bone to pick—lots of them, actually. I love racing. I truly do. I’ve made no secret of that, and I know a lot of you share this love. After spending days on end training by ourselves, sharing the camaraderie and sense of community associated with racing is the best payoff an athlete…
Triathlon newbies everywhere have been befuddled with the same question since the beginning of the sport: What kind of bike should I buy? Is it possible to go to Walmart, pick up a cheap beach cruiser with a flowered basket, and coast through your first triathlon? Yes and no. For your first triathlon, you probably…
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Newbie Stank: (noo-bee STANK) noun. The gaffes of the new triathlete which make it very obvious he or she is new to the sport. See also: Susan Lacke, No Meat Athlete’s resident triathlete and Perma-Noob. There are things that I wish people had told me when I began training for triathlons…things that seem like they…
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Welcome to the No Meat Athlete Triathlon Academy. I’m Professor Lacke. You can also call me Professor Newbie, or “Noob” for short. I’ll be guiding you through your learning experience as you transition from runner to triathlete. You’re probably thinking, “Professor Lacke, I’ve read your articles on this site. You’re a freakin’ schmuck who isn’t…
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Post by Susan Lacke. Fear is probably the thing that limits performance more than anything – the fear of not doing well, of what people will say. You’ve got to acknowledge those fears, then release them. -Mark Allen, six-time Ironman champion Almost every morning, on my rides or runs, I pass a couple of movie…
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