Samantha McGlone Officially Retires From Triathlon

The former 70.3 world champion is now a first-year medical student at the University of Arizona in Tucson.

Canada’s Samantha McGlone experienced success across the three major distances in triathlon: she represented Canada in the 2004 Athens Olympics, she won the 2006 70.3 World Championship and then finished second to a then-unknown Chrissie Wellington at the 2007 Ironman World Championship. Two years later she nabbed her first Ironman title at Ironman Arizona.

Since that victory in Tempe, McGlone has struggled with injuries, overtraining syndrome and chronic fatigue. After a couple of attempts to return to the top of the sport, including hiring coach Matt Dixon at the end of 2010, McGlone has decided that she is done competing as a professional triathlete.

“I’m officially retired as of the end of last year,” McGlone told us.

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Skip the Backpack With This Toasty Gear-Toting Vest

Useful, I could see using Scottevest to get very close to BC Vest. 

Who needs a backpack? The gear-toting BC Vest from Dakine can be stocked with a shovel, radio, hydration, ski skins, and other necessary equipment for backcountry skiing adventures. It weighs less than 2 pounds and fits close for tree skiing and fast descents.

Great Running Workouts to a PR!

http://www.rundreamachieve.com/runningworkouts/
My favorite is:

60-minute fartlek run

My favorite running workout involving fartleks is a 60-minute run involving running 1 minute at hard effort followed with 1 minute of easy running.

This is a very demanding anaerobic workout but have found to be one of the best workouts you can add into your training routine that will pay you back ten fold come race day.

Come on Nate, I am a 5K runner. How is a 60-minute fartlek workout going to help me?

One, it is going to dramatically increase your lactate tolerance and you will be running over double the distance you will be racing at.

Aquadive NOS Model 77

Take a ride in the AQUADIVE time machine!

Your destination: Switzerland 1977

Your mission: Witness the birth of an iconic timepiece and an unforgettable piece of time

AQUADIVE is proud to be the only watch company in the world today to offer an updated NOS version of their vintage iconic timepieces. The soon to be released AQUADIVE NOS Model 77 (December 2012), is based on the iconic 70s design model, the 1977 AQUADIVE MARITIME.

The NOS Model 77 is a classic beauty, housed in a genuine NOS vintage case with a unique 70s Swiss design. only a limited quantity of these cases are still available in our inventory. The NOS Model 77 case is all original with beautiful sunburst S/S finishing and extremely durable PVD coating on the lower part of the case, In the 1970's, AQUADIVE would be one of very few companies who applied a layer of copper alloy to the case to make the PVD coating extremely durable. The original unidirectional rotating bezel has a black aluminum insert and operates on a very precise and solid 60 click mechanism. The model 77 case measures 40mm wide - excluding crown - and 46mm long, and has 22mm lugs. The NOS Model 77 is supplied on a specially designed NATO or rubber dive strap. The case, bezel, and case back and AS automatic movement are vintage genuine NOS parts originally manufactured in the mid 1970's in Switzerland. The crystal, gaskets, galvanized dial, hands, and ETA movements are all new Swiss made parts. The new 5mm thick crystal and gasket insure much higher depth rating than the original. So the NOS Model 77 case is now depth rated beyond 200m/660ft.

The modern black dial is a two piece galvanized and all SWISS made construction. The hands are a 100% reproduction of the original hands found in the vintage automatic version. The NOS self-winding 21 jewels Anton Schild movements are regulated to 20 seconds a day, due to age and features of this particular movement. They have all been disassembled, oiled, cleaned and serviced by our master watchmaker. They are the movements that were originally used in this case back in the mid to late 1970's. The vintage date wheels in the Anton Schild movement are white with red digits. Back in the 1970's, it was a common feature for date wheels in terms of legibility. So to stay true to the vintage heritage of this model, AQUADIVE did not switch the date wheels over to modern black versions on these vintage movements. With the modern ETA 2836 Elabore movements, the date wheel is black.
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Chrissie Wellington retires - Slowtwitch.com

Chrissie Wellington retires - Slowtwitch.com

Today is a sad day, Chrissie Wellington retires. It would have been nice to see her come out this year and win another, she went out in amazing fashion. I guess when they finish strong and never look back, she has. 

The woman who shocked the triathlon world with her victory as a rookie at Kona in 2007 and subsequently bestrode the world of Ironman racing like a colossus announced her retirement at age 35 from professional Ironman racing today. 

Four-time Ironman world champion Chrissie Wellington, who shattered all women’s Ironman-distance records in a late-blooming, meteoric five year career and who remained undefeated in 13 races at the 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and 26.2-mile run distance, wrote in her blog that she would cease her stellar career as a long distance triathlete. 

After taking a one-year sabbatical from the sport to promote her book “A Life Without Limits” and do charity work and public speaking, Wellington explained how she came to her decision in a statement:

“Over the past 12 months I have had time to reflect and think, about my past and, of course, also of my future.

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CrossFit

CrossFit the name that has redefined fitness, for good or bad, it is now a household name, very similar to "you drive like Mario Andretti". Amazing 10 years and millions of dollars later you have one of the biggest shifts in the industry happening. So just like a gym, CrossFit founder makes money, lots of money.

"CrossFit affiliates pay a $3,000 annual licensing fee, and their trainers must successfully complete CrossFit’s $1,000 level one course to get certified.

Greg Glassman says 5,000 CrossFit studios are in operation around the world with 400 more in the pipeline."

So that is a total of $15,000,000 million a year in fees annually, at least $5000 million from level one courses,  amazing and Greg Glassman owns it all. You wonder why everyone is trying to capitalize on the success, well the dollars show you why. Billions of dollars are stake in the fitness world, So when looking at programs and how to succeed CrossFit has laid the ground work, many should adapt this practice.

Xterra Wetsuits Holiday Bundle

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For a limited time, you can get a VORTEX Fullsuit or a VECTOR PRO Fullsuit plus: Transition Backpack Wetsuit Hanger Race Belt All for $199 or$279. Enter HOLIDAY-VX in the Discount Code Box to get the VORTEX for $199. Enter HOLIDAY-VP in the Discount Code Box to get the VECTOR PRO for $279.  OFFER DETAILS: CLICK HERE Triathletes Consider XTERRA Wetsuits To Be The #1 Triathlon Wetsuit Brand: No Sales Tax - Sales Tax only collected on Texas orders. 30 Day Guarantee - Test your wetsuit and if it doesn't fit within 30 days, send it back to us and we'll exchange it for a different size or a refund. Exceptional Service - Our customer service team is second to none. We work with triathletes and swimmers of all skill levels to find the perfect wetsuit. Any questions? Just call us (858.565.9500) or write us (info@xterrawetsuits.com)

Leanda Cave

Amazing, she put in one heck of a race. Now flash forward to 2013, is Chrissie coming back. Could be an epic year.

Craig Alexander on Lance!

Good for the sport, to bad for Lance, But show some proof, not he said she said!

Kona Underwear Run!

Not much needs to be said!.

Ford SVT Raptor, Great Tri Truck

It is always great to see other companies put trucks through their paces, real world stuff. What would be nice is how "real" people use their truck. Hauling people, cargo and tow. Bikes, racks, rocks, what happens over time, do they stand up. Pushing, pulling, snow and stumps, rocks and tree.

 Now we all know that the pickup has evolved, not really doing pickup duties anymore, more guys who want to think they are doing something manly, but have a yard service and snow removal. Also the price has jumped from the 20k to roughly over 50 if you want to haul a family of 4. 

So what car would win, in real world test. I know around me 4wheeling is a past time, maybe getting a good snow and using the system but for the most part most trucks have turned into a guys version of the mini van.

That being said if you want the best truck watch below..

Contour 2 review: the best consumer helmet camera on the market -- Engadget

Contour 2 review: the best consumer helmet camera on the market -- Engadget

Contour+ helmet cam goes official, bringing 1080p video with wider viewing angle

Contour+ vs. GoPro HD Hero2: through the desert and into the skies

Contour's new mount, watersports kits help bring its cameras with you in the water, snow or dirt

Connectivity with the Contour line mostly happens courtesy of the same old Storyteller software, which remains little changed from before -- that is to say, it's kind of clunky and sluggish. But it's thankfully been granted some additional functionality that makes it rather more usable, especially on the sharing side.

Before, if you wanted to share your Contour footage and include the GPS metadata -- map, altitude, speed and such -- you had to use a proprietary embed. You couldn't bake it right into the video itself. That changes with the +2. The new version of the software will let you add an overlay to the video showing the map, altitude and speed -- or, if you'd like to hide any of those figures, you can. You can choose which corner of the video contains the overlay and then push it straight to YouTube, if you like. You can also get a GPX export of the coordinates recorded by the camera, which can then be fed straight into any of a number of tracking applications, like Strava or Endomondo.

The mobile apps have also been updated. Well, the iOS app has been updated -- the Android version will get a fix soon, we're told. With the iOS app you can still use it as a remote viewfinder, connecting over Bluetooth and getting a live stream of the footage to help you get the camera perfectly aligned. Now, though, you can start and stop the footage remotely. So, if you've mounted the camera somewhere out of reach, like the roof of your car, you can start or stop it without having to release your racing harness. (Or, you could just ask a member of your pit crew to do it for you.)

More from Orbea, Orca, and Shimano - Slowtwitch.com

Look at all this tri porn, Slowtwitch.com has got it all going on.

Welcome to the School of Running

Welcome to the School of Running

Today Newton is very excited to be launching our School of Running (SOR) here in Boulder, Colorado. The mission of the SOR is to spread the knowledge of good, natural running form around the world by educating those who are interested in teaching others to become better runners and who wish to become better and more efficient runners themselves.

The first session of SOR which began today is educating a handful of North American retail ambassadors. Soon the School of Running will expand to include Newton’s recently revamped Coach Certification Program. Details of that program will be coming soon but for now the dates of the first sessions are below.

Friday, September 21, 2012 – Saturday, September 22, 2012
Newton Natural Running™ Coach Certification
	What:	Newton Natural Running™ Coach Certification
	Who:	Newton Running – School of Running
	Where:	1300 Walnut Street, Suite 120 Boulder CO 80302 US
	Date:	Friday, September 21, 2012 – Saturday, September 22, 2012
		REGISTER NOW »

Saturday, October 27, 2012 – Sunday, October 28, 2012
Newton Natural Running™ Coach Certification
	What:	Newton Natural Running™ Coach Certification
	Who:	Newton Running – School of Running
	Where:	1300 Walnut Street, Suite 120 Boulder CO 80302 US
	Date:	Saturday, October 27, 2012 – Sunday, October 28, 2012
		REGISTER NOW »

Friday, November 9, 2012 – Saturday, November 10, 2012
Newton Natural Running™ Coach Certification
	What:	Newton Natural Running™ Coach Certification
	Who:	Newton Running – School of Running
	Where:	1300 Walnut Street, Suite 120 Boulder CO 80302 US
	Date:	Friday, November 9, 2012 – Saturday, November 10, 2012
		REGISTER NOW »

Saturday, December 8, 2012 – Sunday, December 9, 2012
Newton Natural Running™ Coach Certification
	What:	Newton Natural Running™ Coach Certification
	Who:	Newton Running – School of Running
	Where:	1300 Walnut Street, Suite 120 Boulder CO 80302 US
	Date:	Saturday, December 8, 2012 – Sunday, December 9, 2012
		REGISTER NOW »

Wipe Away, Wingman Wipes

Hey you biked to work and there is NO shower, well Wingman Wipes are here to help. 

No matter where you are or what you are doing, you can always trust your wingman to be there when it matters most. NEVER FLY SOLO!

Available in a handy 2 pack or a larger capacity 8 pack. Why not just stick one in your back pocket at all times – that way you can freshen up at any time in any situation.

Everyone wants to bike to work, but not all jobs have showers, this seems like a great alternative to baby wipes.