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Eric Bean
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Madison WI US
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Favorite Timex Product Timex Expedition WS4
Proudest Accomplishment Hmm...proud"est"? Maybe something to do with balancing med-school-life, with social-life, athletic-life, coaching-and-engineering-side-projects-life and with life-life...all with a "Type B+" personality |
Favorite Pre-race Meal oatmeal with almonds and fruit.
What’s on your iPod Epocrates. (high dork factor) Pandora (neutralizes the dork factor)
Accolades On the way to becoming a licensed physician. |
Training Tips 1. Don't forget to take a rest day during your weekly training schedule! 2. Go Hard! 3. Take a day easy, people who don't understand recovery days irritate me on group rides |
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Blake Becker
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Madison WI US
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Favorite Timex Product iControl
Proudest Accomplishment Finishing my first Ironman after less than 2yrs of endurance training |
Favorite Pre-race Meal Toast or Oatmeal and Peanute Butter, banana and sometimes eggs
What’s on your iPod Matt Nathanson, Kanye, Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Fall Out Boy, Donavon Frankenreiter, Chris Caegle, Chris Brown, Flo Rida, Rascal Flatts
Accolades USAT Certified Coach |
Training Tips 1. Use the 90% rule when training. Do 90% of what you think you need to do and go 90% as hard as you think you need to go. This will avoid injury and overtraining. 2. Rest. Don't be afraid to take time off after big races to rejuvenate mentally and physically. Most top athletes take a 4 week break at the end of the season and 2 weeks after mid season key races. Remember, you have to come down from the fitness you have built, before you can go higher. 3. Include what you enjoy. We all have certain activities and sessions that we enjoy in our training. They will help you stay motivated and more importantly, enjoy the process of getting fit for a race. |
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Matt Boobar
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Stratton Mountain VT US
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Favorite Timex Product Ironman Bodylink System
Proudest Accomplishment My 2006-and 7 Xterra amateur national titles |
Favorite Pre-race Meal Salmon, potatoes, bread sauteed vegetables or Pasta with bison meat sauce, bread, sauteed veggies. Then a pre- bed bowl of cereal to top it of
What’s on your iPod Still saving up for one, and I am not sure how to download the songs for free yet. For the now radio works
Accolades USSA and NENSA Nordic ski Coach - DTS Multisport coach |
Training Tips 1. You have learn how to make smart and flexible nutrition decisions in any situation. When you are traveling to races your perfect pre race meal and ideal foods may not be available and you have to roll with it. 2. it's benefitical to include daily flexibility and stretching exercises in your training. Just be careful not to stretch too much right before a workout or race. 3. Use training monitors to help you learn about yourself and guide you, not to control you. It can be easy to fall victim to the numbers coming across your screens. You need to learn to train and race by feel and not stare at your power meter and heart rate monitor all the time. |

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James Cotter
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Christchurch New Zealand
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Favorite Timex Product Ironman Race Trainer
Proudest Accomplishment First solo cross country (aviation) |
Favorite Pre-race Meal Burrito
What’s on your iPod Fat Freddy's Drop |
Training Tips 1. Hills, do lots and lots of hills. They can make you so much stronger and help deal with the speed work in your last block of training. 2. If you are competing at an Ironman event, know ahead of time if your body will agree with the nutrition offered on course. If not, make sure you take advantage of special needs bags. 3. Make easy days very easy! No point going into a key session fatigued. |
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Dave Harju
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Quebec Canada
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Favorite Timex Product Ironman Hi Ti
Proudest Accomplishment Longevity as a competitive Pro athlete |
Favorite Pre-race Meal Chicken, veggies and rice or noodles
What’s on your iPod AC/DC, Top 40, and French Language drills
Accolades Certified coach, Head Coach of CF Triathlon Team, Certified Exercise Physiologist- CEP |
Training Tips 1. To prevent injuries, build a strong base of consistent aerobic training before entertaining speed training. Timex HR monitors are important during this training phase to ensure your effort is properly gauged. 2. Take the time to learn efficient swim technique. Get filmed and force velocity measured while being monitored regularly by an experienced technical coach . Drills and technique work should make up over 50% of one's weekly mileage, especially for triathletes without a swimming background. 3. Train with single-sport athletes in each of the 3 disciplines to get faster as a triathlete. |
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Andrew Hodges
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Orlando FL US
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Favorite Timex Product Ironman Hi Ti
Proudest Accomplishment Becoming a professional triathlete. Nonathletic: Defending my Masters Thesis |
Favorite Pre-race Meal Nuetella and banana on a bagel
What’s on your iPod The Killers, Green Day, All American Rejects, Jay-Z, Linkin Park, Jimmy Eat World, Outkast, Jimmy Buffett, Coldplay, Live, Everclear, The Offspring, Tom Petty, Counting Crows, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sum 41, Bowling for Soup.... |
Training Tips 1. Consistency is the most important component of endurance training 2. Eat lots of ice cream 3. When running, maintain a stride rate of around 90 steps/minute |
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Will Kelsay
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Boulder CO US
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Favorite Timex Product iControl
Proudest Accomplishment Realizing that life is short and you only get one, so why not follow your dreams and have the most fun possible! Don't waste a moment or live with regrets. |
Favorite Pre-race Meal Lasagna and Chocolate cake (not at the same time)
What’s on your iPod Basshunter, Nickelback, Daft Punk, FallOutBoy, Dropkick Murphys |
Training Tips 1. Always try to pre ride or drive the bike course that you will be racing on. 2. Practice your transitions, keep them simple and fast. |
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Kyle Marcotte
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Calgary Canada
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Favorite Timex Product Ironman Bodylink System
Proudest Accomplishment Four consecutive top eight finishes at Ironman Canada |
Favorite Pre-race Meal pasta, meatloaf, onions and psyllium fiber
What’s on your iPod The Tragically Hip, Ben Harper, U2, Raffi |
Training Tips 1. Don't worry yourself by second guessing your equipment or race preparation 2. Show up early to races if you want to do well. Don't waste your nervous energy by panicking about making the race start 3. If you feel like telling someone off during a race, chances are it's because your blood sugar is low and it is a sign that you need to take in some calories. |
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Sergio Marques
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Lisbon Portugal
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Favorite Timex Product Ironman Bodylink System
Proudest Accomplishment First Ironman |
Favorite Pre-race Meal Bagels with jam and coffee
What’s on your iPod Chemical Brothers, Jack Jonhson, Zero 7, Groove armada, all good music :D |
Training Tips 1. Always train with the same nutrition you plan to use on race day. 2. Don't try anything new on race day, it never works! |
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Alex McDonald
Durham NC US
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Favorite Timex Product OVA
Proudest Accomplishment First age grouper in Kona 2007 |
Favorite Pre-race Meal Cambell's tomato soup, PowerBar, apple sauce, chocolate pudding, peanut butter and jelly sandwhich...hey you asked…
What’s on your iPod A little bit of everything from Outkast to Bon Jovi to Rascal Flats
Accolades I graduated from med school and earned my MD degree in 2008 |
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Shaun McGrath
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Queens NY US
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Favorite Timex Product Ironman Bodylink System
Proudest Accomplishment Member of Gold Medal-Winning Jr. National Hockey Team – Quito, Ecuador - 1997 |
Favorite Pre-race Meal Spaghetti & Meatballs
What’s on your iPod Rage Against the Machine |
Training Tips 1. Carbo Load two nights out from a distance race, not the night before. This may leave you feeling bloated and slow on race morning. 2. Try to find a scenic road or trail for your long runs to help the time pass by. |
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Daniel McGrath
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Valley Stream NY US
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Favorite Timex Product Ironman 30 lap Traditional
Proudest Accomplishment 25th Place - 2008 ING NYC Marathon |
Favorite Pre-race Meal Rotini and Prego Three Cheese Sauce
What’s on your iPod Don't run with one, but currently am listening to Jadakiss, T.I., Notorious soundtrack |
Training Tips 1. To develop foot speed, do 6-8 x 100m strides after each easy/recovery run (i.e. 3-4 times per week). Do strides at ~ 10k pace and focus on running smoothly and efficiently. This method is especially useful for marathoners as it allows them to get faster at shorter distances while saving workout days for strength-related workouts. 2. Running hard at the end of long runs will prepare you physically and mentally for the late-race demands of the half marathon and marathon. 3. Ten mile tempos are a great workout for marathoners or any runner trying to build speed endurance. Do this workout 3-4 times during a marathon training cycle. The first workout should be 5-10 seconds slower than goal marathon pace, with the last workout progressing to 5-10 seconds faster than goal marathon pace. |
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Roger Thompson
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Spokane WA US
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Favorite Timex Product Ironman Bodylink System
Proudest Accomplishment Emma our daughter and my wife Jessi |
Favorite Pre-race Meal Oatmeal, banana, and a fist full of pills (legal of course).
What’s on your iPod Upbeat hip-hop with 80*s samples and anything my wife *legally* downloaded |
Training Tips 1. No matter what distance you are training for, follow a plan. This might be from a coach, a website, a book, or a magazine. That way you have a road map that shows you what you did to get where you are, or want to be. 2. Use a heart rate monitor when training and racing to establish baselines and intensity zones. 3. Schedule in races to determine how effective your training is and to determine how your body responds to the different stresses. |

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Toby Radcliffe
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London UK
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Favorite Timex Product Ironman Race Trainer
Proudest Accomplishment Breaking out of a stereotyped City job to do something I really love… triathlon |
Favorite Pre-race Meal Sushi the night before
What’s on your iPod Lots of 80s Rock with some dance for intensity sessions. Just put on a few new tracks like We Built This City – Starship. Favourites include Poison (Alice Cooper) and Beautiful Day (U2). |
Training Tips 1. Listen to your body – train as much as you can absorb, not as much as you can, in any given time period. 2. Recover like a champion. You body repairs and becomes fitter and faster between training sessions when the stress is removed. 3. Use lubricant like Body Glide or Suit Juice on your neck and areas that chaff, as well as on your wrists, ankles and on the outside of the cuff and ankles of your wetsuit to aid fast removal. 4. Flush’ your wetsuit before the race – use water from a bottle and pour it down the neck and wrists of your suit. Pat out any excess, but make sure there is a thin layer of water throughout your suit. This will help lubricating at the joints and ‘seals’ it tight to you so that you aren’t holding excess, and will make sure that it is easier to remove in T1 5. Calculate your calorie needs throughout the race and practice your nutrition strategy accordingly, making sure you have both enough calories, salts, and fluid for the event. 6. Put your goggle straps under your swim cap to avoid them being knocked off in a frantic swim start. Consider using two caps if the water temperature is cold. 7. Put Vaseline in your trainers at rub points like the heel and arch to avoid blisters. Be careful of water on the course: wet feet will probably lead to very sore feet later in the race. 8. On hot days, don’t put ice under your hat – put it down your lycra top. Cooling your head first will send signals to the brain that you aren’t overheating and lead to poor thermoregulation. 9. When you feel like you can’t go on, COUNT to a hundred. Then do it again. And again. And again. Low points will come, but they will go too. |
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