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Open Water Triathlon - Articles
Monday's Tri Tip : Conquering The Open Water Swim
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Tony Spineto
Posted
Mon 26 Sep 2011 1:13pm
I remember my first triathlon and the anxiety I felt about swimming in the open water. It was not a pleasurable experience. However, over time and lots of practice... become a stronger front of the pack swimmer.Test the waters- If possible get in the water all the time. The more you are in the open water the easier the swim portion of the race
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Open Water Swims
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-Brandon
Posted
Fri 28 Aug 2009 8:20pm
, partly b/c of the chop on the lake an partly b/c we didn't have a wall to push off on.
My advice to triathletes out there is to try to add some open water swimming into your... arm recovery. I generally encourage my athletes to swim open water every other week if possible. Keep that in mind in your triathlon training.
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How to Become a Better Open Water Swimmer
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bengreenfield
Posted
Mon 21 Mar 2011 12:27am
Swimming in a triathlon can be an unpleasant experience. Your months of training become disrupted by dozens or hundreds of other triathletes churning in the water all... and often exasperating aspect of multi-sport? The answer returns to the one of the most important concepts in racing - train the way you race.Here's some key open water swimming
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Open Water
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emlit81
Posted
Sat 11 Jul 2009 12:00am
really exciting: I attended an open water swim clinic that was offered to the SheRox triathlon participants here in the Philadelphia area (I’m visiting for the weekend). Some of you may already know that the open water swim was/is my biggest triathlon-related fear. There are so many factors: What if I get kicked in the face/head by someone else? What
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OPEN WATER SWIM
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Karen M.
Posted
Tue 03 Feb 2009 1:10am
Tonight there was an open water swim at Naperville's Centennial Beach. It was being coached by Experience Triathlon. My main reason for going was that the Tri I am doing this weekend is there.
When we began, we swam in the lap lanes to warm up. Next we divided into 2 groups: 1- A group comfortable with the deeper, open water and 2- Another to keep
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The REAL deal: Open water
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FitthisGirl
Posted
Wed 28 Jul 2010 5:00am
I did it once and it wasn't pretty. I did it a second time and it wasn't that bad, but it wasn't great.
It was an open water swim.
The only thing remotely cool about my first open water swim attempt was that I was the only person on the beach in a full on Tri Suit, complete with butt pads and no bike to get on afterwards! I really dig
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5 Open Water Swim Tips For Triathletes
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bengreenfield
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Thu 24 Mar 2011 12:26am
Try your race goggles in open water swims *before* the actual race. The visibility that you experience in the pool will be noticeably diminished in the open water... poor sighting in the open water, get a new pair. A company called Aquasphere makes a great swim mask with good face hugging capabilities and awesome visibility.
Swim
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Steamboat triathlon opens for registration
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Roman M.
Posted
Thu 02 Apr 2009 12:18pm
Steamboat Springs, CO – Registration is now open for the Steamboat
Springs Triathlon! On Sunday, August 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am, join 650
athletes at the edge of Lake..., the Steamboat Triathlon will take place entirely in Steamboat
Springs. The swim, bike and run courses will challenge athletes among
the mountains of Northern Colorado, along the pristine
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I’d Like to Schedule an Open Water Lobotomy, Please
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Foodie McBody
Posted
Sat 22 Oct 2011 10:34pm
Today I did another mini triathlon although it wasn’t my original intent really. My intent had been to get another open water swim in, this one organized by a private group called TriMoreFitness. It was taking place at the actual Marin Triathlon swim course and after last week, I felt like I really need to get back in there and also have
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