Swimming Tips - Swim Gear
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WaterBound ..
Use the kickboard. Use the kickboard to help strengthen your kicking muscles and improve your kick. Wetsuit = warm suit. If you're swimming in cold water, wear a wet suit. A swimming wetsuit is different from a surfing wetsuit, so get the right one. Anti-fog goggles. Look for goggles with Anti-fog to h ...
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Triathlon Training: 750 Yds Swim + Video Gear Check
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Jeff Irvin
... hey protein, and some other supplies. From there it was cleaning out the car, packing my luggage, strapping the bike rack to the car, cooking dinner and packing up all my Tri gear! I think that everything is good to go. I have a bunch of stuff to do tomorrow for work and then we are leaving for New Braunfels. If you want to learn more about the ev ...
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Sun Alert Swim Wear by LuvGear
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Pink Lemonade ..
... children’s exposure to UV rays. My father in law has battled skin cancer, which strengthens my resolve to protect my children.Quick Facts regarding Sun Exposure (from the LuvGear Website ):Children gain 50 - 80% of their lifetime sun exposure before the age of 18 (KidsHealth.org) Children are at higher risk of suffering damage from expos ...
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Universal Sports and TYR Presents "Swim like a Champion"
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Joel McKenna
Universal Sports and TYR have also teamed up to present Swim like a Champion, where every day of the World Championships you can win the latest TYR swim gear. Go to Universal Sports for more details .Also check out Universal Sports' Re-Cap of US Swim Championships LINK
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The Stairs Test...Win Some TYR Gear
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-Brandon
... ly 1 strength day instead of 2...that's probably the main reason I can almost pass the stair test. We got some stuff from TYR. I also saw this today. You can win some Swim Gear by entering. We are big fans of the Catalyst paddles and some of the TYR race gear...and several of their goggles. So, go check it out.
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'Arere Arere' - Happy Days
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Kamal S.
A couple of days back, by evening I was totally stressed out at work. I really needed a swim. I headed home at around 7, picked my swimming gear and left for the club where I usually swim. I switched on the radio in the car and the song from the film Happy Days - 'Arere Arere' started. The song is so goo ...
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Bay Swim
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Rock G.
... n. The moment I hit the water though...wow, the cold water hitting my face, my wetsuit making me more bouyant than I should be, the taste of salt water, seeing everyone else swimming forward...I was on. The problem is really the laps in the pool but I love open water swimming. Was out for a measely half hour, gassed a few times during the swim bu ...
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Triathlon Training: 1500 Yd Swim + Ab Ripper X
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Jeff Irvin
... am anxious! This afternoon I went to the pool to do laps and practice my bilateral breathing and Total Immersion technique. I am happy to report that today was my strongest swimming day in months! I did the first 20 laps (500 yards) focused on alternating breathing every 5 and 3 strokes. So my cadence was like this: 5 underwater strokes - Brea ...
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Running wounds
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Polar Bear
... . Out and back route for an hour on Saturday, but I felt tired and heavy. Coming back was a struggle. I might have covered only 11-12K. I ate a banana as I was getting my swimming gear out of the car, and was not plagued by calf cramps this week. Who hoo. I wish other problems were as easy to solve as eating a banana.
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Ironman 70.3: Pre-Race and Swim
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Tri to Be Funny
... e. I wasn’t really nervous until we were corralled to the ocean. As soon as they said “Go,” we immediately started running into the water. It was very shallow for a while so swimming was futile. I started well (as much as I could tell). I stuck with a pack and tried to hug the buoys (which seemed to move) as much as I could . Always keep the buoys ...
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