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Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
Recently I purchased a TYR Aquashift Zipperback Short John swimsuit in the hope that it would provide some additional benefit in non-wetsuit swims. Having had an opportunity to use it at the local Virgin Active, I thought I would share my review with the readers of this blog
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
Well the first major goal of 2007 has come and gone and I can reflect on a challenging time preparing for the race and and even tougher day out on the course. Tides, winds and a little sun all came to play on what was ultimately a very good day out for me.
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Sunday, March 11th, 2007
Faris AL-Sultan starting the bike leg of Ironman South Africa 2006, photo courtesy of 3athlon.de
I am not a coach nor I have much experience in racing at Ironman distance (only one Ironman so far, in Port Elizabeth last year), but I collected some info tips here and there and I hope this can help…
2007, Ironman, Ironman South Africa, Ironman South Africa 2007, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, carbo-loading, carboloading, dehydratation, drafting, drinking, eating, goals, heart rate, pace, rules, tips, triathlon, tyres | No Comments »
