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Favorite New Side Dish: Seaweed Salad

August 28th, 2010 · No Comments

This recipeĀ  provides many trace minerals necessary for energy production via it’s main ingredient: Arame seaweed. Arame contains calcium, zinc, iodine, iron and sodium. However, the dish does not taste like the sea nor like fish.
 
Ingredients:

1/4 cup chopped Red Onion or shallott
1/2 bag of Arame Seaweed (we use Emerald Cove and can buy single bags […]

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Tags: Vitamins · Regina Hammond · Nutrition for Triathlon · Sports Nutrition · Vegetarian Diet for Triathletes · Triathlon Nutrition

Integrated Approach to Triathlon Training and Sports Nutrition

July 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

As coaches and sports nutritionists for Trismarter.com, we enjoy working with clients to achieve their potential in health and performance. We also strive to provide an integrated approach to triathlon training and nutrition. Since there are many moving parts in the path to injury-free triathlon success, we think it’s necessary for the client to focus […]

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Tags: Sports Medicine · injury prevention · Sports Nutrition · Triathlon Coach · Triathlon Diet · Triathlon Nutrition

Who Inspires You?

June 26th, 2010 · No Comments

I went for a run today after taking almost a week off due to hamstring problems. During the week I received a massage that was fairly deep and left me a bit tender for two days. I also went to someone who performed Muscle Activation Techniques to re-balance weak muscles at their origin and insertion […]

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Tags: Inspiration · Colorado · Triathlon Nutrition

Skip Breakfast, Lose Weight?

June 9th, 2010 · No Comments

Not exactly a scholarly publication, USA Today recently published a poorly written article by Maria Cheng of the Associated Press that was brought to the attention of our Eat2Win Sports Nutrition team by our own Bill Nadeau, MS, RD. The article highlights recent evidence (from a lab at the University of Birmingham that was supposedly […]

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Tags: Tri2Lose · eating for triathlon · lose weight · Triathlon Eating · carbohydrate loading · Triathlon Nutrition

Race Report: The Toughest 12 Miles I Ever Ran!

June 7th, 2010 · No Comments

On Saturday, June 5, Trismarter.com coaches Regina Hammond and Lee Gardner toed the line at the Golden Gate Dirty Thirty’s 12 mile running race in Black Hawk, Colorado. The race boasts 4500+ feet of climbing and descending on mostly single track trail in Golden Gate Canyon State Park. With an average elevation of 8300 feet, […]

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Tags: Trail Running · Triathlon Nutrition

Race Report: BolderBOULDER 2010

June 1st, 2010 · No Comments

53,000 participants. #1 rated 10k in the U.S. by Runners World Magazine. Live entertainment every few hundred meters. What more could you ask for?
I had the good fortune to participate in the BolderBOULDER yesterday on a trip to Colorado. My overall experience was excellent, from packet pick-up, to race expo, start organization, the course and […]

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Tags: Triathlon Nutrition

How to Get the Most Out of Your Triathlon Training Camp Experience

May 27th, 2010 · No Comments

Triathlon training camps are popping up all over the place, and for good reason. Camps are a great way for athletes to focus on training for a sport that they love participating in by setting aside their daily lives for a few days and getting in a lot a great work. Most […]

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Tags: altitude triathlon · Triathlon Training Camp · Colorado · Training at Altitude · Tri Training · Triathlon Training · Lee Gardner · Triathlon Nutrition

Long Training Day Nutrition

May 24th, 2010 · No Comments

Interesting results in my recent experimenting with new sports nutrition products
For last few years, I have been using GU Energy Gels, Clif Shot Bloks and Nuun on my bike rides and long runs. Recently I wanted to find something to replace the Clif Shot Bloks because I find them too large for my mouth. This […]

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Tags: Triathlon Nutrition

The Benefits of a Triathlon Training Camp

May 19th, 2010 · No Comments

As a triathlon coach, I am often asked about whether triathlon training camps are beneficial. Generally speaking, most amateur athletes have a lot to gain from training camps, whether it be learning essential skills, building fitness, or simply sharing time training hard with like-minded athletes. Here is a quick list of benefits that […]

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Announcing the Summer 2010 Trismarter.com Triathlon Training Camp

May 12th, 2010 · No Comments

Our Summer 2010 Triathlon Training Camp is based in Colorado Springs, CO from July 28 thru Aug 1. This triathlon training camp is ideal for athletes training for late summer or fall triathlon races. The Springs, as we like to call it, sits at the foot of Pike’s Peak in Rocky Mountains. You’ll get to […]

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Tags: Triathlon Training Camp · Colorado · altitude triathlon · Training at Altitude · Lee Gardner · Triathlon Nutrition