Dartmouth Agrees to Reinstate Men’s and Women’s Swimming

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https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/dartmouth-agrees-to-reinstate-cut-programs-including-mens-and-womens-swimming/ 

Race Bandit takes a weekend for some basketball

After his zone 4 training session Bandit takes a break and tries basketball. 

Alistair Brownlee targets SUB7 as four athletes test iron-distance barriers | Elite News | Tri247.com

https://www.tri247.com/triathlon-news/elite/pho3nix-sub7-sub8-project-launch 

Analyzing Past Lowest Seeds on Olympic Trials Psych Sheet to Advance to Final

Fun article!! The dark horses!!!

https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/analyzing-the-lowest-seed-on-the-olympic-trials-psych-sheet-to-advance-to-the-final/ 

Podcast I High-Performance Consulting I Colorado, USA

One of the best triathlon podcast on the planet. 🤙👍

https://www.bennettendurance.com/about 

TriRating is back updating races

Great place to get the odds and predictions for pro racing.

https://www.trirating.com/ 

From the NFL to Ironman | ACTIVE

Great story as football gets into the playoffs!!!

https://www.active.com/triathlon/articles/from-the-nfl-to-ironman?page=1 

RaceBandit, 20 lbs overweight... doesn't waste anytime starting his training plan. Heads straight to the pain-cave!!

Updated Pro Race Calendar

Finally! Some races to put into the pro-race calendar. Check out the calendar below and subscribe to see when the most exciting races are happening in triathlon, cycling, running and swimming. I try to put on races that have stacked fields and good online coverage. Sometimes links are included to race coverage. 

My Pro Triathlon Budget: Pandemic Edition – Cody Beals

Impressive, and enlightening to see the real numbers. I'm officially a Cody Neal's fan.

https://www.codybeals.com/2021/01/my-pro-triathlon-budget-pandemic-edition/ 

BMC Pro Triathlon Team announces 2021 line up, sponsors and plans | Elite News | Tri247.com

My favorite news is sometimes the pro team developments. Great to see companies building teams, would be more fun to see the athletes working as mates on the course!!  

https://www.tri247.com/triathlon-news/elite/bmc-pro-triathlon-team-2021 

Top 50: The 25 Best Men and Women in the World as Tokyo Approaches

https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/sw-biweekly-the-top-50-ranking-the-25-best-men-and-women-in-the-world-as-tokyo-approaches-on-sale-now/ 

Race Bandit 2021 Secret Weapon

Bandits rival will do anything to stop Bandit from a win, but little does he know....

I came up with this #freestyle drill today. #swimdrills seriously, try this kick drill.

This works to create the proper timing for freestyle. Your kick and hands all have to work together, like clockwork. You've probably used 2-4-6 beat kicks but have you tried a 1/3 beat kick. Kick on foot every third stroke. You'll have to speed up your arm turnover during the non-kick strokes to keep good body position. You can really feel where your hands should be during the down phase of your single leg kick. 

Some great swimming collectables out there!!! Having fun like a kid!!

I think my fav is Jonny or Gary!!

Attention swimmers and other racing fans! We have live pro racing this weekend!! Look here.

The TYR Pro Swim Series starts today. Check the website for details. 

https://www.usaswimming.org/event/2021/01/14/default-calendar/january-tyr-pro-swim-series 

With All 2021 U.S. Full Events Sold Out, Ironman Adds One Race – Triathlete

https://www.triathlete.com/events/ironman/with-all-2021-full-north-american-events-sold-out-ironman-adds-one-event/ 

PQQ + CoQ10: A One-Two Punch - PureQQ

Easy to read on mitochondria. Basic info you can get from many sources but this product as a good description.

 https://www.pureqq.us/pqq-coq10-a-one-two-punch/ 

The Collins Cup | Samorin 2021 | A Triathlon Race Unlike Any Other

https://thecollinscup.com/ 

Swimming Mile Explained

A swimmer's mile in yards: 1650 = 66 lengths or 33 laps.
Actual mile in yards: 1760 or 70 lengths or 35 laps + 10 yards
Short course meters racing mile: 1500 = 60 lengths or 30 laps
Long course meters racing mile: 1500 = 30 lengths or 15 laps 
Actual meters mile: 1609.4 = short course is 64 lengths + 9 meters and long course 32 lengths + 9 meters.

We are not always about racing, sometimes we are more about fitness. Oldest living Olympic champion as she turns 100.

🎖️'I love life,' says the oldest living Olympic champion as she turns 100

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https://sports.einnews.com/article/534269936/-hXsq4Ro2h93h-Y1?ref=rss&ecode=n3Li3Ip7psE9qBGJ 

2021 TYR Pro Swim Series San Antonio Psych Sheet Released: Many National Team Members Set to Attend - Swimming World News

We might have some pro racing to watch, thnx to TYR!!!

https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/2021-tyr-pro-swim-series-san-antonio-psych-sheet-released-with-many-national-team-members-set-to-attend/ 

Simple! Bee Pollen and Protein

Healthy cooking idea. 

🥀🐝 Iowa Chops marinading in herbs and bee pollen. 

Here are the health benefits of bee pollen. Some countries recognize pollen as a medicine. 

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/bee-pollen

NYT article and my thoughts on "Swimming with My Shirt Off"

This dives really deep. Metaphorically: looks like figure eight racing on a two way street but really a full circle on two one-way streets!!! WOW!

My thoughts: Everyone is so different. We are all fun characters in an ongoing EPIC called life. Do what makes you comfortable, shirt or not. Don't allow groups or people to dictate what makes you you. Especially, when both ways are a social norm and totally appropriate! And, unwanted touching is never ok! Good to stop it. But, remember, as we all get older our lifestyles becomes a personal choice, but only with another consenting partner. 

Swimming With My Shirt Off https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/well/live/male-breast-surgery.html?smid=tw-share

255 Triathlon Launches Relay Format | Event News | Tri247.com

Longer than an Ironman on a closed motor racing circuit. Two trends in triathlon that may have a bright future.

https://www.tri247.com/triathlon-news/event-news/255-triathlon-relay-format 

7 Ways to Improve Your Flip Turns

Adult beginners often find flip turns difficult to learn. Here is a flip turn drill to get you up to speed on flips!!

Kick streamline with fins on. When u reach maximum speed, do a full front flip (summersault) get right back to streamline kick for another 2-3 seconds, swim the rest of the length easy freestyle. 

Here is a great article with additional tips for flip turns.

https://www.yourswimlog.com/flip-turns/ 

Still the world record? Watch "This Man Ran 350 Miles Without Stopping" on YouTube

Dean Karnazes ran this in 2005 - the record has been standing for16 years!! That rocks!

https://www.adventure-journal.com/2015/11/whats-the-farthest-anyone-has-ever-run-without-stopping/

https://youtu.be/DCMmhKIeP4o 

Skills, not shortcuts – How Strava fanaticism is plaguing mountain biking | ENDURO Mountainbike Magazine

Nice read, gotta love the cartoons thy dropped into the story!! 

http://enduro-mtb.com/en/?p=281487/ 

2021 U.S. Masters Swimming 1-Hour ePostal National Championship (1/1/2021-2/28/2021)

The new year means the start of the USMS 1 hour postal swim! The original virtual race, before virtual racing was cool. 🤙

https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1308&smid=13499&_ga=2.1827636.44010783.1609534132-268068233.1609350058