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Born in Great Britain but raised in Australia, Paul Ambrose (pictured being interviewed by Mike Reilly, photo courtesy Action Sports International) helped to make it feel like a day for the Aussies as he captured his first Ironman title today while Rebekah Keat, who has always called Australia her home claimed her second official Ironman title. Both used stellar bike splits to ride away from their competition to take the race run in Louisville’s hot and humid conditions.
On a day that saw race favourite’s falter at Subaru Ironman Canada and weather that included rain, hail and wind, we saw some surprises in the results here in Penticton.
The prerace men’s favourite, Kieran Doe, did what he planned to do in the race. The New Zealander took it out hard and fast right from the gun in attempt to garner as much distance between himself and his rivals by the run.
Chicago – Thousands of athletes tackled the Chicago Triathlon Sunday, and we’re guessing the swim portion was a favorite on such a hot day.
It was a hot, sticky day for the more than 10,000 competitors, as they swam, biked and ran their way to the finish line.
The race route stretched more than 50 kilometers, much of which was spent biking along Lake Shore Drive.
Argentina’s Ezequiel Morales let his feet do the talking at the Ironman 70.3 Brazil today while winning the fifth edition of the Ironman 70.3 Brazil in Penha, Brazil.
Morales ran more than eight-minutes faster than his closet rival and second place finisher, Igor Amorelli, after starting the run over six-minutes in arrears to Brazil’s Reinaldo Colucci.
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By Gale Bernhardt
For Active.com
Too often, athletes show up late to a group workout and just jump in on the fast swimming, running or riding with no warm-up. Others are pinched for time, trying to squeeze a workout into a busy schedule, so they skip the warm-up figuring the main set of the workout is more important anyway.
Is a warm-up really necessary? What constitutes a “good” warm-up?
