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More Color on the Women’s Races in Kona and Nice

We’ll hear from Leisha Woolwine below, who I recruited out of our Reader Forum because of her thoughtful responses there (It’s true!  Thoughtfulness exists there!).  Leisha participated in Kona last year and just recently Nice – both IRONMAN World Championships and both womens-only races. I was eager to hear how she felt about each and how they […]

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More Color on the Women’s Races in Kona and Nice

We’ll hear from Leisha Woolwine below, who I recruited out of our Reader Forum because of her thoughtful responses there (It’s true!  Thoughtfulness exists there!).  Leisha participated in Kona last year and just recently Nice – both IRONMAN World Championships and both womens-only races. I was eager to hear how she felt about each and how they […]

IMWC Nice: Women’s Top 10 Finishing Bike Splits

Now, just a reminder: to play the game, a rider must finish the race. Equipment trends Big steep hills, fast steep descents With an elevation gain of +8,895 ft and loss of -8,877 ft, the Championship course took a toll on some, yet 8 of these ladies ended up in the top 10 overall. Let’s […]

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The Garmin Ecosystem

What Is An Ecosystem Company? Garmin acquired FirstBeat Analytics in June of 2020, the news made relatively little impact. I think most of that was timing, as it came during the peak of the pandemic lockdown. It also wasn’t much of a change for end users, as Garmin had already been using FirstBeat – as […]

5 Training Mistakes to Avoid

Even the most well-intentioned athlete can fall victim to some of the most common mistakes with their training. It’s all too easy to get caught up in the details and miss the forest for the trees. It’s important to take a step back, eliminate emotion and bias, and evaluate your training at face value every […]