642 miles apart: Garcetti, fueled by a lifelong desire to bring the Games back to his hometown, and Hidalgo, a late convert who now sees the event as a way to throttle up positive change. Both have made themselves indispensable in lobbying other politicians, the p...
cycling, and running in sequence. There are many different formats for triathlons, like sprint, Olympic, long-distance, and Ironman. Because triathlons are so involved, often the training process can open you up to injury or fatigue. Therefore, it is essential to carefully plan out your train...
My goals aren’t as lofty as a 100 miler but an olympic triathlon does the trick for me. Reply Jen says: February 11, 2015 at 8:03 pm Great blog post–I always love reading your posts and appreciate when you email about them, as I tend not to just check to see if there is ...
Martha says, "that once we get to the competition, we say, 'It's showtime.' The idea is they won't have to think. They're fit. They're prepared. They're confident. They've done it so many times they know deep down, 'I can do this,' and ignore...
On the way to the start line at Boston, I met two paratriathletes. Before we even started that race, they had already encouraged me to sign up for another – they introduced me to my first Olympic-distance triathlon, and even dropped the seed of a full Ironman. They were right: Af...
Hoots has competed in too many sprint and Olympic triathlons to count and nearly 20 half Ironman races. “For my first triathlon I had no idea what I was doing,” explained Hoots. “I did a little bit of lap swimming at the local pool and I bought a cheap bike. I was a runner ...
Answer to: Ella and three friends run in a relay race that is 14 miles long. Each person runs equal parts of the race. How many miles does each...
The bob has an aerodynamic design and smooth runners so it can go as fast as possible. The track, generally made of concrete, has a solid ice surface. On the way down, bobsleds reach speeds of 80 miles per hour (130 kilometers per hour), even around curves. Crashes are common. It'...
If you're in shape for a sprint triathlon, or if you already have a good grounding in at least one of the three triathlon disciplines, then you should be able to complete training for an Olympic triathlon in eight to 12 weeks. If you haven't gotten off the couch since college and can...
are 25 yards long. But if your go-to pool is an Olympic-size pool, it is 50 meters long, and if it’s what’s known as a “short-course” pool, each length that you swim will net you 25 meters. So, how many laps in those pools are in the two types of miles noted above?