'triathlon' Category
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Triathlon Cabanes de Fleury
August 27, 2018Race report on last week’s Cabanes de Fleury triathlon Pros: one of the few Mediterranean Sea triathlons taking place in August pleasant bike course with a couple modest climbs free bottle of wine for all triathletes (preferably consumed post-race, not pre-) relaxed, convivial ambiance overall Cons: a 3:30pm start during peak heat of the day […]
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Frontignan Triathlon
July 12, 2018Race report on this week’s triathlon in Frontignan (south France) Pros: lots of actual pros, including British national team triathlete nice open water swim in Mediterranean, choppy but safe, Australian exit well-organized charming seaside location with traffic blocked off top-notch organization and volunteer staff Cons: a 3pm start during peak heat of the day a […]
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Vallée de l’Oise Triathlon redux
May 6, 2018Race report from the Triathlon de la Vallée de l’Oise: Pros: the date couldn’t have been more convenient gorgeous, sunny day easily accessible by train from Paris Cons: how could i forget how cold this water is ? a particularly uncomfortable return to racing after last year’s injury
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Tour de Tohoku 2016
September 19, 2016What an honor to return to Japan’s Great Northeast again for the Tour de Tohoku this past weekend! The brainchild of Yahoo!Japan CEO Manabu Miyasaka (a visionary business leader and also an incredible athlete), the annual Tour de Tohoku bike race brings attention, visibility, and funds to the Tohoku region, an area heavily devastated in […]
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Tour de Tohoku 2016
May 4, 2016Il existe des moments dans la vie où l’on tombe sur une opportunité de faire quelque chose d’extraordinaire. Pour les amateurs de vélo, avec un coeur en or, une telle opportunité se présente le 18 septembre 2016. En mars 2011, un séisme de magnitude 9.0 suivi par un tsunami ont ravagé le Japon. Une muraille […]
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Dear person who stole my triathlon bag
July 18, 2015Dear person who stole my triathlon bag, I’m naive enough to believe that all people are inherently good, or at minimum, act rationally. So it bewilders me when petty thefts like the one this morning occur. Following a common ritual, I hung my triathlon bag with sandals on a tree before changing into my bike […]
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November cycling
November 29, 2014This has been a perfect month for weekend cycling in the south of France. Even though I generally prefer spring and summer, I could really get used to this.
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Vichy Half Ironman
September 6, 2014The “So-called Triathlon Team” at the Vichy Half Ironman last weekend. The guy on the right is the slow one. Hats off to the Challenge Vichy organizers, and bravo @TriClubTSD !
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Triathlon Fleury d’Aude
August 24, 2014It was a late start to the triathlon season this year for me. It seems like everyone else is tapering while I’m finally feeling in the zone. Only my third of the year so far, but the Triathlon Fleury d’Aude yesterday afternoon was loads of fun. The convivial atmosphere, bottle of wine, comfortable run course, […]
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Triathlon du Lac du Salagou
June 13, 2014The Lac du Salagou in southeast France hosted consecutive triathlons throughout last weekend, both road and Xterra. This was the inaugural year the Montpellier Triathlon Club organized races at this location, and hopefully it’s the first of many. I opted for the intermediate distance tri on Saturday. The triathlon takes place in a gorgeous setting: […]
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Tour de Tohoku
November 7, 2013Although I generally conserve my limited athletic abilities and energy for triathlons rather than single bike or run races, the chance to cycle in the Tour de Tohoku was an opportunity that I could not pass up. A gorgeous ride through the rolling hills of the jagged coastline of northeastern Japan, the Tour de Tohoku […]
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How the 2013 Ironman championship relates to entrepreneurship
October 15, 2013Frederik Van Lierde won the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii this past Sunday. The Belgian broke the 6-time winning streak held by Australians in the swim/bike/run grand-daddy (that’s 3.9km/180km/42.1km for each segment, respectively). These pro triathletes are in my opinion the most elite athletes in the world. Merely having an opportunity to compete at […]