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Archive for June, 2006

Good Triathlon Swimming Article

Saturday, June 24th, 2006

Florida Sports Online has an excellent article on swimming that fits well with the Total Immersion philosophy that I adhere to in my swimming. As the article adeptly points out, the key to triathlon swimming is efficiency, not just raw speed. Raw speed and effort just makes you tired. Efficiency gets you [...]

Bike Commuting Tips

Sunday, June 18th, 2006

Wear bright clothing! Cars are notoriously blind and often don’t think you have a right to be on the rode, so make sure they see you.
Scout your trip ahead of time to see how long it is and where any tricky spots may be so you can decide if you want to avoid them.
Try [...]

Net Neutrality

Sunday, June 11th, 2006

If you like your blogs and you like reading other peoples blog’s, then I suggest you sign the petition at http://www.savetheinternet.com/

Ask.com Lives!

Monday, June 5th, 2006

Ask.com seems to have risen from the ashes these days, thanks to some new technologies to spruce up its home page. I am a pretty die hard googler, like most of us, but I am going to give Ask.com a try for a few days by setting it up as my default search in [...]

Using GPS for training

Monday, June 5th, 2006

Nice article on Yahoo News about the use of GPS and other electronic devices in training. I am a big believer in technology making you a better athlete, but I also think we should have days where we just go running for fun. The GPS thing is great, though, as I now feel [...]

Tips for Traveling Green

Thursday, June 1st, 2006

Google has a new site on traveling in an environmentally friendly way called the Summer of Green.  Combine this with my post on Eating Healthy while Traveling and you have the makings of a great vacation (at least in my mind opinion anyway)