Triathlon Tips

Meet Craig Alexander

2009-03-22T22:20:00.008+08:00

On Friday March 20th, I was given the opportunity to meet Craig Alexander the two-time Ironman world champion. We met him at Key Power International, the sole distributor for Newton shoes in Singapore. With Craig being sponsored by the Boulder, Colorado based company it was only fitting that we should meet him there.

Craig or “Crowie”, with fellow Australian Pete Jacobs at his side opened by mentioning Newton shoes and how he became sponsored by them. Being a very genuine person at heart Craig gave us his opinion of the shoes honestly:

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Swimming Tip #3: How to Swim Efficiently

2009-03-16T22:20:00.003+08:00

To really excel in swimming you need to practice swimming efficiently. A lot of inexperienced swimmers are under the impression that the faster you move your arms and harder you kick your legs, the faster you will go. This is in fact far from true.

The truth is that swimming more efficiently is the only way you’re going to increase your speed in swimming. Swimming efficiently means that you use your large back muscles instead of your shoulders and arms to propel yourself as well as use your entire body in its most streamlined positions.

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Be Your Own Hero

2009-03-08T23:23:00.002+08:00

"Swim's done…Good, my ID band is still there," the Triathlete thought as he exited the water on his 11th Ironman. "Ok, wetsuit off - shoes - glasses - helmet - GO!" Running out of T1 the Triathlete checks his wrist once more for his trusty black ID Band with his name, allergies and emergency contact engraved. At 28 this is not an expected concern but since his 8th Ironman he checks for it every race; the infamous 8th race was the setting for the worst accident of his Triathlon career.

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Swimming Tip #2: A COMFORTABLE SWIM

2009-02-08T17:01:00.001+08:00

One thing to remember to have a comfortable swim is to try to position yourself well within your wave right from the start. If you know you are a very weak swimmer then try to hang back and let the gung-ho swimmer-turned-triathletes battle it out at the front!

Again, probably one of the biggest reasons people shy away from triathlons is the swim. But, honestly, there are a lot of other triathletes in your wave who are just as weary about swimming as you are!

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Swimming Tip #1: IT'S NOT THAT BAD

2009-02-01T16:39:00.001+08:00

One of the first things people "say" when I tell them I'm a triathlete is "oooo" with that painful look on their face as if they just saw an olympic athlete sprint up to do a triple somersault over the horse only to miss the spring board and well..eat it! I immediately need to reassure them in saying that its NOT that bad!!

Really, for those of you reading this who are considering a triathlon for the first time, there are MANY forms and distances of triathlons! I assume that the people who "ooo" think that a triathlon means a 13 hour grueling event aka the Ironman. Yes that is a triathlon, but it is the Marathon of triathlons!

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Introduction

2009-02-01T16:29:00.001+08:00

My name is Brian Piccione and I've decided to start a blog to gather some tips and tricks of seasoned triathletes to share with you. I myself have only just begun on my journey as a triathlete but I am not new to the art of training in any of the sports!

I grew up a competitive swimmer and my bike has always been my most favored form of transportation! As far as running goes, well, I'm 6'4", so the long legs just do what I say! But anyway, I intend on starting out with some swimming tips and advice for you since this seems to be the most intimidating leg of triathlon racing - at least for most potential tri-ers I've met!