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May 26, 2013 by IowaTriBob
As I started my triathlon adventure late last year the one discipline that was the scariest, and the hardest to …
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Category: Swimming, Training, Triathlon
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Tags: advice for swimming, beginner open water swimming, open swims, open water swim, open water swim for beginners, open water swim tips, open water swimming, open water swimming advice, swimming for beginners, tips for swimming, Triathlon, triathlon open water swim, triathlon swim advice, triathlon training, triathon swimming tips, wetsuit for swimming
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May 22, 2013 by IowaTriBob
This past weekend I had the great fortune of participating in not only one but two triathlon races at Memphis …
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Category: Biking, Events, Reviews, Running, Swimming, Triathlon
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Tags: fast triathlon course, first olympic triathlon, first triathlon event, flat triathlon course, harrah's tunica triathlon, memphis in may olympic, memphis in may review, memphis in may sprint, memphis in may triathlon, olympic triathlon, Sprint Triathlon, tunica olympic, tunica sprint
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May 15, 2013 by IowaTriBob
One of the last areas that I’ve really been able to measure in my training is my swim practices. Sure …
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Category: Equipment, Reviews, Swimming, Training, Triathlon
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Tags: Garmin, garmin connect, garmin swim, garmin swim review, garmin swim watch, garmin watch, measure swim progress, swim, swim training, swim watch, swimming, track swim progress, triathlon swim, triathlon training, triathon swimming, watch for swimming
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April 13, 2013 by IowaTriBob
While on vacation with the family in Orlando I came across an absolutely fabulous open water swim group, Lucky’s Lake …
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Category: Swimming, Training, Triathlon
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Tags: Disney open water swim, Florida open water swimming, options for open water swims in Orlando Florida, Orlando lake swim, Orlando lake swimming, Orlando open water swim, Orlando open water swimming, swimming at Disney World, where to swim at Disney, where to swim in Orlando
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April 7, 2013 by IowaTriBob
Today was the Nautica South Beach Triathlon. It was my first triathlon of the year and my second one ever. …
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Category: Biking, Events, Reviews, Running, Swimming, Training, Triathlon
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Tags: first triathlon of the year, miami beach triathlon, Nautica, Nautica South Beach, Nautica South Beach Tri, nautica south beach triathlon, Nautica triathlon race review, ocean swim issues, ocean swimming, SoBe tri, south beach triathlon, triathlon lessons learned
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April 3, 2013 by IowaTriBob
And so the final countdown and trip south begins. It seems hard to believe that my first triathlon of the …
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Category: Biking, Events, Running, Swimming, Training, Triathlon
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Tags: 2013 south beach triathlon, first race of 2013, first tri, First Triathlon, miami triathlon, nautica south beach triathlon, south beach classic, south beach tri, south beach triathlon
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March 17, 2013 by IowaTriBob
After a tough and challenging week of training, both physically and mentally, I decided it was time for a little …
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Category: Biking, Health, Life, Running, Swimming, Training, Triathlon
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Tags: do it for yourself, goals, healthy lifestyle, motivation, training, triathlon training, triathlons, why train, why workout, working out
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March 11, 2013 by IowaTriBob
Today’s workout was a long overdue 1,000 meter swim time trial. My last one was over a month ago on …
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Category: Swimming, Training, Triathlon
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Tags: 1000 meter time trial, swim results, swim time trials, swim training, swim TT, swim workout, swimming improvements, triathlon swimming, triathlon training
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February 27, 2013 by IowaTriBob
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve kept a pretty busy schedule at work, home, and on the training calendar. …
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Category: Reviews, Swimming, Training, Triathlon
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Tags: finis swim snorkel, help with swimming, masters swim group, masters swimming, sculling drill, swim drills, swim snorkel, swim training, swimming, total immersion review, total immersion swimming, training, Triathlon, triathlon swimming, triathlon training
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January 24, 2013 by IowaTriBob
Ever since I was young I can remember going to the public swimming pool. Like most kids I never went …
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Category: Swimming, Training, Triathlon
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Tags: swim improvements, swim time trial, swim training, swimming, swimming for a non swimmer, swimming is hard, training, Triathlon, triathlon training