Can any website author resist a links page? Heck no! We're going to have links to triathlon stuff, nutrition, eating, and weight management stuff, stuff stuff (the kind you can buy), and funny stuff.
Triathlon Stuff
Magazines and Websites
Find Triathlons
People Doing Cool Stuff
USA Triathlon (www.usatriathlon.org): The governing body of triathlon in the USA. You can use their website to find out triathlon rules, join the organization (saves you $9 every time you enter a USAT race), find races, or find a triathlon club.
Team Clydesdale (http://www.teamclydesdale.com/index2.html) is the "world governing body for Weight Class Athletics," so you can be internationally ranked as a Clydesdale (guys over 200 pounds) or Athena (women over 145 pounds) if you join Team Clydesdale. I haven't joined yet, but that's just because I'm lazy.
Inside Triathlon (www.insidetri.com) and Triathlete (www.triathletemag.com) are the two major publications in this field.
Online Magazines and Triathlon WebsitesTri-Newbies Online (www.trinewbies.com): This site has a wealth of information on the usual topics - training, nutrition, gear, etc. One of the best resources here is a series of training plans, from a 10-week plan for a beginner training for a sprint triathlon, to a 36-week Ironman odyssey. They also have forums and a great classifieds section.
Slowtwitch (www.slowtwitch.com): Though I find the navigation awkward and the content unstructured, I never stop by this URL without learning something good and having a laugh at the same time.
Triathlon Informer (www.triathloninformer.com): A relative newcomer to the online tri medium, Triathlon Informer offers race coverage, features on some of the lesser-known figures in triathlon, a fun Roadtrip section, and good, in-depth triathlon writing. Founder and former Slowtwitch editor Amy White loves the sport and knows how to write. To get the full bounty of the Informer, you must subscribe to the e-mail newsletter that arrives in your inbox three times a week. Costs $35 per year, but great if you're a tri junkie and just can't get enough triathlon news.
TransitionTimes.com (www.transitiontimes.com) has a few articles, some classified, and bulletin boards. Offers a free weekly e-mail newsletter, which I haven't checked out.
The American Triathlon Calendar at www.trifind.com. This is a very handy site, especially if you are trying to find races all over the country. When you get into searching by state the calendar starts to call itself the Triathalator, which I guess it can do if it wants to.
At Active.com (www.active.com) you can find races of almost any description from 5k walks to adventure racing, and if the race has linked its registration to Active.com, you can sign up right there online. Commit yourself to strenuous athletic endeavors without stirring from your desk!
Inside Triathlon: You can check out the race calendar in the print version or go to www.insidetri.com and check out the website calendar. The website is much more extensive.
A new friend of mine, Paula Stout, is going to be base camp manager for a special Mt. Everest expedition in spring 2005. Four American climbers will be joined by Apa Sherpa, the world record holder for number of Everest summits (14!!), in a climb to promote cancer prevention. Check out www.climbforacure.org for updates starting around April 10, 2005.
Funny and talented author Suzanne Schlosberg has a couple of new books out - The Fat-Free Truth, no-nonsense answers to fitness and nutrition questions, and an update of her classic the Ultimate Workout Log, in which Suzanne was kind enough to quote me a couple of times. Her doings are at www.suzanneschlosberg.com
Anyone who thinks triathletes are crazy and masochistic ought to seek out the true king of pain. Ultrarunner Dean Karnazes has run 262 miles without stopping and wants to be the first human to run 300 miles at one pop. Now here's the thing - Dean comes across as a calm, rational, even easygoing sort of guy. But if you read his book Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of a Midnight Runner you can draw your own conclusions. www.ultramarathonman.com
More to come!