Welcome to the first month of official triathlon
training! I have had so many post topics
come into my head in the last few weeks and sadly just no time to get
everything down on “paper.” Sometimes I
wish my iPhone could type what I have running through my head…though, on second
thought, maybe I take that back-HA!
Anyway, I am going to try to get some of the ideas down on “paper”
for real…I know that is sometimes a theme of this blog. Blah, blah, blah…
In honor of my first month of official triathlon season training,
I am bringing to you four weeks of triathlon favorites and ways to score some
of them yourself! (aka GIVEAWAYs)
Since
my very first workout of official training was a swim workout, I present to you
some of my swimming essentials: SBR Products, also known as TriSwim, TriSlide
and Foogle; Garmin 910xt; BlueSeventy goggles; workouts in a binder trainingguide; and a basic but an essential, a cap!
As a sponsored Rev3 athlete I’m lucky enough to receive some
amazing products from the team sponsors, including the full line of SBRproducts.
TriSwim Shampoo, Conditioner, Bodywash and Lotion help keep
my hair and skin moisturized and free from that lovely pool smell. As a girl who likes to color my hair, the
shampoo and conditioner are particularly important. In fact, my stylist has asked what I use
after swimming because she’s impressed that my hair stays so healthy with all
my swimming. TriSwim products are a must
for swimmers.
Foggle is perhaps my favorite of the SBR line. Get annoyed by fogging goggles? Tired of spitting in your goggles? (you
swimmers know you do this so don’t even deny it) Foogle helps keep fog out of
your goggles and I swear it makes the goggles themselves last longer. Foggle comes in single packet wipes which don’t
technically reseal but I usually put the wipe back in the packet and use 2-3
times before I throw it out. Amy can
attest to this, right?
TriSlide, definitely a crowd pleaser as it’s not just for
swimmers. Trislide does help get
swimmers in/out of their wetsuits however, it’s also great for those, ahem,
hard to reach areas prone to chaffing.
Since it’s a spray you can share it with your friends and not be grossed
out by wondering where they had used their anti-chafe stick. It’s in a small enough bottle to pass airport
security and easily fits into any gym bag.
These products along with my Garmin 910xt, an expensive but awesome
toy for multisport athletes, my cap, goggles and swim workout book are essentials
for my swim workouts. Now that I’m
officially training, I know my swim workouts will get longer and longer too but
I’m ready. I’m actually really really
excited for my triathlon training season to start!
So, in honor of my first month of training and my first
workout of the training cycle…I present to you a chance to win your own full
line of SBR products (shimmer suit not included, hehe):
How do you get entered to WIN!
+1 Entry: Leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite
workout.
For extra entries (up to 10!) here are other things you can
do:
+1 entry: Become a “fan” of SBR Sports Inc on FB (and tell
me you did)
+1 entry: “Like” Rev3 on FB (+1 entry: for posting
something on their wall)
+1 entry: Tweet this giveaway (be sure to include me in
your tweet, @dunlapa)
+6 entries: Register for a Rev3 Triathlon! (For
a list of all the races Rev3 has nationwide, go here: http://rev3tri.com/events/. Coming up first in their series and also next years age group championship race is Rev3 Knoxville!)
Giveaway ends, March
10th midnight PST
Next giveaway opportunity coming at ya next week! Until then, happy training!
I can absolutely back up the foggle usage statement. :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite workout right now: My circuit class. And by favorite, I mean the most ass-kicking. Typically, favorite workout is long trail runs. I do love me some pool time, though!
I could totally use some new swim shampoo and conditioner!
ReplyDeleteLoving the trails lately but I also absolutely love my Wednesday night spin class at the gym. That is one workout I will never talk myself out of.
I love swimming 100s. I really need shampoo!
ReplyDeleteThere's a protocol to ironman training that you have to hit the bike a lot, and my fav is the 10% rule where you have to run off the bike for 10% of the distance. That means every century ride should be followed by a 10 mile runoff. The 10% rule creates my fav workout.
ReplyDeletealso I follow rev3 on twitter and facebook for a +1
I have been wanting to try their products! Lately, my favorite workout has been a killer core class at my gym :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite workout is the long run. Most of them time this is with my running buddies and we chat and "relax" after a stressful week at work. The miles just fly by.
ReplyDeleteRight now my favorite workout is Pilates Springboard, which is sort of like Pilates with TRXs except that the straps have springs. I'm looking forward to getting back to more formal tri training though :)
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