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The Beginner’s Guide to Triathlon: A Primer to The Cobra Ironman 70.3 (Part 2)

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu
Have you signed up for the race?
If you were able to confirm your registration, CONGRATULATIONS! In doing so, you show willingness to dedicate yourself to accomplishing a seemingly insurmountable goal over the next few months. It will take discipline, some creativity, and a ton of persistence to successfully tackle the event. It will be difficult but it definitely won’t be impossible. To help you prepare for the season ahead, let me give you another set of tips on what to do.

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The Beginner’s Guide to Triathlon: A Primer for the Cobra Ironman 70.3 (Part 1)

When I joined the latest iteration of the Cobra Ironman 70.3 held in Cebu, I noticed there were lots of new faces in this event. While there were still a heapload of veterans who signed up, I would say that a considerable amount of first-timers/newbies joined this time around.

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The Evolution of Training

Back in July during the Multisport.ph cover pictorial, I had the opportunity to chat with Frank “The Legend” Lacson and discuss the history of triathlon here in the Philippines. Over the course of our discussion, I enriched my knowledge about its heritage and culture.

The Science Behind the Taper: How to Nail Your "A" Race

After the months of hard work and training, Cobra Ironman 70.3 Cebu is finally fast approaching. For a lot of athletes, this is their A race: the race wherein everything is on the line. With all the preparation we put in, we want to be at our very best as we challenge ourselves in this illustrious event. This begs the question, “How do we maximize all the effort we put in?” The simple answer to this is to nail the Taper.

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The Pitfalls of Training by Feel

Whenever the phrase “Training by Feel” is mentioned, a common concept that comes to mind is Relative Perceived Exertion or RPE. In essence, this is a means of quantifying the effort an individual puts out.