303Endurance Podcast by Rich Soares and Bill Plock

September 07, 2024 Harvest Moon

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In Today's Show

Cycling News/Updates - Vuelta, Paracycling Fact
Triathlon News/Updates - More medals than Michael Phelps, Paratriathlon Results, The Swim is Cancelled
Ask A Coach - Why different running paces?

303Cycling News and Updates:

Vuelta Rankings

Visma | Lease a Bike and Kuss also suffered a heavy blow in the Vuelta

Kuss, who won the Vuelta last year, seemed to be in better form during the last mountain stages. He had been close to the top ten for some time, and it was only a matter of time before the American entered the top of the standings. However, on Thursday, Kuss finished 44th, ten minutes behind stage winner Urko Berrade and, more importantly, 3 minutes and 20 seconds behind the group of general classification contenders.

Landa and Kuss—who were also accompanied by riders like Adam Yates, Christián Rodriguez, and Guillaume Martin—suffered a blow in the overall standings. Landa dropped from fifth to tenth, and Kuss remained in twelfth place, but his gap to the tenth position has now increased to over four minutes. A setback for Visma | Lease a Bike, which, after the withdrawal of Wout van Aert, had put all its hopes in Kuss achieving a top-ten finish.

Belgian cyclist Wout van Aert will not race again this season after a crash in the Vuelta a Espana, his team Visma Lease a Bike said on Thursday. The 29-year-old suffered a serious knee injury following a crash during a descent in stage 16 of the Vuelta on Tuesday.

Team leader Grischa Niermann explains that Attila Valter, an early breakaway rider, dropped back to minimize the damage for the dropped Kuss. "Unfortunately, it turned out that Sepp had an off day. After today, he is still in twelfth place in the general classification, but the gap to the tenth place has widened. We will assess what is possible day by day in the final weekend. We can make many plans, but in the end, the legs have to be able to execute them," said the German in a press release.

Paralympic Cycling Fact - Paralympic cycling was developed in the early 1980s as tandem cycling for visually impaired athletes, with a sighted pilot at the front. Since then, the sport has grown to accommodate other disabilities, expanding the types of bikes used: standard bicycles, handcycles, tricycles and tandems. There’s a bike for each different type of disability, adapted to suit the athlete’s needs.

303Triathlon News and Updates:

This Paralympic Swimmer Has More Medals Than Michael Phelps

Paralympics Paratriathlon results: ALL the medal winners at Paris 2024

The Swim is Cancelled for Harvest Moon

Watch for potentially harmful algae bloom in Boulder Reservoir

Sep. 4—Boulder officials warned residents Tuesday about a potentially harmful algae bloom in Boulder Reservoir.

Officials advise residents to stay out of the water and not allow dogs in the reservoir as cyanobacteria may produce toxins at elevated levels that are harmful to people and pets, according to a press release. Cyanobacteria may look like thick pea soup, spilled bluish-green paint on the water's surface or a thick mat of foam along the shoreline. According to the release, generally, the long stringy, bright green stands that appear either slimy or cottony, or are mustard yellow in color are not the potentially harmful type of algae.

Boulder workers are coordinating with the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District workers on the response to this cyanobacteria bloom, as they use the reservoir to deliver water to downstream users. Boulder Reservoir is not currently being used by the city as a drinking water supply, according to the release.

While the swim beach at the reservoir is closed for the season, watercraft are still allowed on the reservoir, according to the release.

Ask A Coach:

Ask a Coach: Why run at slower and faster paces?

September 5, 2024|Ask A Coach, Recent Article

https://303triathlon.com/articles/f/ask-a-coach-why-run-at-slower-and-faster-paces

Athlete: "I've been running a couple of times per week to stay in shape. I've just started a triathlon training plan and noticed that the prescribed paces are either slower or faster than I am used to running. Should I continue to run at the paces I'm used to, or should I adjust to these slower and faster prescribed paces?"

Bonus Tips:

Volunteer for races. This is a great way to learn how the mechanics of the race work. Volunteer for different roles like athlete packet pickup, transition area and aid stations. You will a learn a lot about what to do and what not to do.
Integrate strength and mobility training consistently into your training. Without a proactive regimen of strength and mobility, we tend over use some muscles in our sagittal plane movements of running, cycling and swimming and neglect other muscles that need to be a part of that function.
Don't guess about things like open water swimming in any distance race, or guess about nutrition and pacing at longer distance races. Work with a coach to prepare for racing in open water and making sure your nutrition and pacing plan will get you to the finish line.

Closing:

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