The Age Grouper: Triathlon Podcast

Old enough to remember the good old days when the leather helmet and toe clips were all the rage? We're joined again by Mark Rouse of Runner's High 'N Tri who regales us with stories from the vintage days of triathlon. He was actually there, competing in Hawaii in 1982 with Julie Moss!

These show titles are getting way to long. It's the third annual installment of the Sock-Sock-Shoe-Shoe trilogy. We provide an always entertaining race report from one of our favorite local events: The Tower Triathlon.

It's the moment you've all been waiting for. Find out who took the crown at the 5K Showdown. But before that we journey deep in the city for a secret rendezvous and argue the Ironman Hawaii participant selection process.

Mrs. SaltE joins us for this PG-13 episode of The Age Grouper. We review a cool new tri-site that brings your race results to life, check out zumtri.com. Then we look into ourselves as athletes and ask weather a personal record can ever be a personal best.

The 2009 season is officially underway and you better bring a sub 3 hour marathon if you want to beat Crissie Wellington. Also we cover a few topics from out Twitter followers and blow the lid off a secret project Eric has been working on for weeks now.

It's an episode full of big news. We announce our 2009 race schedules along with several other Age Grouper items of interest. And we break the news about our new partnership with Runner's High 'N Tri. It's The Age Grouper Triathlon and Multisport Podcast fueled by Runner's High 'N Tri.

It's been over a year since we got our first pair of Newtons from Runner's High 'N Tri in Arlington Heights, IL. We go back to our favorite Local Tri Shop to get fit in a new pair of Newtons. LTS owner Mark Rouse gives us a virtual wetsuit buyers guide and details the new skin suits everyone was wearing in Kona.

If you know us at all you know that we love gear! In this episode we list all of our favorite gear with one rule: it can't be a swimsuit, goggles, a bike, or shoes. It's all the other stuff that makes Tri-gear so much fun. We also check in with "Team Unthinkables" member Jeff Wright about his fundraising efforts with the Scott Rigsby Foundation.

Season 3 of The Age Grouper starts today with an all new action packed episode! It's January and that means off-season cross training and planning 2009. You may have the perfect excuse to lay on the couch until April but after listening to our off-season recommendations you'll be back riding that bus in no time; no that there's anything wrong with that...

It's the second installment of the 2008 Midwest Indoor Triathlon Series with the Schaumburg Indoor Triathlon. The entire field raises the bar significantly by adding miles to the overall distances covered. We've learned a thing or two since the first race but how will it all pay off on the podium?