Tightwad Triathlete Tip #4

Even just 3-4 years ago, showing up to an event wearing tight knee high socks, or thigh-length shorts would have had you labeled as crazy, and now you’re crazy if you don’t; it seems that the whole athletic world has suddenly gone compression wear nuts.  What the hell?  Is there really anything to these silly [...]

“Aye, there’s the rub!”

Yesterday was quite a momentous occasion for me.  Up until this point, I have avoided going for massages.  I originally thought that massages were for either rich people or swingers and there was bound to be oodles of incense, mood lighting, long, flowing see-through robes and perhaps a lava lamp or two.  Going for a [...]

A Cramp In My Style

Long Swim – Endurance 4 (click to see stats) 1900 m (50:11) Avg. Heart Rate = 136 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 157 bpm Calories = 589 So ¾ through my swim workout this evening I fell victim to the mother of all cramps; a total seizure of the muscle from my ankle to the [...]