How to Swim Faster with Fewer Strokes.

It's all about the glide after the push off the wall...

How to Make the World's Healthiest Milkshake

Ingredients:

• Cocoa roast almonds
• Coconut milk (vanilla flavored)
• Dates
• Banana
• Honey
• Ice

How to be Zen. Lesson from a Toad.

I was out running last night and caught a big toad just being himself out on the sidewalk.  I pass these guys a lot lately, and it's a good reminder that you are most genuine when you are being yourself.  You don't have to work so hard to be better, faster, leaner, or whatever.  Just try being more you and that's where you start.

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The Number One Method to Triathlon Success - Get Out of Your Own Way

The biggest enemy to your triathlon success isn't the other guy or faulty gear; it's your own mind.

The human brain is an amazing machine.  It can do some outstanding stuff, but it can also sabotage your progress in some very spectacular ways.  How?  Well, your brain will tell you to do things when you're body is saying the opposite.  Here's some examples.

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Let's Dissect this Awesome Running Form Video

A reader forwarded this video to me last week.  I have to say, it is one of the best critiques on form I've ever seen.  Check out out and let's talk about what's inside.

Nearly everything they cover in this video has proven true to me in my experience.  I was a heel striker, ran barefoot for a while, and now I'm a converted forefoot runner.  Running barefoot also took a ton of bounce out of my stride, which makes running long distances much easier on the knees.

What was new to me, but very intuitive was the following:

• Twisting the upper torso makes your feet cross over, causing overpronation and other weird torque issues.
• Shin splints come from lifting your toes to heel strike.  Well, talk about a revelation we all needed to hear.  

I've run a few times after seeing the video and tried to put the proper leg angles into effect.  It definitely pulled in places that need some loosening.  I'm looking forward to continuing to improving my form and get faster.

Tell your friends about the video and ask what they think!