ZenTri Podcast 570 - Ambit 3 Preview with Suunto's Bill Porter

(Dreamy evening sky on my run a few nights ago.)

Bill Porter with Suunto Joins us to talk answer questions about the new Suunto Ambit3.  We chat for about half an hour so he can answer some of the questions many of you have been asking. 

(Blue version of the Ambit 3 showing bluetooth alert)

I also answer listener questions about the differences of dextrose and sucrose, and why stretching is bad for you and may even make you slower!

In the news, I talk about the official Kona pro start list, Eurobike, and the Australian triathlete that got stopped by the Border Agency while trying to swim across the English Channel.

Lastly, here's an Instagram Hyperlapse of my path from the locker room to the pool where I swim laps.

(What I see three times a week.)

As always, stay Zen and be safe out there!

ZenTri Podcast 569 - Agent Skully

(Out on an evening ride in the Texas heat)

Tawnee and I cover the news, I answer training questions, and take you with me on 70.3 training.

Here's the link to help me raise money for the Tour de Cure ride for help with Type 1 Diabetes. Thanks so much!

Using Strava to Find Places to Ride and Run

I was visiting a friend in Arlington, TX and needed to get in a ride and a run.  No local knowledge? No problem!

You can use Strava's Heat Map system to find out where people are working out.  The brighter the lines, the more people are biking or running.  

With cycling, there is much more safety in numbers.  Cars are used to seeing cyclists there, so you're just part of the wildlife.  Also, lots of cyclists using a road means that road is safely built for bikes.

ZenTri Podcast 568 -Ironman Changes and Ocean Swimming

Ironman has some big changes coming!  I cover that news and a whole lot more going on in triathlon right now.  Also, there's lots more great stuff in The Training Log.

While we're here, make sure to check out this swimming video from Brett Sutton.  Great advice in there that applies to the bike and run as well.

Ironman Boulder went down over the weekend.  This shot was the most circulated around the Twitternets.  Called "Horsepower".

And here's a gratuitous shot of ZenTri Nurse paddleboarding in Port Aransas.  Life is good!

Ok, see you next episode.  Stay safe!

Trainer Video - Ironman Cairns Australia 2014

This full Ironman video runs 51 minutes and has action almost the entire time.  It starts with a beach swim, then a rainy bike and run.  Temps look warm and the course fast.  Even the commercials are cool, with some brutal Xterra style racing ads.  The pro field is full of names you might know.  4 out of 5.  (Great video, wished it was a full hour.)