ZenTri Podcast 546 - Tawnee Prazak, Project X, and 5K racing tips.

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Tawnee Prazak of Endurance Planet joins in for a talk about how she became the host of the popular podcast.  We chat about her background, work, and what she's working on next.  It was a great talk!

After that, we jump into the Training Log.  I take you to Canyon Lake, Texas, where the hill work training begins for the Rocky Raccoon 100.

The terrain is a lot like Southern California.  I did a few runs on the steepest stuff around.  I shot the above pic while looking up a small valley. Nice!

Before the ride home, I challenged Kai to run up one of the hills I ran.  Parents, this is a great tip to help keep your kids quiet in the back seat. :)

It might be hard to tell from the angle, but the bottom of the last phone pole starts higher than the top of the first!  It was like running up a boat ramp.

Back on the homestead, the ZenTri family ran a local 1 mile/5K.  I got second overall in the 5K, while Kai won the entire 1 mile race.  Probably because of his insane hill work.

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Kai was quick to point out that he beat me since he got first and I got second.  Whatever!  

The podcast is full of great training tips for hill training, 5K racing, and much more.  Make sure to give @TawneePrazak a shout on Twitter if you enjoyed her interview!

The Big Texas Minute with John Hirsch, Day Eight and Wrap Up.

It's been eight days of Texas training with pro triathlete John Hirsch. Having him around was great, and we appreciate the look he gave us into the life of training like a pro.  Let's hope he comes back next year!

Below is a photo of Christine Lynch wrapping up her final hour of thirty hours of training for the week.  She is virtually riding through Spain using an iPad and a beta program soon to be released by Morgan Christian.  Lookin' good!

The Big Texas Minute with John Hirsch, Day Four

He's on Day Four, already logging more than 20 hours of training.  And what's this about his secret butterfly training technique?

Yoga for Runners Cyclists and Triathletes - Shoulders, Hips, Psoas Yoga Sequence

We are very excited to have the following guest post by Fred Williams, an experienced triathlete and yoga instructor residing in Austin, TX.  This is the second post of a series we will be doing, the first post can be found here. You can find out more about Fred at his website. Enjoy!