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Contents
Random Crap
P4. Ian Thorpe’s Sleep Tip
P4. Full time pro triathletes
P5. Random Facts
Articles
P7. Allan Pitman – Ironman Running
P9 Dylan Evans – Improve Performance
P10. Tim Egge – My tools
Interview
P13. Interview Guilherme Campos
Reviews
P20. ON – We test run the ON Cloudrunner
Rankings
P21. Ironman Kona Men’s top 50
P22. Ironman Kona Women top 50
P24. Ironman 70.3 Men’s top 50
P25. Ironman 70.3 Women top 50
P26. ITU Elite Men top 40
P27. ITU Elite Women top 40
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Welcome
This is the first issue of the Train Smooth
Magazine. At this stage we will publish a new
magazine every quarter with the aim of turning
this into a monthly magazine by 2016.
Train Smooth is a new brand created in January
2015 and would be the fastest growing triathlon
coaching business in the world.
There are many parts of the Train Smooth brand
with triathlon coaching being the core of our
business.
Our Business
We have a weekly blog at Triathlon Hustle
where we blog about the business side of Train
Smooth. We cover what is working, what is not
working, the number of athletes we coach, how
many have joined each week, and those who
have left along with their reasons for leaving.
This is full transparency that we offer in order
for athletes to not only see the way we do
business but also for other coaches to see what
we are doing and hopefully learn from our
mistakes.
http://www.triathlonhustle.com/
Trainsmmoth.com
This is our triathlon coaching website. On this
site you will find a range of training and
nutrition advice, coaching information, books,
shirts and other information.
http://www.trainsmooth.com/
Runner’s Coaching
Runner’s Coaching is a side arm of Train
Smooth where we focus on coaching runners of
all levels. We are in the process of launching a
membership page that offers members access to
training plans for just $5 a month.
http://www.runnerscoaching.com/
Triathlon Connect
We launched Triathlon Connect this month.
This is a member’s only website. Members have
full access to training plans, nutrition
information, recipes, videos, training sessions,
books and much more.
Membership costs only $5 a month.
http://www.triathlonconnect.com/
First Ironman
We are in the process of launching this website
with the aim of helping age group athletes
through their first Ironman triathlon. From the
moment they register through to the time they
cross the finishing line, we help and mentor
them all the way.
http://www.firstironman.com/
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Ian Thorpe Sleep Secret
When Ian Thorpe was at his peak and
dominating the world of Olympic
swimming, he would always set his alarm
clock to wake him two minutes later than he
needed, so if he were to wake up at 4am to
set off for swimming training, he would set
his alarm clock for 4:02 am.
The reason for this was that an extra two
minutes sleep each day may not seem like
much, but over a year, it is a little over
twelve hours extra sleep and recovery he is
gaining.
Becoming a full time pro
triathlete
With fewer than 20 percent of pro triathletes
who can make an actual full time living
from triathlon, the single biggest advantage
to being one of these pro triathletes is the
sleep recovery they are able to obtain over
the pro triathletes who work part time or full
time.
On average, a full time pro triathlete can
sleep between ten to twelve hours a night.
Train in the morning, have a lunch time nap
for one to two hours and train in the
afternoon. Now we are starting to see a
correlation between the pro triathletes who
can train, recover and race full time, versus
the pro triathletes who have to make a living
away from the sport.
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Random Fact
Strawberries have more vitamin C
than oranges.
Ice cream actually makes your body
warmer because of its fat content.
Over thinking can cause hair loss.
Honey does not spoil with age. You
could feasibly eat 3000 year old
honey.
Cuddling before bed helps the brain to
relax.
Only 8% of the world's currency is
physical money, the rest only exists on
computers.
Research has uncovered that if a close
friend is happy, it increases the
likelihood that you'll feel happier by
15%.
Time anxiety occurs in a person when
they are perpetually afraid of being
late, or of others being late.
Apophasis is when someone raises an
issue, claiming not to want to talk
about it, even though they broached it.
The average high school student
today has the same level of anxiety as
the average psychiatric patient did in
the 1950’s.
People prone to depressed moods also
tend to notice more details.
Cher phobia is the fear of being too
happy because “something tragic”
will happen.
According to one study, people see
you as 20% more attractive than you
think you are.
Anorexia has the highest mortality rate
of any psychological disorder, with
between 5% and 20% of sufferers
eventually succumbing to this
disorder, resulting in death.
Coffee improves short term memory,
creativity and alertness.
Believing you have slept well, even if
you have not, improves performance.
Drinking cold water actually causes
your body to burn calories, as they
are absorbed by the water as it warms
it to body temperature.
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Don’t be the person….
If you swim early morning in a squad, group, with
a friend, or just cutting laps solo, remember to
brush your teeth before heading to the pool. Way
too often we jump out of bed and into the pool, cut
some laps and in between sets we are breathing
over each other at the end of the pool lane. Be a
better pal in the water and leave the early morning
breathe at home.
You decide you would like to do a fun
run as part of your training. You are
at the start line, shoulder to shoulder
with everyone and you can smell “it”.
Please shower and use deodorant
before you get to the start line. At
every run race there are a number of
people scattered through the crowd
with body odour and there is only one
thing worse than smelling someone
else’s body odour, and that is smelling your own, because by that stage, it must be offensive to
others.
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An Ironman weekly long run
Allan Pitman Ironman Triathlon Coach
http://www.aptriathlon.com/
When training for an Ironman, the
weekly long run is the most important
workout of the week. In the actual race,
your fortune is decided in the run. Mark
Allen once said, “You swim and bike for
show, and you run for the dough”. If we
look at the results of any category in an
Ironman race and the fastest five runs are
generally the fastest five overall places.
It’s not uncommon for experienced Ironman competitors to run past other athletes
who over shorter distances are better runners. One reason for this is a poorly
executed nutrition plan. More Ironman races are ruined by over feeding than by
under feeding. Another common reason for athletes not running to their potential is
mineral imbalances, usually salt deficiency. This is pretty easy to fix.
My observation in training hundreds of athletes to Ironman races is that many of the
athletes who we run past in the race have simply not trained for an Ironman run. You
don’t need to be running fast, yet I see athletes doing fast track sessions and
neglecting their long endurance runs. Often when they are doing their long
endurance run, they’re doing it as a race paced rehearsal. They’re not actually going
out to condition the muscles to burn fat efficiently.
An endurance run is not a time trial.
Leave your Garmin at home. It’s not
going to help you run faster on race day.
The obsession with measuring
everything in training has taken the
athlete’s eye off the ball. The object of
the long endurance run is to teach the
body to utilize fat more efficiently as a
fuel, and to condition the muscles in the
legs to be out for a long time.
* Try starting the day with a strong espresso brewed from freshly ground beans, not
instant coffee. Caffeine kick starts the body into fat burning mode.
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* Start out easy. Endurance that is
efficient fat burning is built at low
intensity. A long endurance run is
actually run slower than race day pace.
* Pay attention to good posture, and
efficient foot placement – the most
important thing you can do on race day
is hold good posture, we do lots of core
strength work to make sure we can
hold good posture. Think about this as
you become fatigued. When you’re
racing everyone around you are going
to be exhausted, hold yourself together
and you’ll creep away from them.
* Shorten your stride on the up-hills, you’re not here to show anyone how fast you
can run up a hill, you’re here to work on your efficiency. Make efficiency the goal
for the whole run.
* Include short walks to re-set the mind back onto the best technique and posture. If
the 30 step walks add to the time you’re out running, but cause you to run more
efficiently, you have won on two fronts. The longer you’re out there the more
endurance you will build, and if you get used to maintaining great posture through the
whole run, it becomes a habit which will reward you on race day.
* Add a walk to the end of your long run to extend the endurance benefits. I usually
get home and take the dogs for a 20-30min walk to the park. This extends my
endurance/fat burning for another half an hour without any more impact on my body.
* Give yourself time to recover from
the long run. Make sure you take
your anti oxidant supplements with
your recovery drink. How well you
feed after a workout like this will
determine how much you gain from
it. You’ll know if you’ve done your
long run at the right pace if you can
come home and mow the lawn after
it. You should not be wrecked by it.
Slow it down, and enjoy it, long slow
runs are good for your soul, and your
longevity in the sport.
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Number one tip for improved performance in
any level Triathlete!
Dylan Evans
ITU Pro Triathlete
Triathlon Coach
http://www.trainsmooth.com/
As a coach and Professional Triathlete
I am always bombarded by questions
on how to improve. There can never be
one answer, as each individual person
can better themselves in different
ways. However “consistency” is the
key to sustained success with any level
Triathlete, no matter if they are a
beginning age grouper, Junior or Elite.
Many Triathletes are obsessed with
training camps, a big training weekend
or week where they up the miles and
believe that this period is going to take
them to the next level. My philosophy
is that however much training you
accomplish in one week, you want to
be able to do it the next week and the
week after that and so on. Otherwise
you will lose all the benefits from your
camp or bigger training period.
Consistency can help eliminate injury
so create a routine and build strength
and resilience.
No one should over estimate the power
of consistency. You might want to go
and do that massive 500km week of
riding, but if you can only manage
50km the next week, you won’t gain
the benefits. When sitting down with
your coach, or if you are looking at
writing out your own program, take
into consideration work, family and
training facilities and try to create a
sustainable training regime.
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Ten tools to make life easier
Tim Egge http://www.timegge.com/
We being triathletes want to simplify life as much as possible for one reason, to
enable us to do what we do best and enjoy, and that is to train. There is nothing better
in life than clocking up miles in your training log, but in order to get the training we
need to put in, we must get our act together.
I feel as though I am the busiest man in the world with all the projects I have on the
go at any one time. I work full time shift work, I have a wife and two awesome kids,
I am building a number of brands and I race Ironman on a continual basis. I joke to
people that I burn the candle at both ends, but truth is I simply have my act together or
at least compared to most.
These are the tools I rely on every day that make my life manageable.
Paper to Pen - A needs list
Nothing flash about this but I have an A4 piece of paper that has seven boxes,
Monday through to Sunday. I list everything that I NEED to do in each day and not
what I want to do. This is only a needs list.
Always looking at this list, I can make sure I can hit this list wherever possible and
often I am able to complete, or at least start a task on this list before I really need to.2
Evernote.com
This is a free app that I live on. I do everything on Evernote.
I have written books, written articles, I rely on it for
reminders and store information within it. This has more or
less provided me with a portable office in my phone. If
someone gives me a business card or I have some paperwork
that I may need to refer to at a later date, I take a photo of it,
save it in Evernote and when I need it, I have it within
seconds.
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Everything goes into Evernote. In truth, most of this magazine was created within
Evernote. https://evernote.com/
TickTick.com
I have just started using this app over the past couple of
months. It is a free checklist app. Now that I have created a
workflow, I create a checklist within TickTick and one by one,
I tick the items off, ensuring I do not miss something within
the workflow of a week, a task or a project, etc.
This is a really excellent app and very easy to use. The other
good side to this app is that once I have all my weekly tasks written in to TickTick
correctly, I should and could be able to pass my phone or tablet on to anyone and they
can conduct their life using my systems, performance and defined sequences of tasks
with clear work instructions, all within the checklist. https://ticktick.com/
Gmail
I love Gmail. It is so simple to use, free and has large storage. Finding emails is
really simple and quick. I cannot imagine life without Gmail. Between Gmail and
Evernote, I really do have a portable office in my phone.
Gmail Secular
Because of the number of projects I am working on and the brands I am building, I
have recently started using Gmail Scheduler by ctrlq.org where I can write emails
days or a week in advance and schedule them to be sent at the day and time required.
It took a few minutes to learn how to use this free program but now I can, I love it and
it saves me time.
Google Calendar
I could use TickTick or Evernote, but find Google Calendar
very clean and simple to pencil in such as appointments,
events, notifications, (such as my wedding anniversary is a
week away), and of course all other important dealings or
occurrences not to be forgotten.
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Final Surge
I am a triathlete who loves to train so I need a training log, therefore I love Final
Surge. All my training is logged into Final Surge. Now when I get to the pool and
forget the advice and instructions my coach Allan Pitman has given me, I simply look
on my phone and there it is. Final Surge is also a free app and you can sign up to the
free account. http://www.finalsurge.com/
Hootsuite
I manage all my social media accounts within Hootsuite. Facebook, Twitter,
Linkedin, Google+ is all connected to Hootsuite dashboard where I can post months
in advance, browse and connect with others.
Hootsuite offers a free account and you can manage up to three social media accounts.
After this there is a small fee. Due to the fact I have Twitter accounts for each brand I
am working on. This saves me so much time in my week, it is worth the small
amount of money. https://hootsuite.com
Allan Pitman
I don't know if Allan would like to be referred to as a “tool”,
however having Allan Pitman as my coach and having him
create my programs, where I am not emotionally attached at
the time of creating the new program, allows me to get the
most out of myself.
It is not only Allan’s reliable coaching that I depend on. He is also my mentor and
friend and that is why Allan is my “must need” tool.
FROM THE MOUTH OF THE PROS
This book was written by approximately 100 pro
triathletes and elite coaches that offer their best
advice.
The advice given in this book is amazing and it is
from the best in the world.
Buy this book from Amazon or from the Train Smooth
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Interview with Guilherme Campos
Thank you for your time and being part of the first issue of Train Smooth Magazine. What
was it that first motivated you to become interested in triathlon?
Growing up in Rio de Janeiro Brazil, I was always much more influenced and exposed to team
sports. The triathlon and running community is booming there right now, but a couple of years
ago it wasn’t. That being said, I pretty much came late into triathlons. I first started doing some
running races influenced by a friend who was a former triathlete and by that time was training
for running races. He worked with me on my soccer days, as an assistant coach. I used to play
right wing and he thought I could be a good runner and told me to start running to keep in shape
and active after I quit playing soccer. He also encouraged me into riding a bike, so we could ride
on weekends going up a famous hill in Rio that ends up at the bottom of the famous “Christ
Reedmeer” statue. Without noticing, I was doing duathlons (run-bike-run) and doing quite well
at my age group. The natural consequence then was to step up to triathlons and after being bitten
by the “tri bug”, I didn’t stop anymore!
Did you play sports as a child?
I was very active since a child. I started with martial arts in pre-school, but was never very
interested about it. I graduated to green belt in Tae-Kwan-Do but didn’t keep training. After
that I played basketball for a few years and was doing quite well. I am now 5’5’’ (1.67m) and
of course at some point my height was an issue, hahaha. When you look at “small” NBA players
that look tiny on TV, like Chris Paul, those are guys who are still six plus feet. So there were no
chances for the tiny G on the basketball courts. Living in Brazil where soccer is by far the
number one sport in the country, my next step was to start playing soccer and indoor soccer.
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Those were one of the best years of my life and pretty much shaped me both as an athlete and as
a person!
How long have you been a professional
triathlete?
I qualified for my pro card in the middle of 2012
and didn’t take it till 2013. Unfortunately my
first two years as a pro triathlete didn’t unfold as
I wanted and I struggled a bit with injuries and a
few problems. When you step up to the pro
level it is not “one more step” from the age
group ranks. There’s quite a big gap, and if
you’re not able to be on the top of your ‘A’
game, things will definitely be rough! I embrace the challenge though, I did everything I could
to be healthy again and now I have to be patient to gradually become competitive again.
What are your goals within the sport?
I had a “late start” to professional triathlon, and that being
said, my main goal is to be competitive and able to race
professionally for many more years. Seeing guys winning
big races in their early 40’s in long courses, makes me wish
my body could hold the training and my mind could hold
the pressure to be able to do the same. I am truly
passionate about our sport and its lifestyle. Also being a
long course athlete, I have long term career goals of being
successful at the Ironman distance, to represent the Italian
National Course Team in European and World Long
Distance Championships and my team TD Rimini at
National and International level.
What do you need to do to reach your goal?
Comparing myself to the United States, Australian and other European triathletes, I haven’t gone
through the “natural system”, and by that I mean I didn’t race as a junior, then as U23 and so on.
Having those younger years of experience, definitely help you to become wiser and more mature
earlier. The best athletes are for sure the best decision makers. All kinds of choices regarding
choosing your coach, your schedule, the way you approach training, all these are key, but it takes
experience and maturity to make the correct choices. Wrong choices lead to lack of balance in
both your life as an athlete and as a person, and the negative consequences reflect directly on
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your training and performance. The bar at professional triathlon is set very high and to be able to
be as competitive as you can you have to do the work and the hours, day in and day out, week in
and week out.
I think that right now, the first thing I need to start on the journey towards my big goals is
consistency. I am now very happy and satisfied with all the key choices that relate straight to
my training. If you’re training well and with consistency, performance will come with time. I
am working with a great coach Bella Bayliss. I have a good training structure when I’m at home
in Boulder and when I am away in Europe, Rimini in Italy and Lanzarote in Spain for the winter.
If I am able to do everything Bella is asking me and to stick 100% to her plan and stay healthy
while going through big training blocks, I am on the right track to reaching my goals.
Living in Bolder, do you get involved with the
local triathlon scene?
I have been in Boulder for two and a half years now,
and we’re such a fantastic athletic community in all
means. However, in my case, one of the mistakes I
did in my first two years here was to get “enchanted”
by being surrounded by so many fantastic groups and
athletes and try to do “a little bit of everything”.
Like I’ve said in one of the questions before, I wasn’t
a good decision maker. And that is my own fault
entirely.
Each Boulder training group has its own perks and
they’re all great, but we have to choose a plan and
stick to it. With my coach being based in Europe, I
am not doing as much group training as I used to do
before, but when possible and I have a similar
session. I do go for one or the other group swim, or
run.
Being committed to Bella’s training plan, I have been
pretty much doing 70% of my training on my own and meeting a few training partners for some
key sessions. We have been seeing a lot of improvements in all three sports since we started
2015. When training back in January together in Lanzarote and when home in Boulder, I just
want to keep the patterns and standards she wants.
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Who is your mentor, or mentors, and how have they helped shape your life?
I would consider three people as mentors in my life.
The first one may sounds like a “cliché”, but it is my
dad. As my parent, of course he has built my character
and he’s the one I go to before I make any big decision
in my life. He always “has my back” and even though
he’s never had any connection with sports, he is very
supportive of my career as an athlete and helps in any
way he can, which for me, means a lot, really.
The second person I’d consider as a mentor is my
former soccer coach in Brazil. His name is Ricardo
Lima and we still communicate today. Working under
his guidance at his soccer squad, I’ve built not only my
main athletic abilities, but also that was where I
discovered that sports were my true passion. Looking
at the way he worked with all of us in the team, it
inspired me to pursue a degree in Exercise and Sports
Science and also chase my dreams as a professional
sportsman. He currently teaches Physical Education
for a public school in Brazil, and I am sure he is still influencing and inspiring those teens the
same way he did with me back in the day.
And finally, I can already say my coach Bella Bayliss is a mentor for me as well. Being herself
a 16 time Ironman Champion, could be inspiration enough, but she as a coach, is as fantastic as
she was an athlete. I’ve gone through some bad athlete-coach experiences, some of them truly
disappointing, however working now with Bella, I have pretty much erased all of them. When I
first came to her I was lacking confidence in the training process and was a bit lost on how to get
back on track. Bella keeps it pretty simple, like she says: “we don’t do bullshit training, you just
go out there every day, do the best you can do for that day, and repeat it all over again the next
day”. Her passion for long course and for the sport of triathlon, are truly inspiring and the way
she faces and embraces the challenges is contagious.
What do you do for fun that isn't part of triathlon?
A: When I am not training, travelling or racing, I try to spend as much time as I can with my
wife and family. Boulder has a lot of fun things to do outside of triathlon. I love to go hiking
with my wife and friends, watch games on TV when it’s NFL and NBA season, or just get a
cruiser bike and ride around Boulder without worrying about time or route. I’d love to play
some soccer too, but right now it’s too risky to get injured!
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What does an average training week look like for you when in race season?
A: Doing 100% of Bella’s training program now, things have changed a bit compared to the
last two years. I am doing at least three sessions every day, if not four, and have been reaching
way more mileage than before. I am swimming between five to six times a week, riding four to
five times a week with some days being double ride days, with plenty of big gear/strength work,
and running also four to five times a week.
For those folks who analyse their weeks by hours, it has been ranging between 20-30 hours per
week. My body responds very well to volume rather than intensity and we’re starting to see
good improvements.
What are your favorite training sessions - Swim, Bike and Run?
A: On the swim, I like more endurance sets than speed work. Going back and forth between
strength plus endurance and speed, is challenging and fun. An example would be a session such
as this:
400 easy warm up
16 x 25’s
200 band + paddles
200 best you can
200 easy
(Three times)
Warm down
For the bike, my favourites are the hill repeats,
big gear slow cadence (55rpm) and long rides in
the Boulder Mountains, climbing up to Ward,
Nederland and Estes Park. You get up to almost
9000 feet and the views are most scenic!
Finally for the run, my favourite session is either a tempo run with three mi tempo at Teller
Farms, (one of the Boulder trails), or the 21-30 x 800’s on the track at Ironman pace with 200m
jog after the 800’s. Bella usually asks me to ride to and from the track at that session! It is
super hard but very rewarding once you finish it!
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Tell us all about your bike?
I am currently riding a Cervelo P5 and I would like to take
this opportunity to say a big thanks to everybody in the
company, especially Leslie Summers who helped me to
get the bike as soon as possible when I needed it. I am a
small rider, 5’5”, (1.67cm), and I can tell with confidence
that very few frames in the market offer me a good fit for
a TT bike. The P5 is by far the fastest, more comfortable
and more aero frame I’ve ever ridden. It flies on the flats,
does a very good job going uphill and I had quite a few
ranges on my bike fit to find the best position for me
regarding aero x comfort. I ride the P5 Six frame, which
is Cervelo’s highest end on the P family, with their 3T “V
Bar” and this year I’ve switched from S Bend to Ski Bend
aerobars. Boulder based Retul fitter Ryan Ignatz and I
figured out the Ski Bends would be a better bet for this
frame in my case. It has Magura hydraulic brakes, which
are awesome and have super grip. I kept my Fizik Tritone saddle that has been working out so
well for me since Fizik launched it. It has a specific Tri/TT design and helped to open my hip
angle, allowing me a more aggressive/forward position.
My P5 is equipped with Shimano 11 speed DI2 electronic group. I was resilient for a while to
switch to electronic, but now I am in love with it. I ride a 53-39 1.65 Quarq Elsa power meter
crankset and this set was also recommended after careful research with Ryan during my bike fit.
Regarding wheels, I am also lucky to be able to keep working for this season with the Oregon
based company Rolf Prima Wheels, and switched from last year’s Ares 6 to a lower rim depth
profile Ares 4 Carbon Clincher. With the great majority of races being in hilly courses, I
decided to go with a more “all around” wheel set.
The 2015 Ares 4 are better than ever, combining incredible lightness with aero gains as well.
When my need is for flatter courses I will ride an Ares 8 on the back and that’s certainly a great
set up that allows me to perform at my full potential. Having the best equipment is a key to
perform your best and I am lucky to have companies like Cervelo and Rolf Prima helping me at
this stage in my career.
What is the most important piece of equipment you need to be successful?
In my opinion, the most important equipment for success is your mind. We are what we believe
we are, and no matter how fast or how fit you are, if you’re not able to control your mind and
your emotions, then you probably won’t be able to execute what you do in training on race day.
Success in triathlons is “measured” by your results. I know many athletes, and I include myself
here, who struggle to execute on race day what they do so well in training. Something that
seems simple, but sometimes it can be complicated. In the end, all that matters is how fast you
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swim, bike and run towards that finish line, and if you’re not able to execute, you’re missing the
most important part of that big puzzle we call triathlon. Besides that, our discipline and
commitment are also related to the way our mind
performs. That being said, for me, the athlete’s mind is
the most important equipment for success!
What wouldn't people know about you?
This year I am racing for a good cause as well. I’ve
joined the Race2 Rebuild/Challenge America’s Team
and we have the goal to raise funds trough triathlon
racing for the Hurricane Sandy victims. Many of those
families affected still do not have their homes back.
We’ve chosen a few Challenge America’s races, where
people can race with us and help bring families home.
You can find more information on the link below:
http://www.race2rebuild.org/about-us/r2r-challenge-team/
And if you want to help me on my personal fundraising the link to donate is:
https://www.crowdrise.com/R2RChallengeTeam/fundraiser/guilhermeferreiracam
America has welcomed me and opened its doors for me, so I feel glad to be able to give
something back to the community and those who are in need. Please help us bring families back
home.
How can people connect with you?
I’d like to invite everybody to track my training, races and adventures around the world through
my social media links below:
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/guilherme.ferreira.5454
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/guitri_online
WEBSITE: www.gui-campos.com
And my Italian Team TD Rimini Facebook Profile and website:
https://www.facebook.com/tdrimini?fref=ts
http://www.tdsgrimini.it/
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Product Review This review is an independent review.
ON Cloudrunner
I have been running fulltime in my new ON Cloudrunner shoes for the past three weeks and have
been amazed at how good these shoes are and how factual the claims ON have made in relation
to what these shoes can do.
The Cloudrunner has what ON calls “Cloud Tec” that allows cushioned landing and barefoot
take off. The cushioning is only active during landing, then locks and becomes firm for a
powerful push-off.
At first I was very sceptical about the shoe
and have carried out as many different run
sessions as possible in the past three weeks. I
really did try my best to find something that I
could complain about, but to be completely
honest, these are by far the best shoes I have
worn.
In the three weeks, I completed three long
runs over two hours, three brick sessions, three trail runs, two hill repeats, intervals on road and
grass and a treadmill session.
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Being a triathlete, I am a big fan of the loop on the heal that allows you to put the shoe on faster.
Also being a triathlete, we all do crazy miles and we live on the edge of being healthy and being
injured and I am known for being an injury prone athlete, so this is why I will continue to wear
my ON Cloudrunner and will be happy to stick with only ON shoes whilst they continue to
produce quality shoes such as these.
But it is not only the shoe that I am impressed with. I have also been very impressed with
dealing with ON Australia, from our first conversation through to the fast delivery, everything
has been amazing. I would highly recommend ON to the point that I offered them free
advertisement in this magazine and on the Train Smooth Podcast.
To find out more about ON https://www.on-running.com/en-ch
Tim Egge
Train Smooth
Pro Ranking
Pro Men Ironman Kona Rankings RANK FIRST NAME LAST NAME COUNTRY POINTS 1. Jan Frodeno DEU 9,930 2. Nils Frommhold DEU 8,785 3. Ben Hoffman USA 8,750 4. Bart Aernouts BEL 8,310 5. Sebastian Kienle DEU 8,265 6. Frederik Van Lierde BEL 7,825 (qualified)
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7. Timothy Van Berkel AUS 7,820 8. Tim Don GBR 7,430 9. Andy Potts USA 7,375 10. Cyril Viennot FRA 6,995 11. Matt Trautman ZAF 5,525 12. Lionel Sanders CAN 5,225 13. Clemente Alonso-Mckernan Spain 4,880 14. Tim Reed AUS 4,710 15. Jeffrey Symonds CAN 4,675(qualified) 16. Ivan Rana ESP 4,560 17. Cameron Brown NZL 4,545 18. Romain Guillaume FRA 4,410 19. Brad Kahlefeldt AUS 4,400 20. Brent Mcmahon CAN 4,380 21. Patrik Nilsson SWE 4,240 22. Craig Alexander AUS 4,195 23. Fredrik Croneborg SWE 3,975 24. Terenzo Bozzone NZL 3,850 25. Maik Twelsiek DEU 3,790 26. Eneko Llanos ESP 3,690 27. Luke Bell AUS 3,665 28. Daniel Bretscher USA 3,600 29. Michael Weiss AUT 3,187 30. Matt Chrabot USA 3,080 31. Dylan Mcneice NZL 3,025 32. Michael Raelert DEU 3,000 33. Javier Gomez ESP 3,000 34. Per Bittner DEU 2,895 35. Paul Ambrose AUS 2,875 36. Domenico Passuello ITA 2,850 37. Matthew Hanson USA 2,770 38. Joe Gambles AUS 2,750 39. Guilherme Manocchio BRA 2,685 40. Callum Millward NZL 2,600 41. Miquel Tinto ESP 2,560 42. Denis Chevrot FRA 2,500 43. Christian Kramer DEU 2,455 44. Luke Mckenzie AUS 2,450 45. Ronnie Schildknecht CHE 2,420 46. Nick Baldwin SYC 2,400 47. Bas Diederen NLD 2,390 48. Karol Dzalaj SVK 2,345 49. Konstantin Bachor DEU 2,240 50. Timothy Odonnell USA 2,230
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Pro Women Ironman Kona Rankings RANK FIRST NAME LAST NAME COUNTRY POINTS 1. Jodie Swallow GBR 14,370 (qualified) 2. Daniela Ryf CHE 10,950 3. Caroline Steffen CHE 10,665 4. Mirinda Carfrae AUS 9,735 (qualified) 5. Meredith Kessler USA 8,960 6. Rachel Joyce GBR 8,210 7. Gina Crawford NZL 7,880 8. Yvonne Van Vlerken NLD 7,160 9. Liz Blatchford AUS 6,170 10. Heather Wurtele CAN 5,945 11. Mary Beth Ellis USA 5,915 12. Susie Cheetham GBR 5,650 13. Julia Gajer DEU 5,365 14. Britta Martin NZL 5,335 15. Annabel Luxford AUS 5,080 16. Beth Gerdes USA 4,515 17. Dede Griesbauer USA 4,500 18. Elizabeth Lyles USA 4,390 19. Camilla Pedersen DNK 4,375 20. Diana Riesler DEU 4,270 21. Eva Wutti AUT 4,170 22. Lucy Gossage GBR 4,035 23. Melissa Hauschildt AUS 4,000 (qualified) 24. Dimity-lee Duke AUS 3,945 25. Ariane Monticeli BRA 3,810 26. Åsa Lundström SWE 3,740 27. Ashley Clifford USA 3,630 28. Michelle Vesterby DNK 3,575 29. Angela Naeth CAN 3,285 30. Heather Jackson USA 3,285 31. Haley Chura USA 3,240 32. Ruth Brennan Morrey USA 3,235 33. Lisa Hütthaler AUT 3,195 34. Radka Vodickova CZE 3,160 35. Mareen Hufe DEU 3,155 36. Magali Tisseyre CAN 2,665 37. Corinne Abraham GBR 2,635 38. Astrid Ganzow DEU 2,520 39. Helle Frederiksen DNK 2,500 40. Linsey Corbin USA 2,495 41. Bree Wee USA 2,325 42. Keiko Tanaka JPN 2,320 43. Melanie Burke NZL 2,245 44. Amy Forshaw GBR 2,180
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45. Jessie Donavan USA 2,165 46. Amanda Stevens USA 2,140 47. Camilla Borg SWE 2,140 48. Shiao-yu Li TWN 2,100 49. Kelly Williamson USA 2,085 50. Mette Moe NOR 2,060
2015 Pro Men Ironman 70.3 Rankings RANK FIRST NAME LAST NAME COUNTRY POINTS Q 1. Tim Don GBR 6180 Q 2. Tim Reed AUS 5790 3. Lionel Sanders CAN 3725 4. Michael Raelert DEU 3503 5. Bart Aernouts BEL 3475 6. Jan Frodeno DEU 3450 7. Brent Mcmahon CAN 3315 8. Javier Gomez ESP 3000 9. Richie Cunningham AUS 2965 10. Terenzo Bozzone NZL 2884 11. Leon Griffin AUS 2715 12. Craig Alexander AUS 2695 13. Igor Amorelli BRA 2585 14. Joe Gambles AUS 2410 15. Christian Kemp AUS 2280 16. Josh Amberger AUS 2125 17. Andy Potts USA 1975 18. Nils Frommhold DEU 1970 19. Sam Appleton AUS 1950 20. Mario De Elias ARG 1945 21. Luke Bell AUS 1940 22. Cameron Brown NZL 1905 23. Ben Hoffman USA 1780 24. Ruedi Wild CHE 1705 25. Will Clarke GBR 1665 26. Jesse Thomas USA 1585 27. Chris Leiferman USA 1510 28. Brad Kahlefeldt AUS 1510 29. Kevin Collington USA 1500 30. Matt Chrabot USA 1480 31. Viktor Zyemtsev UKR 1440 32. Santiago Ascenço BRA 1425 33. Drew Scott USA 1420 34. Mark Bowstead NZL 1395 35. Timothy Odonnell USA 1275 36. Peter Robertson AUS 1275
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37. Fabio Carvalho BRA 1250 38. Courtney Atkinson AUS 1250 39. Benjamin Collins USA 1245 40. Tyler Butterfield BMU 1195 41. Raul Tejada GTM 1110 42. Maurice Clavel DEU 1085 43. Andreas Raelert DEU 1085 44. Luke Mckenzie AUS 1075 45. Matt Trautman ZAF 1070 46. Alex Reithmeier AUS 1060 47. Stuart Marais ZAF 1042 48. James Cunnama ZAF 1040 49. Ronnie Schildknecht CHE 1000 50. Manuel Küng CHE 985
Pro Women Ironman 70.3 Rankings RANK FIRST NAME LAST NAME COUNTRY POINTS 1. Daniela Ryf CHE 5250 Q 2. Meredith Kessler USA 4960 Q 3. Heather Wurtele CAN 4570 4. Jodie Swallow GBR 4535 5. Annabel Luxford AUS 3410 6. Magali Tisseyre CAN 3165 7. Radka Vodickova CZE 3160 8. Caroline Steffen CHE 3025 9. Gina Crawford NZL 2890 10. Liz Blatchford AUS 2575 11. Heather Jackson USA 2505 Q 12. Helle Frederiksen DNK 2500 13. Mary Beth Ellis USA 2470 14. Leanda Cave GBR 2460 15. Valentina Carvallo CHL 2430 16. Lauren Goss USA 2430 17. Anja Beranek DEU 1990 18. Sarah Piampiano USA 1820 19. Rachel Joyce GBR 1730 20. Alicia Kaye USA 1720 21. Katy Duffield AUS 1640 22. Ruth Brennan Morrey USA 1635 23. Dimity-lee Duke AUS 1625 24. Lisa Hütthaler AUT 1595 25. Anna Russell NZL 1575 26. Rachel Mcbride CAN 1570 27. Svenja Bazlen DEU 1545 28. Jeanni Seymour ZAF 1525
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29. Amanda Stevens USA 1515 30. Laura Philipp DEU 1485 31. Susie Cheetham GBR 1480 32. Kristin Moeller DEU 1465 33. Melanie Mcquaid CAN 1460 34. Kirsty Jahn CAN 1395 35. Parys Edwards GBR 1360 36. Rebekah Keat AUS 1340 37. Angela Naeth CAN 1285 38. Madeleine Oldfield AUS 1280 39. Sofie Goos BEL 1275 40. Amelia Watkinson NZL 1265 41. Ariane Monticeli BRA 1250 42. Dede Griesbauer USA 1245 43. Haley Chura USA 1240 44. Camilla Pedersen DNK 1240 45. Emma Bilham CHE 1175 46. Lisa Marangon AUS 1165 47. Julia Grant NZL 1130 48. Ricarda Lisk DEU 1100 49. Emma-kate Lidbury GBR 1100 50. Nikki Butterfield AUS 1085
Men ITU World Triathlon Series Rankings
RANK LAST NAME FIRST NAME COUNTRY POINTS 1 Mola, Mario ESP 800 2 Luis, Vincent FRA 740 3 Murray, Richard RSA 685 4 Silva, Joao POR 633 5 Brownlee, Jonathan GBR 586 6 Gomez, Javier ESP 542 7 Alarza, Fernando ESP 501 8 Polyansky, Igor RUS 464 9 Hernandez, Vicente ESP 429 10 Riederer, Sven SUI 397 11 Faldum, Gabor HUN 367 12 Wilson, Dan AUS 339 13 Pereira, Joao POR 314 14 Bailie, Ryan AUS 290 15 Schoeman, Henri RSA 269 16 Fabian, Alessandro ITA 248 17 Raphael, Aurelien FRA 230 18 Royle, Aaron AUS 213 19 Grajales, Crisanto MEX 197 20 Bowden, Adam GBR 182
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21 Nieschlag, Justus GER 168 22 Van Riel, Marten BEL 156 23 Toth, Tamas HUN 144 24 Varga, Richard SVK 133 25 Pevtsov, Rostyslav AZE 123 26 Shoemaker, Jarrod USA 114 27 Benson, Gordon GBR 105 28 Pujades, Anthony FRA 97 29 Loeschke, Franz GER 90 30 Murphy, Conor IRL 83 31 Buckingham, Mark GBR 77 32 Montoya, Raphael FRA 71 33 Salvisberg, Andrea SUI 66 34 Yorke, Andrew CAN 61 35 Fanous, Lawrence JOR 56 36 Svarc, Premysl CZE 52 37 Keane, Bryan IRL 48 38 Knabl, Alois AUT 44 39 De Ponti, Andrea ITA 41 40 Quinchara, Carlos Javier COL 38
Women ITU World Triathlon Series Rankings RANK LAST NAME FIRST NAME COUNTRY POINTS 1 Jorgensen, Gwen USA 800 2 Zaferes, Katie USA 740 3 Duffy, Flora BER 685 4 Riveros Diaz, Barbara CHI 633 5 Hewitt, Andrea NZL 586 6 Jerdonek, Lindsey USA 542 7 McShane, Charlotte AUS 501 8 Sato, Yuka JPN 464 9 True, Sarah USA 429 10 Donner, Kaitlin USA 397 11 Robisch, Rebeca GER 367 12 Philippin, Hanna GER 339 13 Lindemann, Laura GER 314 14 Beaugrand, Cassandre FRA 290 15 Takahashi, Yuko JPN 269 16 Haug, Anne GER 248 17 Stimpson, Jodie GBR 230 18 Gomez Garrido, Tamara ESP 213 19 Routier, Carolina ESP 197 20 Klamer, Rachel NED 182 21 Norden, Lisa SWE 168 22 Caelers, Maaaike NED 156
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23 Moffat, Emma AUS 144 24 Reid, Aileen IRL 133 25 Frintova, Vendula CZE 123 26 Ueda, Ai JPN 114 27 Shulgina, Arina RUS 105 28 Casillas Garcia, Miriam ESP 97 29 Jones, Erin USA 90 30 Kristensen, Ditte DEN 83 31 Perterer, Lisa AUT 77 32 Merle, Audriy FRA 71 33 Saller, Sophia GER 66 34 Murua, Ainhoa ESP 61 35 Hall, Lucy GBR 56 36 Pennock, Ellen CAN 52 37 Thams, Line DEN 48 38 Shorets, Mariya RUS 44 39 Annen, Jolanda SUI 41 40 Bonin, Charlotte ITA 38
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