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Monday September 1, 2008

In this issue:

• ironguides selected as Official Age Group Coach for teamTBB
• ironguides Welcomes Coach Steve Fluet
• ironguidesteamTBB Training Plans Tearing up the Field in 2008!
• Ask Dr. Ryan! About: The P-p-p-power of P-p-p-protein!
• The Method Hits Inside Triathlon
• Method Training Camps in Thailand, January 2009
  
• ironguides Schwag Still Available!
  

ironguides Selected As the Official Age Group Coach for teamTBB!

ironguides is pleased to announce a broad partnership with professional triathlon team teamTBB to provide unsurpassed quality coaching and training services, education and information to Age Group athletes everywhere.

teamTBB's been setting the triathlon world on fire in 2008 - now you can benefit from the simple, highly effective training methods used by four Olympians, Hawaii Ironman champion Chrissie Wellington, and dozens of major wins at 2008 Ironman, 70.3 and major international triathlons around the world. Read More >

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ironguides Welcomes Coach Steve Fluet!

With 18 years of experience coaching Age Group triathletes of all abilities and for all race distances, Coach Steve Fluet's name is synonymous with attentive, detailed care for his athletes the world over. For the past two years, Coach Steve has been working "behind the scenes" with ironguides and has fine-tuned his coaching approach to include many aspects of The Method in his training. End result: More athletes, going more quickly!

The comsummate "family man", Steve has been perfecting his craft for years and specializes in coaching Age Group athletes who have strong family, work and commitments outside of triathlon. A father of three and dedicated teacher in his local community, Steve practices what he preaches and brings a unique, highly empathic approach to his coaching.

• Fully certified USAT triathlon coach
• Longtime contributor to ironmanlive.com
• 18 years coaching with particular emphasis on Age Group half Ironman and Ironman athletes

Steve will be coaching our January 2009 Training Camp in Phuket, Thailand. If you are interested in coaching from Steve, please note that he has only limited slots left for 2009. Read More >

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ironguides Training Plans Tearing Up the Field in 2008!

We love it when someone buys an ironguidesteamTBB Training Plan, follows it to the letter, and smashes their previous best times - with no coaching or support other than our online forums. Here's one example of someone who spent $65 USD and dropped their Olympic-distance time from 2:08 to 1:59 in 12 weeks.

My race results yesterday prove that the Method works. I have trained with more intensity than ever before and yet I never felt tired on any training day. I didn't need to take a single day off (apart from the compulsory ones) in the 12 weeks of the program.

Yesterday I PR'd in the swim, the bike and the run.

At this annual race my best result (last year) was 2hr 7min. Yesterday i did it in 1hr 59min (I actually won the race!) on the same bike with the same shoes on the same course and in the same weather conditions as last year. That's 8 mins!!!

I never thought I could go that fast! [more]

Check out these cost-effective ways to tackle your first go at the distance, or to improve on your current times over any distance:

8-week Sprint.Triathlon Training Manual - $45 USD
12-week Olympic Distance Triathlon Training Manual - $65 USD
16-week 70.3 / Half Ironman Triathlon Training Manual - $95 USD
20-week Ironman Triathlon Training Manual - $145 USD

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Latest Blog from Dr. Ryan: The P-p-p-power of P-p-p-protein!

Protein needs of athletes have received considerable attention in recent years, and a growing amount of research is being dedicated to investigating the specific protein requirements of endurance athletes.

It can be confusing at the best of times to try to discern from the plethora of marketing information just how much protein is enough throughout the day, when you should have it, and what sources you should get it from. Thankfully, research on the protein needs of endurance athletes is becoming increasingly clear, and the power of protein is being established. Read More >

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The Method Hits Inside Triathlon

Inside Triathlon did a great spread on teamTBB, its one-of-a-kind coach and the team's unique, proven and devastatingly effective training approach.

"...it's that he an orchestrate sessions in a way that athletes can pack hard workouts together in small spans of time, with recovery mysteriously built in."

That's The Method! Read the rest of article at teamttb.com: Read More >

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Method Training Camp in Thailand, January 2009

Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add,
but when there is nothing left to take away. - Antoine de Saint Exupéry

Feel like learning how it's all done? Join us for one of our Method Triathlon Training Camps in Thailand, January 2009.

• Learn how you need to swim train for triathlon based on your level of ability.
• Understand why "big gear" training is more suitable for triathlon than the common, misunderstood notion of "high cadence" used in cycling.
• Learn how a "high stride rate" in triathlon running translates to faster run splits - and why this works so well!
• Pack in four days of solid training in an exotic location, structured in a way that will leave you wondering by the end of camp why you're not as tired as you thought you'd be.
• Leave camp confident, fresh and ready to tackle your own training with a pocket full of training sessions you can incorporate into your training on a weekly basis.

  
  Krabi, Thailand: January 3 - 7 2009
  Phuket, Thailand: January 8 - 11, 2009
  $400 USD Coaching Fees
  Read More >

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ironguides Schwag Still Available!

We've still got a few cycling jerseys in assorted sizes left, as well as a great selection of schwag including water bottles, transition towels and running T's.

Click here for more information or send us an email at info@ironguides.net

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