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http://nolimitstriathlon.com/2012/02/24/keith-shows-off-his-brand-new-ironman-tattoo/

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New post on No Limits website on how you can win a free Timex GPS Speed and Distance watch Click here for more details. http://nolimitstriathlon.com/

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Louise Taylor shares her thoughts on IT soreness in runners and triathletes here: http://nolimitstriathlon.com/2012/01/31/it-band-soreness-in-runners-and-triathletes/

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No Limits has just introduced a new Sprint Triathlon Training Program called Sprint 101 Training Class. This is a brand new program designed for new triathletes who are looking for guidance along their journey to complete their 1st Sprint Triathlon. The class is set to start on Jan 30 and the goal race will be the Strathmore women’s triathlon. We will also have another sprint target for the

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Click to view the interview with Mdi Serpico (U23 athlete) http://nolimitstriathlon.com/2011/12/12/interview-with-madi-serpico-u23-triathlete/

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Interview with Calgary Professional Triathlete Jordan Bryden

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This blog is not being updated. Please visit www.nolimitstriathlon.com to view the most recent posts. Thanks! Coach Todd

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I just watched this video and really enjoyed it. Love the commentary. Can you spot yourself in Chaos Corner?

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Our website is newly updated. Check it out! www.nolimitstriathlon.com

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Come on come all to see the great showdown between Ricker and Howey.  Place:  Last Chance Half Marathon - Calgary Nov 13,2011 Why: Because Ricker has a score to settle and Howey has the eye of the tiger.

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The ATA needs your help once again for our bi-annual Casino!! The ATA Casino is an integral part of funding for the Alberta Triathlon Association. As soon may be aware, Casino funding is regulated by the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission which states that the proceeds of a Casino may only be used for such items as equipment, facilities for event use, provincial teams, athlete development,

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Over the weekend Joanne tackled her key event of the year.  The Whistler Gran Fondo. For those of you who do not know.  A Gran Fondo means "big ride".  And this sure was a big ride.  7000 took on the challenge today to ride from Vancouver to Whistler. the full distance was 120 Km. Joanne trained very hard for this event and found the day to be very powerful.  Having that many riders around was

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Banff Triathlon 2011 No Limits Relay

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The following poem is entitled. "Oh! The Places You'll Go! Lovingly plagarised from Dr. Seuss for Monica's great friend Patty." Monica modified the original version for Patty Infusino. Patty experienced SIPE (Swimming Induced Pulmonary Edema) in 2010 at Oliver and came back last year to race IMC, then PB'd in Boston earlier this year. In July this year she had to pull herself out of the Penticton

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Ironman Canada 2011 Race Review by Coach Todd Ok, so now it almost a week after the race and we have all read many reports and seen lots of photos from the race.  Yes here is one more report and pictures.  The day after the race I started writing the report and after about 4 pages I was done.  Upon reflection I have decided not to post that report and only make it available upon email request. 

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Rob getting ready to be body marked

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Ian and Rob Prerace

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Pre race Ian and Coach Todd

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Pre race Coach Todd and Rob

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Raf ready to start

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Todd at the swim exit

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Raf and Keith getting fitted by Tri-It

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Chris at T1

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Keith starting the bike

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Thumbs up for Coach Todd

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Coach Todd going up Richters (where can I wipe my greasy fingers?)

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Coach Todd staying aero

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Coach Todd on Bike

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Brian checking his zones

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Brian riding up Richters

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Brian

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Rob going up yellow

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Loving the Run

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It was hot!

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Rob looking strong!

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I'm coming home

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Yes!

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Elvis singing Rob to the finish

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Happy to be done!

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Ian in a cape #2

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I’m extremely pleased to say that I successfully completed my first Ironman Triathlon this past weekend. I wish to thank your for your support on my the fundraising for Prostate Cancer research, and moreover your added motivation to succeed. It was truly an experience I will not forget. A little about the race: The few days leading to the race were very unnerving.  Temperatures in the 30’s and no

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Swim Start (aerial view)

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Chris on bike (happy and strong)

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Chris's finish at Ironman Canada 2011

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IMC 2011. First Ironman. How it all went down. This time my story starts in the fall of 2010, in Todd's brick class at Tri-it one Saturday morning. A bunch of athletes were talking about their experience at Ironman, and I left the class thinking "I think I'd like to be fit enough to do an ironman." Fast forward 10 months, and Todd was telling me "you can do it," as I wondered if I really

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Gear Bags for IMC

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Thursday Bike before IMC 2011

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Thursday Swim before IMC

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Painted Toenails for Ironman Canada

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Monica's friend Patty was shy about being video taped and I joked that I would also add her phone number to the video.  It was a great day to swim!

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Tuesday

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Monday before IMC

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Last Saturday Group Ride before IMC

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Good Luck to Louise, Carrie, Martha and Dean as they take on the Apple Olympic triathlon tomorrow! Have a great race!!!

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Sue in Oz.

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Travelling Newton has just returned from his trip to Australia with Sue and Neroli.  They went down to compete in the Australian Outback half and full Marathon.  I am waiting for a brief race report from Sue to let you know how the trip went.  But, judging by the photos they had a brilliant trip! Thanks to everyone for playing along with my Travelling Newton game.  This FUNraiser helped raise

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My husband Bob and I were visiting my family in Connecticut last week and decided to enter the local sprint race while there.  We packed an extra suitcase with the essentials and rented the only set of road bikes we could find.  The bikes had a second set of small brake levers on top of the handlebars which reminded me of tiny T-Rex arms.  I had not seen this before. They made me smile.The day

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Coach Mary

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Mary and Bob all done the Niantic Triathlon

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Training Ride - 2 weeks out from IMC

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So pleased with my most recent sprint triathlon results. I have been brick training with Todd this spring. It has been great and I can see and feel the improvement. In chestermere I had a personal best in my swim and my run. Yey.  I finished the Chestermere Sprint race in 1:44 - Swim 18:12, Bike 56:59 and Run 29:18. I have been doing sprint tri's for 5yrs. I have progressed to lake swims since

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Sylvan Lake Half IronMan was held this past weekend.  The weather was perfect.  We had Brian using this race as another training day in preparation for IronMan Canada.  The previous week Brian took part in the Calgary No Limits IMC training camp and showed that he was good to go.  On race day Brian was pleased with his day.  With all of his lake swimming he was ready for a strong swim but was a

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Woke up to a beautiful morning no wind, high of 27 and about 15 degrees at race start.  Had the usual pre-race jitters, even for the sprints, which are all my worn knee can handle without acting up.  Hey whatever works.  The horn went off and the swim went great a bit congested and a few weeds but I like both, as you know I wasn’t born in a pool.   Out  of the water and on to the bike which

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Karen at the Tour for Kids 2011

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On July 15-17, 2011, I participated in the Tour for Kids supporting the Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta.  This was my second year riding for this awesome cause - the minute I rode through the finish line last year, I knew I had to do it again!  My goals for the Tour for Kids: 1. Raise lots of $ and awareness for KCCFA, 2. Ride strong, 3. Have fun, 4. Don't forget about the kids. Goal #1:

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On what was possibly the nicest Sunday of the year Bill took part in the Chestermere Sprint distance race.  He had a very fine day and finished the day 1st in his age group and 3rd overall.  Also in the sprint race we saw Barb racing.  She has been doing some great brick training this year in order to become a stronger athlete.  The training paid off and she made a PB today.  Yey. Congrats guys,

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We had a very busy weekend.  Sunday was the Heart of the Rockies Triathlon.  The race was on one of the best weekends of the year.  Amazing weather. Louise did very well.  After missing the triathlon season last year due to a skiing injury / surgery Louise was keen to see how her leg would do.  Well it did fine.  Louise came in 1st in her Age group and was 3 minutes faster than 2 years ago (same

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How to dry wet shoes (running or cycling)

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TV KOS

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On Canada day we watched the Turner Valley Sprint Triathlon and Kids of Steel race.  It was a spectacular day to race.  Karen was out racing the sprint today and she had a great race.  She improved in the swim, bike and run for a total of 7 minutes quicker over last year.  Great Job Karen!!  Karen is riding in the Tour for Kids this weekend and is all set for some long days in the saddle. :) We

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Karen en route to PB today

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Karen finishing strong at the Turner Valley sprint Triathlon

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Last weekend was the ever popular Great White North Triathlon. In the past we have seen super hot and super cold days. On race day we saw pretty good race conditions. Favorable winds in the beginning and the rain seem to threaten but never really happened. Small crew from No Limits were racing today and I was lucky to be around to cheer everyone. Check out the video below and you can see that

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GWN tri video

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The weather on the days before the race were somewhat ominous - very windy and cold. I swam a couple of times in the lake but it was both cold and rough, so I didn't spend a lot of time because I didn't want to get intimidated by something I had no control over ... but the water was very intimidating, and I was very apprehensive. I was a little ambivalent as to what I hoped for: a rough day would

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Race was held Sunday, July 3rd in beautiful Vancouver BC, part of the Subaru triathlon series. Originally I had signed up for the half iron, but due to a sore wrist and tight IT bands I switched my distance to the only other option, the Sprint. It was a unique Sprint with a 500m swim in the ocean (Locarno Beach), 26 km bike ride from the beach up into UBC and back, a 5km run through the Jericho

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Just this past weekend Tim completed his 2nd Ironman at Coeur D'Alene. His finshing time was 16:21. I am waiting on his race report. He promises that it is long. :) Congrats Tim!!!

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This past weekend was the Ride to Conquer Cancer. We saw Ken. aka Lynn's Dad take part in this event. He has been training all year for this event and was up to the challenge. Day 1 was great weather and Day 2 was very wet and windy. Many cyclists struggled as they were not prepared for the weather. Ken bundled up in his No Limits gear and stayed relatively dry. At the start of Day 2 Ken's

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How to quickly remove a wetsuit

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Four months ago Pat came to me and asked if I would help train him in his preparation for the Marmotte. To be honest I had to ask what this was. The Marmotte is a legendary cyclosportive race over 174 Km and a 5000m height gain. The race starts from Bourg-D’Oisans (717m) and ends at the legendary Alpe-d’Huez. In between the race will ride over the mountain passes of Glandon (1818m),

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Chinook Half Ironman Race Report So last Saturday was the Chinook Half Ironman here in Calgary. The Chinook Half is a local race put on by Mike Bock, an awesome event organizer who puts together a wicked, athlete focused event. The course definitely more challenging than Calgary 70.3. The swim is a two loop 2km swim in a local man-made lake, followed by a 96km out and back to Kananaskis

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Raf looking strong at the Chinook Half Ironman

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Keith all smiles at the Chinook Half IronMan

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This past weekend we saw the Chinook half ironman triathlon take place. Raf and Keith were both using this race as stepping stone towards IronMan Canada. Keith basically just got back from Europe and we decided to use this race as a great training day. Raf has been training hard all year and it has paid off. He finished in a time of 5:21 and 2nd in his age group and 12th overall. Keith was

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Mary's Brick class ready to roll

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No Limit Minute - Running on tired legs Some things to think about when you are running tired: Cadence - keep your leg turnover high Arm rhythm - keep in time with your legs. Overall keep your body relaxed.

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Karen’s Wasa Olympic Race report: Swim: Did a few minutes in the water beforehand to get water down my zipper and do a goggle check. I started at the very very back on purpose because I was pretty nervous and didn't want to get clobbered from behind. It was a clockwise rectangle, and I kept accidentally veering to the left (outside the pack), and needed to keep pushing myself to the right...I

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No Limits was well represented this past weekend at the Wasa Lake Triathlon. We ended up having ideal racing conditions with overcast skies, just a little wind and 10 degrees at the start. There were a few changes to the course this year which made it even more enjoyable. This is the 4th year I have raced Wasa but the first time the swim course has been a single 1500m loop. I enjoyed this

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Wasa Pre race photo with Brian, Mary and John

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Wasa Finish line photo (Lynn, Julie and Mary)

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Martha and the No Limits Ladies running to the finish at Wasa Olympic

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I loved it! It occurred to me after that the training was much more difficult than the race (maybe I didn't push hard enough) In spite of practicing on and off the bike I was still nervous about the transitions before. My 11 year old swim start was 10:15 and mine was at 11:00 so I didn't have much of a warm up unless you count jumping up and down and cheering. Swim was fine, bike it was sooo cold

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No Limits Hawaii Training Camp Looking back on the camp I can say that it was a huge success. This is what we did. We started off most days with a swim in the Pacific Ocean at Hapuna Beach. This is one of the best beaches in Hawaii and once we started swimming we could see why. Warm water that was so clear you could see to the bottom even when you are 20 or more feet deep. Having this

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No Limits Hawaii Training Camp 2011

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