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Running, Swimming & Cycling

Whether you are a triathlon competitor, going pro in swimming, cycling or running or just using some of these activities to gain physical strength and improve your health, this discussion board is the right place to learn and share.

Trainer purchase recommendations?

Recent discussions about the weather have prompted me to start looking into getting a trainer for my mountain bike. Winter isn't the fiercest here, but we do often have freezing rain and black ice. Plus, I'm a wuss and would like to have an option besides the freakout hell bus ride that is my gym in...

by User avatar bonobo

Recommend me intensive trainer workouts?

I would like to buy an indoor trainer. I don’t know how to use it and what kind of a trainer to purchase. I am interested in intensive trainer workouts. Do you know any such workout? I don’t want to waste whole of next winter on sitting on a couch and watching TV. What do you think?

by User avatar hogan

How do i ship a bike?

if one were to try to ship a bike or fly with a bike, how would one do so? What are my options?

by User avatar cherylpf

How to use the downhill most effectively when biking?

Anybody know the best way to use a downhill most effectively when biking? One of the routes I have on my commute home, there is a serious drop that's about a mile long from when the hill begins it's slightest downgrade to when it absolutely eventually flattens out. By the time I reach the bottom,...

by User avatar jrjo

Shaved or unshaved on bike?

I am cycling with some friends. A couple of good looking women have joined us lately. I have noticed that my friends are always shaved. I am not. I mean, I am from time to time. When I ask them they keep smiling and say that it has something to do with the smooth ride. What this has to do with...

by User avatar sawyere

Does this count as a brick?

I did awesome in the pool yesterday. It was my 3rd day swimming. My first 2 days, I was doing 250yds, resting between each 25yd length. Yesterday I did 2 lengths resting between each. I then decided to try doing a lap at a time. I was able to get 5 laps done. 300yds total. W00t! I think I'm going to...

by User avatar MastrBrewr

How do i train cycling?

My friends have been trying to persuade me to join them in cycling all over the state. Although I put up a lot of fight, eventually I gave in. I am a proud owner of a new bike and all related gear. I am ready for my first bike training. The problem is, that I dont have a faintest idea what to do. I...

by User avatar filmore

Getting too thin from running?

Answered by a doctor

Has anyone had the problem of getting a bit too thin cause of all the running? My chest/arms and all really thin and it makes me look boney, but my mid section has still got some fat (not much, but since my chest is so scrawny it kind of makes it look weird :P). Anyone have tips on burning off...

by User avatar schism

how much hydration is necessary during cycling?

Can you tell me how much hydration is necessary during cycling? I have no idea about that, and I just drink when I’m thirsty. But I’ve noticed that after I drink a large quantity of water I feel sick and sometimes I have to stop training. I apparently do something wrong. Am I supposed to...

by User avatar robbert

Stationary trainer pros and cons

I want to hear your pros and cons for using stationary trainer. My job commitments and other obligations prevent me from outdoor cycling. I can’t manage to find time to cycle three times a week and I desperately need a physical activity. Indoor trainer seems like a prefect solution. I know...

by User avatar davey