From Mira in San Clemente: Do you recommend doing a full triathlon brick workout before an Ironman? What distances? How fast?

A brick workout should simulate race conditions. There are several factors of race conditions that could be implemented. What are race conditions?

From BB Team Member and world class runner Laura Swann

It is August, a bit early for me to do serious races since my season begins in the fall. However, my husband talked me into doing the Maggie Valley 8k with him, which is designated as the USATF North Carolina 8k Championship race. Maggie Valley, by the way, is in the mountains so you can imagine how weary I was to race a hard course now when I'm in the middle of a hard training period. But my husband told me that he had already entered me so I had no choice to back out.

So, there I was, with the fear of being crushed by the rest of the elite field.

Here's some straight talk about a subject that is rarely discussed, even with the doctor. According to the wives tale book of medicine, "constipation is mans' deadliest disease" and "death starts in the colon." Where did these adages come from? Are they still relevant today?

Judging by the number of ads in the media for stool softeners and laxatives, times haven't really changed with concern over constipation. In fact, it may be worse than ever.

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Mary Lou Saarinen Lowrie

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