triathlete

from fitsugar.com

I recently told you about how Jennifer Lopez, coming off of only six months since having twins, is training for a triathlon next month. Now, Self magazine has crowned her the Most Inspiring Woman of 2008. And for good reason too; she's not trying to win the race but it's become a goal of hers since she was eight months pregnant.

from runnersworld.com

Triathlon is hot. In the past five years, participation in the sport has increased by more than 30 percent in the United States. It's estimated that nearly 500,000 people in this country will dive in the water, hop on their bikes, then change into running shoes all in a single race this year. Who are all these folks, and why should you join the crowd?

from shape.com

Growing up, April was always heavy, though she kept her weight down by staying active. But after a death in her family while she was away at college, she turned to food for comfort, started smoking, stopped working out-and gained 40 pounds, reaching 160.

The first steps

Cycling Peaks Software bills its WKO+ system as the "Ultimate Analysis Software." And the software certainly covers many bases. Combine WKO+ with hardware monitoring devices, such as a GPS reader, heart rate monitor, widely-available cycle odometers, and more, and you can track your training progress in fine-grained detail....just the thing for competitive cyclists, serious runners, and triatheletes, not to mention coaches. CyclingPeaks WKO+ is just one of many software tools the company offers for refining and improving the tracking of fitness activity with desktop tools.