We get back to basics talking about single speeds and fixed gears on this episode of The Age Grouper. Plus, has anyone ever asked you for advice on doing their first triathlon? We have, plenty of times. We offer our take on how to guide first-timers through their first races.

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The single speed

Tags: lance armstrong, harlem shake, single speed, commute, beginners

What sort of international endurance-sport media frenzy would be complete without interjecting our opinions into it? Because no issue is ever truly over-hyped until we weigh in on it! As promised, we’re back and we won’t disappoint with this performance enhanced episode. We offer a paltry explanation (again) about where we’ve been all these months, discuss our latest training regimes, including my new secret weapon - Insanity, then tackle the Lance Doprahstrong crisis head on. Believe me, it’s worth the wait!

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Tags: lance armstrong, doping, oprah, insanity, USADA, iCU

Triathlon coach Dean Hewson is back for our annual spring training camp episode. We talk about the logistics of participating in, and just pulling off a successful early-season training camp. It doesn’t matter if you fly away for a week or just head out for the weekend, a training camp can really get you prepped for a great season. Then we go over some often forgotten basics of triathlon training. We end it all with the trendiest thing in social media these days - Sh!t Triathletes Say!

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Ahhh, the sh!t your hear around the transition area….

Tags: training camp, dean hewson, spring, basics, base training

It's been a long, albeit mild, winter but we're ready to come out of hibernation and shed some of that extra winter insulation. We report on all we've been up to over the last few months. Then, just in time for the Spring buying season, we list the essential triathlon items needed to directly improve your splits in swimming, biking and running.
It's the first show of 2012 and our 5th season on iTunes! Thanks for supporting The Age Grouper all this time, we're no where near done!

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Jeff’s Roo - Notice the lack of aero wheels.

Tags: off-season, training, kids, babies, weight gain, indoors

Jeff, Eric and Dean get together over some drinks for this all-off-season episode. First we debate various training faux-pas, including running in place at stop lights, then discuss the merits of alternative race organizations. Ultimately we answer all of your off-season questions and, well, fall off the wagon a bit too.

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Tags: off-season, dean hewson, training, recovery, rest, reset, winter