Centripedal - A Weblog and Resources about Life and Multisports
Hi there! Welcome to Centripedal. This is a website about balancing Life and Multisports. If this is your first time here, check out the about page, or have a look at the weblog or the resources sections.
Recent additions to the site are listed below.
Latest in the Weblog
Drug Testing: Corruption in the System
Tuesday 8th of August, 2006 - I'm about through writing about the high drama of the Floyd Landis positive, time to get onto some training and racing writing, but first, I thought I would publish a letter here that I sent to Cyclingnews for publishing in their Letters section (just in case they don't publish it!). read in full »
A Quick Note on Floyd and a Short Rant on Dick Pound
Sunday 30th of July, 2006 - Just a quick note on the current Floyd Landis abnormal test result and a little rant about Dick Pound. read in full »
Phonak!! Landis!!
Thursday 20th of July, 2006 - Was that Floyd Landis or Eddy Merckx out there on Stage 17 of the TdF today? read in full »
Cracking at the Tour
Thursday 20th of July, 2006 - Well, yesterdays stage was EPIC. It sure has made for an entertaining Tour, and I feel like ranting about a couple of points after reading around the web a bit. read in full »
L’Alpe d’Huez
Tuesday 18th of July, 2006 - Todays stage in the 2006 Tour de France will be an epic one, and I'm looking forward to riding watching the sufferfest. read in full »
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Latest Additions to the Resources
Crank Up Your Power ★★★★
A three part series about Powercranks written by pro triathlete Corey Ogden, he looks at what they are and how they work, adaptation to using the cranks, and then finally aerobic development with Powercranks.
Ironman Training - Triathlon Tapering ★★
Research has proven time and again, that for a taper to be effective, volume should be gradually reduced whilst keeping the intensity at pre-taper levels.
This article offer some basic ideas about tapering and discusses both short and long distance tris. It includes the following statement which is a common theme in many articles on tapering: During a taper, you may feel sluggish/lethargic etc, but take note: THIS IS NORMAL.
Ironman Hawaii Taper - By Roch Frey ★★★★
Roch Frey offer some Hawaii Ironman specific tapering techniques, where this late season race requires a little bit of a different taper from early season events.
Not only is the timing at the end of the season, but Hawaii offers a few other unique obstacles that this article tried to cover.
Five Perfect Weeks to Kona:The Art of Tapering - IRONMAN.com ★★★★
Mark Allen sets the taper straight in this article:
This is the period of your season leading up to a key race when you cut back your overall training volume and allow your body to absorb all of the hard work you did during your base building and speed phases. Doing the right kind of taper is an art unto itself.
Mark offers some advice on taper length by sport before getting into what to expect during an Ironman taper and what to do on the days leading up to the big day. I wish I had read this before my first IM!
Taper Time ★★★
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