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TYR Freak of Nature

Introducing the new TYR Freak of Nature…

The Hurricane Freak of Nature is made of 100% Yamamoto 40 Cell Neoprene. 7x Static Stretch: Defying comparison to any other wetsuit material, 40 Cell Nano SCS Yamamoto stretches to over 7x its static state.

ROM Zones: The gold bands on the back and shoulders of the Hurricane Freak of Nature delineate the expanded Range-of-Motion zones, calculated, calibrated, and repeatedly revised until we reached the absolute limit of positive range of motion.

V-GCP: The Hurricane Freak of Nature is armed with our new V-GCP (V-Shaped Graded Force Catch Panel), which flattens the forearm for the most advantageous engagement, maximizing your effort.

7x Static Stretch: Defying comparison to any other wetsuit material, 40 Cell Nano SCS Yamamoto stretches to over 7x its static state.

Elevation Panels: The Elevation Panels on the Hurricane Freak of Nature are a game-changer. They instantly help the athlete establish perfect body position relative to the surface of the water.

Speed Wrap Paneling: Deploys the lightest Yamamoto Nano SCS coated 5mm neoprene panels throughout the entire leg, chest and core to raise the swimmer in the water to reduce form drag. Extraordinarily buoyant Nano SCS coated rubber confers an exceptional friction coefficient of 0.026 – far lower than any other wetsuit rubber.

360 Degree Core Stabilization: Five precision-targeted performance muscle groups, oriented to sustain core strength for long swims.

The specific gravity of the Hurricane Freak of Nature is a staggering 0.17 (over 5x lighter than the specific gravity of the average human - .974).

Stay tuned to TriSports University for an in depth review!

Solar Update #2

With all construction there is some mess. Several trenches needed to be dug to house the conduit.

Many days of pounding heard from our offices resulted in the structure on the roof to hold the solar panels.

Heavy lifting – we needed a crane to lift the 164 panels onto the roof.

Moving the panels for prep.

A technician inspects his installation.

One of the completed solar arrays.

Starting the work for the ground mounted structures, drilling the 11’ deep cores to support the steel structure.

The Continued Ascendance of Leanda Cave

The overnight sensation and the ascendant master live at opposite ends of the athlete spectrum. The former usually exits the way they entered, quick and loud. The later has a longer apprenticeship but more durable tenure, and greater authenticity. Leanda Cave defines the ascendant master, and her trajectory seems to be aimed toward a new high point.

Cave is coming off a strong year of top three results in the most sensational and significant races. Following an impressive 9:03:29 in early October at the Ford Ironman World Triathlon Championships in Kona, Hawaii, good for 3^rd Pro, she showed continued form only 21 days later by winning the Rohto Ironman 70.3 race in Miami, Florida. No less than five days after that she podium-ed again at the ITU Long Distance World Championships in Henderson, Nevada. Despite difficult conditions that mandated a swim cancellation the resilient Cave helped spearhead winner Rachel Joyce’s “British invasion” by coming in second only 200 seconds off the win.

Conditions in Henderson, Nevada for this World Championship were decidedly rotten- but Cave was remarkably fresh given her crowded race calendar. Consider that her last two events had been in the heat of the Kona lava fields and the humidity of the Miami coast, and that Henderson was in freezing temperatures; her collective performances become even more remarkable.

Cave is refreshingly unassuming despite her upward trajectory. Her approach to the sport seems to be one of “Do the work, get the results”. She walks easily between the roles of jolly-good athlete buddy and podium pounding World Champ heir apparent. If you extrapolate Cave’s previous results forward over the next 365 days it suggests big things. She also has an odd penchant for consistency: consistent results, consistent improvement. While Rinnie and Chrissie no doubt feel Leanda nipping at their heels in Kona (OK, 8 minutes to Chrissie), what they may fail to realize is they might not have to falter for Cave to prevail given her current trajectory. She may simply beat them. Straight up, slugfest, beat them.

The same thing that makes Cave so affable may also make her so threatening to her competitors. It is, for Cave, a job to get on the podium, and she does her job quite well with little fanfare. She goes from podium to podium like a longshoreman punching in at the dock. She wins at different distances and in different climates with a brand of versatility previously ascribed to athletes like Macca and Crowie- and look what they did. She simply seems more durable than some of her top competitors. This is particularly significant in Kona since previous champions tend to succumb by attrition. Carfrae and Wellington may be touching their heads on the glass ceiling of their own capabilities. Cave… still has some head room.

Like all athletes Cave has shown some vulnerability. A previous chink in her armor was nutrition/digestive issues in Hawaii. She seems to have shored that up… mostly. She suffered a brief gastric episode in Kona this year that cost her 5 bathroom stops. Do the math; if she hadn’t lost that time…

Cave knows what she has to do to keep winning up the ladder. She has room to grow. Fix the digestive issue. Continue the trajectory. History has shown this long grind of experience has built champions in Kona, and for Cave, it seems like only a matter of time before her “Kona grind” yields the perfect brew.

TYR Orion Triathlon Goggle

The TYR Orion Triathlon Goggle is specifically designed for triathletes and open water swimmers.   Triathletes are always searching for gear that will help improve their times and the new TYR Orion will do just that!

The lenses are larger and distortion free which allow for a better field of view and the dark tint will help with sunny days and glare.  The gasket is soft and very comfortable to wear.

Pick up your TYR Orion Triathlon Goggles today!

TriSports.com Garage Sale

When I was little I spent a lot of time at my Grandparent’s house.  They lived in a large two-story farmhouse in rural Nebraska that at one time was alive with the hustle and bustle that comes with raising nine children.  Once the children had grown up and moved out, the house was probably too large for just the two of them.  In the winter the door to the upstairs would remain closed, so they wouldn’t have to heat the empty rooms that had more or less remained unchanged since the kids left.  It’s hard for me to imagine how lonely the house must have been when it was just the two of them, but for me it was a source of endless discovery.

The back porch held the bigger toys: a pedal tractor (which was metal, probably weighed 100 pounds, and was impossible to make move on the gravel driveway), a rocking horse, a kid-sized table and chairs, etc.  It was added after the house was built, and its screen doors and windows were drafty, making it only tolerable to play in during the summer.  The “spare room,” which surely used to be someone’s bedroom, although I always imagined all of the kids sleeping upstairs, had a large dresser that contained the “junk drawer.”  This drawer had a number of old toys that my mother and her brothers and sisters must have played with when they were growing up.  There were small metal cars, marbles, a creepy doll that was missing most of its hair and one eye, and various other trinkets and toy parts.

Last week we cleaned out our “junk drawer,” and we’re getting rid of everything to make room for all the great, new stuff coming in.  Come discover what we had hiding in the nooks and crannies of our store this Friday and Saturday, November 4^th and 5^th, from 10-6.  TriSports is significantly larger than my grandparent’s house, so I guarantee you that the stuff we found is better than small metal cars and creepy dolls with missing eyes.  Will there be bikes, clothing, accessories and wetsuits?  You’ll have to show up to find out for yourself.

Good Luck…

By Tom Demerly

I’m not superstitious. I don’t believe in luck when racing. Not at all.

I’m also not a total idiot. So, I would never ride a green bike again.

Do a Google search on the key words “green race cars bad luck” and you get 5,570,000 results. That’s not luck, that’s data. I had a green racing bike once. I hit a concrete telephone pole at 37 M.P.H. on it. Broke my left arm in nine places, got a concussion and broke my tailbone. No green bikes. Green bikes aren’t a matter of luck. The data confirms they are dangerous. They should have a CPSC warning.

Never say “Good luck” to me on race morning.

Because I’m a pragmatist I don’t need luck. If you want to say something, say “Have a good race”, which is what I say to all my friends in a race. If I am racing a specific guy I want to beat I may tell him “Good luck” because, well, as I’ve mentioned saying “Good luck” is bad luck. But, because wishing any bad luck on your competitors by saying “Good luck” would be bad karma, I don’t do that either. It would be bad luck, which I don’t believe in anyway. Too much negative energy. So just say, “Have a good race”.

Never wear white sunglasses or a bright colored hat before your race on race morning.

Again, not being a believer in luck, this is a data-driven decision. Look at race car drivers. They always have their photo on the podium with white sunglasses and a cool sponsor hat. Before the race they wear dark framed glasses and keep a low profile. The data verifies that wearing white sunglasses and a light colored hat before a race quantifiably diminishes your performance. However, wearing white sunglasses in a race gives you power. It isn’t luck; I think it has something to do with your peripheral vision, or something…

Never shake hands before a race. It has nothing to do with luck. It, ah… messes with your aura. When a person shakes your hands or touches you before a race you can almost see the heebie-jeebies jumping off them and onto you. I know there is a scientific term for that, just can’t remember it. It is, however, steeped in physiology. Don’t shake hands before a race. Negative ions or something… bad. Nothing to do with luck.

Because my race decisions are data-driven I know that even numbered race numbers produce odd results. Not luck; math. If you get a race number like “682” something really odd is going to happen on race day. Now, if you get a race number with an “11” in it, like “511”, be ready for a PR and an age category win. That is a solid number- it’s all odd and there is an “11” in it. That is a strong numerical conversion. Nothing to do with luck, after all, numbers don’t lie.

Racing is about details, not luck or superstition. So, if you attend to the details you, ah, won’t have any bad luck.

Halloween at TriSports.com

Treats await the tricksters at the TriSports.com Halloween Luncheon with Mrs. Green, Gina Murphy-Darling. TriSports.com was awarded “Arizona's Greenest Workplace” by Mrs. Green’s World for 2011.

There really is no place like home as Dorothy enjoys the Whole Foods Luncheon at TriSports.com in celebration of winning the “Arizona's Greenest Workplace” award at our annual Halloween Costume Contest here in Tucson, Arizona.

Apparently the lack of devil’s food sandwiches upset Adam McCreight, retail associate, during the Halloween Luncheon with Mrs. Green as TriSports.com celebrated the “Arizona's Greenest Workplace” award for 2011.

Some of the TriSports.com family dogs got into the act including this one with a fairly convincing Guernsey costume at the TriSports.com Halloween Luncheon with Mrs. Green.

An impressive turnout of ghouls, goblins and get-ups for the 2011 TriSports.com Halloween Costume Contest during the Halloween Luncheon brought to us by Whole Foods, with guest Mrs. Green (AKA Gina Murphy-Darling), CEO of Mrs. Green’s World, on hand to help judge. TriSports.com won the Mrs. Green’s “Arizona's Greenest Workplace” award for 2011.