Tag Archives: triathlon

Keeping a Journal

Posted on October 2, 2012 by tswitala

I like keeping a blog. It gives me a central place to go back to and relive the experiences of the training, competition or the new ideas I came up with. But the pen is still mightier than html. I … Continue reading →

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Being Inspired

Posted on September 20, 2012 by tswitala

I always looked at internal motivation to achieve my goals. I was working on that for the last couple of years in the running scene. But that has changed somehow over the last couple of months. There is so much … Continue reading →

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Ironman 70.3 Salzburg in memory of my good friend Levente Laposi

Posted on August 30, 2012 by tswitala

Last weekend I participated in my very 1st Triathlon and Ironman and it will be a life experience I will never forget. I did it in memory of my good friend Levente who passed away a week before. During the … Continue reading →

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Training weekend Linz – definitely a recommendation

Posted on August 9, 2012 by tswitala

Last weekend 3 – 5 August I had my first training weekend together with some other athletes in Linz and I can definitely recommend it. It was not organized professionally but more a bunch of friends getting together to ride … Continue reading →

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The 76-78 sweetspot

Posted on July 25, 2012 by tswitala

I bought a Garmin GSC10 cadence meter. It synced with my Timex Global Trainer flawless-ly. I only had to set the wheelsize, which I forgot on the 1st ride out and luckily the speed indicator was so horrible, that I … Continue reading →

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The 5k mile stone

Posted on July 25, 2012 by tswitala

It is a proud moment in my life. I reached the 5,1km milestone today. This happened by mistake. My training program was suppose to be shorter, but somehow an extra 600m slipped in. I decided then to push the limit … Continue reading →

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Hot Tip: Bike shops are awesome

Posted on July 7, 2012 by tswitala

I recently bought a new bike. I will review her in a later post, because she is worth describing and awesome. I always had the notion that you can buy stuff online cheaper, but I never quantified the actual value … Continue reading →

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