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Press Release   A mainstay in the history of the Ironman, the Ironman lottery began in 1983 thanks to the vision of one of Ironman's founders, John Collins, as a way to provide athletes of all abilities the opportunity to qualify for the world's most challenging one day endurance event. The 2010 Ironman Lottery Program officially opened on Wednesday, October 1 and will close on Saturday, February 28, 2010.   All winning entries will be announced on Wednesday, April 15, 2010.   Cl...
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September 10, 2009 - World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), owner and organizer of the Ironman and 70.3 event brands, announces the launch of a new, comprehensive Anti-Doping Program.   Beginning this month, athletes competing in Ironman and 70.3 events are eligible for in- and out-of-competition drug testing. Additionally, a Registered Testing Pool (RTP) consisting of professional and elite age-group athletes who have qualified for either of the World Championships will be created. ...
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In this first video clip, Dave Scott talks about some of the physiological changes that result from a hard day of training, where the body is overloaded from intense exercise. Why is light exercise perhaps the most beneficial way to recover? Click on the video to find out:         However, some athletes do fall prey to over-training . Here is what happens in the body when an athletes trains too much, often requiring a recovery period of several months.  
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In his article +How to Tell When You're Over-Reaching or Over-Training+ , Dave Scott writes:   "The term over-reaching was adopted by exercise scientists to describe the short-term overload that can be managed within a few days. However, over-reaching can develop into over-training (from which it can be more difficult to recover) if the athlete does not mitigate the factors that caused the over-reaching or fails to allocate proper recovery time."   In this video, Dave explains just w...
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In this edition of his audio blog Q and A, Dave answers a reader's question on the benefits of using a coach. Can this 47-year-old triathlon rookie train to do an Ironman by the time he's 50?   Also, Dave tackles the common problem of calf-cramping on the run--offering flexibility and nutritional advice to counter this problem.   Click below to listen to Ironman legend Dave Scott's latest podcast:   !http://www.hipcast.com/client/player/poweredby.gif|height=32|width=136|target=_b...
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