Alicia Kaye Reports from Chicago

Alicia Kaye reports from her win at the 2014 Chicago Triathlon:

 had a bit of equipment drama pre race. My beautiful and very fast Shimano disc was crushed on my Southwest flight from Denver to Chiago.  Based on the damage it looked like TSA rearranged the wheels in my bag a bit when they were inspecting it and the bag must have had something very heavy on top of it.  I travel with two sets of wheels, so I rode my clincher Shimano DuraAce 50 rear wheel on race day.  Jarrod spent the next 48 hours trying to find me a new disc wheel for Hy Vee.  

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Kinesio Tape, Athletic Performance and Self Belief

Our squad physio Paul Westwood ( @triathlonphysio on twitter) has written an excellent article with case studies from our experiences:

"Sure, an athlete may feel better after they’ve put some tape on but I prefer athletes to get better. Western medicine panders to pain far too much, we have gone too far to the left; running injuries, despite all the intervention, seem to be increasing; pain thresholds are getting lower and chronic pain is out of control. We need to get back to the days when if we sprained an ankle, we’d limp around for a few days but then get moving again and back to our sport – running without fear."

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Mola wins World Championship Silver

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ITU World Championship Series 2014 Podium

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ITU WTS Grand Final 2014 Podium

Hy-Vee Triathlon: Training partners dominate women's event

"Helle Frederiksen felt she needed a change after finishing 27th in the 2012 London Olympics triathlon competing for Denmark.

So in early 2013, she went looking for a new coach. The move to Joel Filliol and his client, Alicia Kaye, proved to be a stroke of genius."

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First-time father, Canadian triathlete Kyle Jones still getting some rest

"There are times when life has to take centre stage.

Canadian triathlete Kyle Jones became a first-time father to son Zack just over two weeks ago.

“It’s been awesome,” said Jones. “Obviously, my wife (Kelly) has done a lot of the work so far. She’s up with him two or three hours in the night and I’m able to sleep through it. She’s been kind to me.”

Now, the proud pappa is aiming to deliver the form that earned him first- and second-place finishes in Edmonton the last two years.

“Ever since I started coming here, it’s gotten better every year,” said Jones. “Winning in 2012 (his first-ever ITU win) a great moment. This year has had its ups and downs, but I feel like I’m running in good form at the right time."

Read the full article on Kyle Jones at the Edmonton Sun

Jordan Rapp - another Sunday Ride

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Alicia Kaye wins Chicago

Alicia Kaye won the Chicago Triathlon today, part of the Lifetime Fitness Triathlon Series.

Sarah Groff's True Story

A timely article on Sarah Groff from Team USA.org

But Sarah Groff has also had a banner year, finishing on the podium right behind Jorgensen in the London WTS race in May — just under two years after she finished fourth at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

“It took a couple of years and persistence, but I finally earned a podium in London,” Groff tweeted after the race. “And yes, it moved me to tears.”

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Living the Tri Life - ITU Kelowna

Tommy Zaferes reports from his win at the ITU Cup in Kelowna

Open Water

Banyoles Lake, Spain

Czech Gold for Frintová

A nice article on Karlovy Vary and the history of the race, as well as Vendula's win:

“I really wanted to win on home soil but the race definitely didn't go as I planned. I was so surprised when I was first out of the water and then didn't really know what to do on the bike. As I was riding with an Italian girl for first 10k till she got dropped and I was in solo breakaway with still keeping the same time to the chase pack. I didn't want to waste too much energy because there's WTs Stockholm and Edmonton Grand Final. But I was only caught in the 6th from 7 bike laps. I was a bit worried that my legs won't be too fresh for the run but it worked well at the end.
It's always special to win at home and I'd like to thank the organisations for a great event and the people for cheering me. Karlovy Vary is a beautiful city with very tough and honest course.”

Jordan Rapp - Sunday Ride

Jordan Rapp checks in from his Sunday ride sporting the JFT kit

Zaferes wins Kelowna

Tommy Zaferes won the ITU Cup in Kelowna - his second win in two weeks. 

Frintova wins Karlovy Vary

Vendula Frintova won the ITU European Cup in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic - CityTriathlon

Track Saturday

Great running mojo at this track in Olot Spain:

Last Open Water Swim

Final open water swim of the camp - MS of 2x500, 4x 250

Aptos' Tommy Zaferes bounces back with win at Tri Santa Cruz

Aptos native Tommy Zaferes removed any doubts on Sunday that he hasn't fully recovered from a scary medical event in late May. Zaferes — minutes ahead of other athletes in the elite field — won the eighth annual Tri Santa Cruz on Sunday in 1 hour, 39 minutes and 17 seconds.

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