Cycle and Style

When I saw this cool Triathlon bag at the Outdoor Retailers Show last month, I loved it from the first minute I saw it. As a triathlete, I saw at a glance how it could be used so well. Goodbye big plastic bag at the transition area–hello, you beautiful, functional MultiSport Bag! Beth, who is [...]

Triathlete Jenny Fletcher, who went pro this year, just got back from France where she competed in a triathlon on the famous Alpe D’ Huez. (How did this former model become a professional triathlete? See previous article) The Alpe d’Huez is one of the main mountains in the Tour de France (although not in the [...]

By Tara R. McKee Jenny Fletcher spent her teenage years straddling two different worlds: for a part of the year, she was a jet-setting model traveling around the world and during her summers she trained and competed with the Canadian team in junior (later, senior) World Modern Pentathlon competitions. Jenny had always been an athlete [...]

By Tara R. McKee A few years ago, when I was in my mostly-running-era, I was introduced to a guy who was an avid cyclist. He knew I was training for the Boston Marathon and we discussed my summer triathlons as well. He asked if I used a heart rate monitor. I told him I [...]

By Tara R. McKee The Twin Advantage There are distinct advantages and disadvantages to being a twin. On one hand, if one twin gets a new haircut or color, the other can decide if it looks good before going to the hairdresser to get the same cut or color. On the other hand, people mistake [...]

After her months of training, Shawna Rasmussen felt ready to take on the Florida Ironman. Her tall (6’3”), lean frame was chiseled down to a mere 14% body fat, her tri bike had been shipped across the country and was ready and waiting for her, and at sea level, she was feeling that little advantage [...]