Great finds from The Running Event for everyone on your Christmas list!

  The annual Running Event is the place to be to see all the latest and greatest in products for runners!  As you would expect, there were the cool new shoes out for next year (watch out for Newton’s new styles/colors – they are hot!), compression gear, and apparel. I got a chance to look […]

He flies – In the Air and on the Bike!

An F-16 instructor pilot, 6x Ironman,  and raced with the Air Force Ironman & triathlon team, Brian Grasky is definitely a man of many talents! Although numerous complications from a severely broken leg ended Brian’s professional triathlon and mountain bike racing career in 2007, he is still very active in the cycling and triathlon community […]

The life of a Professional Triathlete

  Ahhhh, the life of a professional triathlete… get up and do what you love everyday and get cool gear, right? There’s so much more than that – that’s why we interviewed professional triathlete Heath Thurston. Tell us a little about yourself and your background.    I am 33 years old and have been a […]

Top 10 ways Endurance Athletes Celebrate Thanksgiving

Top 10 ways endurance athletes celebrate Thanksgiving #10  Calculates the number of miles needed to run off the food on the plate #9  On a spinner watching the Macy Thanksgiving Day Parade #8   Plugs next year’s races into calendar before deciding how to celebrate #7   Uses the excuse “going to get the turkey” […]

4 Tips for Balancing family and training – Give them a tri!

Guest post from David Garza: I love my family, and I love training and racing in all triathlon distances. I am currently training to complete my 4th Ironman race in Cozumel at the end of November, which means, now is my heaviest load of training. To make things even more challenging, my wife travels for her […]

Calling all Triathletes and Runners – It’s Party Time!

You will not want to miss this! What: Great Speakers, Great Products, Cool Prizes! Where: On our Facebook Wall (www.facebook.com/skinstrong) When: Wednesday, October 12 – 7:00pm (central) Details Time Speaker Subject Prize 7:00-7:15 T3TrainingSystems LT/Vo2 testing 50% off LT/Vo2 7:15-7:30 Elliptigo The benefits of the Elliptigo 10% off an Elliptigo! 7:30-7:45 SweetSpotSkirts Everything you need […]