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Team Z Receives Best of the Best – 2014 – Award
Nice Job Team Z! Every year, online readers and social media followers from around the country to nominate their favorite races, specialty shops, clubs, charity programs, coaches, products and more. Competitor Magazine is pleased to announce the 2014 winners for the Mid-Atlantic region.
The Weekend of February 13 in Team Z
This is the weekend of love”¦”¦lovin’ your bike seat and run shoes, that is. GET ”˜ER DONE. That being said, the weather COULD throw a wrench in our weekend plans so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep an eye on your email in case there are last minute changes! Valentine’s Day Superstitions”¦it is said the kind…
The Week of February 9 in Team Z
Sunday, February 9, Kerri Kramer-Webb, fellow Zer and owner of Endurance Athlete Center, gave an awesome presentation for the run leaders and coaches. In the clinic, Kerri went over a review proper running mechanics, Identifying common running flaws & learn strategies to correct, developing a systematic approach to giving appropriate athlete advice and recognize red…
Injury Insight: Medial Shin Pain (Guest Blog Post from The Endurance Athlete Center)
Guest post by Meg Pezzino, DPT, The Endurance Athlete Center Shin splints can really put a damper on your run, and your spirit if the pain just won’t quit. Shin pain can often creep into your run unexpectedly and then be a HUGE nuisance to get rid of. Many times it sneaks in with a…
The Weekend of February 6 in Team Z
Well, good ole’ Phil saw his shadow, which means six more weeks of winter or something like that ”“ so you might as well get used to it and just get outside for some training. Damn that Phil. Guys ”“ PLEASE USE THE POLL when you are coming to a workout ”“ or if…
Inspiration of the Month: Kevin Takeguchi (Guest post from the Endurance Athlete Center)
Guest post by Kristin Sykes, DPT, The Endurance Athlete Center This month we are throwing the spotlight on Kevin Takeguchi. Kevin is a member of Team Z , a local triathlon team that was started by Ed Zerkle. What makes Kevin unique is he competes in triathlons even though he has lost the ability to…
The Week of February 2, 2015
Hi Folks ”“ I’m still trying to figure out all the little details in life. Since the whole wedding and honeymoon, its been hard to play catch up and find that “groove” again! Slowly but surely! I’ve followed along and seen that some of our events have had great energy recently…
Don’t Dream it Be It, Val Dix’s Prospective on 2013 Ironman Lake Placid
I DID IT!!! Those are the words that I repeated to myself so many times after I finished Ironman Lake Placid. It’s amazing how empowering those three little words are and it’s something that I hope all of you get to tell yourself and celebrate both within and outside of your triathlon careers in the…
Don’t Dream it Be It Part III, Val Dix’s Prospective on 2013 Ironman Louisville
I did something a bit crazy and completed two full Ironman races just four weeks apart, one of them being one of the hottest Ironman races on the circuit. All of this, while being a very solid and proud Back-Of-The-Packer 16 hour+ Ironman finisher. Am I crazy?! Of course I am. I did not wake…
The Weekend of January 30 in Team Z
Ed is back and digging out of emails ”“ while medicated. I’m medicated from surgery a couple days ago. So basically, interpret this email best you can, then turn to Alexis with any questions 🙂 (sorry Alexis) VOTE ON OUR WEEKEND POLL HERE In this e-mail: Saturday Hash Run ”“ 10:00 AM ”“ Potomac…