Congratulations to Monica Torres for finishing 1st at Nautica Malibu Triathlon!
The Nautica Malibu Triathlon Herbalife International distance race course features a 1.5K Pacific Ocean swim, a 40K out-and-back bike course along the Pacific Coast Highway, and a 10K out-and-back run.
Used Herbalife 24 Prepare before and Prolong during.
Four times winner of the Ironman World Championship, Chrissie Wellington’s provides top 50 race tips includes these on nutrition:
Don’t overhydrate or overeat. I cut down on fibre and spicy or rich foods three days out to reduce the likelihood of GI distress. I stick to plain foods, with a lower GI index, such as white rice, bread and pasta. Retaining the same calorific intake, coupled with the reduction in training, should ensure your glycogen stores are full but not overflowing. Avoid eating anything new in race week; there are a lot of freebie food samples at race expos – don’t be tempted to try them
Eat your breakfast around 2.5hrs before your race start time. Consume low fibre, simple (low GI) carbs, with a small amount of fat and protein. I have hot rice cereal, made with water, with nut butter and honey stirred in. Sip water and have a cup of tea or coffee if you’re used to it.
In half and full iron distance races, I take on one gramme of carbs per kilo of body weight per hour. The carbs are a mix of sugars (glucose and fructose to increase glycogen absorption). In an Ironman, I have two bottles (430 calories in each) on the bike, plus two gels and a chocolate bar. I make my first drinks bottle slightly less concentrated than the second, to make it more palatable early in the race (especially if I’ve swallowed
some open water!). Following the formula above, I have one gel every 25mins – washed down with water – on the run.
Know the electrolyte (including salt) values in your food and drinks. Unless you’re a very heavy sweater you probably don’t need to top this up with tablets. Take care with caffeine tablets as they can cause GI distress (I speak from experience!).
Replace fluid and then re-fuel as soon as you can after the race
Chrissie Wellington Top 50 Race Tips/
“One of the biggest fears of a male pro triathlete is getting “chicked” by a lady. For the first time in history that fear applies to nearly all male professionals. Chrissie is that good”. – Lance Armstrong
Her autobiography: A Life Without Limits: Chrissie Wellington
Article on Recovery: Ironman champ: The importance of R&R
We’re excited to announce that this year, Herbalife have taken title sponsor position for the Herbalife Triathlon Los Angeles, 2012.
Date: September 30 2012
Sign up: Registration website
Event details: Herbalife Triathlon Los Angeles
The Herbalife Triathlon Los Angeles takes place right in our backyard on the streets of Los Angeles, and finishes, quite literally, on our doorstep in Nokia Plaza at LA Live.
The race offers something for everyone:
As an LA-based company that is passionate about promoting, and engaging in, healthy, active lifestyles, we couldn’t be more proud to align ourselves with this event. Many of our employees and independent distributors train in the LA area year ‘round and relish the rare opportunity to demonstrate their fitness on closed Los Angeles streets. We’re excited that on a Sunday morning in September, we can hop on our bikes and literally ride from Venice Beach to the Herbalife offices in less time than it’ll take us to go the same distance the following Monday morning in a car.
Herbalife has been involved with the Herbalife Triathlon Los Angeles since its early days. There is nothing that gets us pumped up quite like seeing the plaza outside our offices filled with healthy bodies, friends, families, and smiling (tired and sweaty) faces. It really is the taking part that counts because, while not everyone can be the fastest, we can all push ourselves further and beat our personal goals. When it comes down to it, we can all do more than we realize.
Train hard. Race smart.
Training tips from Monica Torres (Herbalife sponsored athlete), Kim Mangrobang and LC Langit! The three of them have a great web site www.3isgreaterthan1.com
