Twitter
YOU FOLLOW: @everymantri for the prolific stream of links to video, gossip, and triathlon news; Born to Run author @mcdougallchris, the guru of going barefoot, for dispatches on technique and running science; @lavamagazine and @3gomag for the sermons; and Ironman pro Chris McCormack (@maccanow) for hardcore encouragement (e.g., “always give 100 percent, unless you’re giving blood”).
Facebook
YOU LIKE: The well-curated fitness and nutrition links on Active.com, but you love the 620,000 other page fans who can help you crowdsource answers to nagging sports-injury questions (e.g., “I have a hip stress-fracture—advice?” which was fielded by somebody called Comfortably Numb); and Tough Mudder, the trendy enduro-challenge.
Apps
YOU USE: The iMapMyFitness suite, which records -workout stats along with walking, biking, or running routes; Tri-Essentials, which delivers daily push notifications that offer inspiration, training tips, and photos; and dieting app FoodScanner ($.99), which converts UPC-code phone-cam pics into a personal database of calories and ingredients.
Web
YOU BROWSE: Your old split times on Athlinks.com, which archives race results from thousands of events each year; Endurance Planet podcasts, which feature interviews with the best distance athletes; and ultrarunner Anton Krupicka’s autobiographical Riding the Wind blog for its moments of Zen: “Spent all day filming around Rio. Quite the city and landscape. Shin was sore.”
YOU SCHMOOZE: By debating training stats at Attackpoint.org and sharing GPS tracks with other Suunto users on Movescount.com.
Comments
Curious why the emphasis on triathlon? There are scores or other "enduro junky" sites, apps out there that cover a much wider range of outdoor pursuits. There's already a magazine called "Triathlete". I look to Outside for a broader perspective.
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