Pam LeBlanc column
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Athletes overcome barriers of their bodies to race in triathlon
Finishing a triathlon takes grit. Athletes train for months — or years — to come out ahead of the pack in an open-water swim, then burn up their quads cranking a bike mile after mile.
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Triathlete Michellie Jones shares tips for athletes preparing for their first race
During the peak of her career, Australian Michellie Jones won every major triathlon on the planet, including the Kona Ironman Triathlon World Championship in 2006.
- Livestrong Texas 4000 cyclists gear up for long ride to Alaska
- Cyclists flock to FrankenBike swap meet
- With renewed interest from films, pint-sized archers shoot with precision at Wimberley school
- Ciclovia, fashion show, book swap all part of Bike Month activities
- Deaf inline skater switches to ice, aims for Olympics
- Website launch goes swimmingly
- HBO documentary series addresses country's obesity problem
- Hop on in with rental that benefits youths
- Trainers adjust to new park permitting system
- Austin Fit Magazine's fitness test is put through the paces
- Umlauf Sculpture Garden offers outdoor yoga classes
- Colorado Bend State Park is prime locale for biking, trail running
- Rundberg Running Man entertains traffic as he gets a workout
- Vern's No Frills 5K: The cheapest run around
- Cap10 countdown: Final tips
- A year and a half after stranger saved his life, Stanton Truxillo is headed to the bike races
- Spring fitness calendar packed with runs, rides and more
- Tips for staying fit and healthy during SXSW
- Gospel-themed exercise boot camp gets women moving
- H-E-B invites customers to join its Slim Down Showdown
- Cap10K Countdown: Warm-ups are essential to a good run
- Classes help overweight people improve conditioning in non-intimidating environment
- Last year's marathon rookies give advice to this year's first-timers
- Mountain bikers get a taste of slick rock riding in the Hill Country
- Music is love, according to Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli
- Partner exercises make staying in shape more fun
- Deep Eddy Pool getting a new bottom, decking and expanded beach entry
- Deep Eddy Pool getting a new bottom, decking and expanded beach entry
- My Fit Foods expands into area H-E-B stores
- Blowing through an intersection on a bike: Is it worth it?
- Restorative yoga puts the calm back in holiday season
- Reusable cups cut waste on the trail
- Sticking to an exercise routine during the holidays takes planning
- Trendy Bar Method promises to sculpt a dancer's body
- When you're injured, don't scrap the exercise plan
- Gifts for fitness buffs
- Take your workout outdoors
- Channel your inner cowboy in a mechanical bull fitness class at Travaasa Austin
- Some athletes hit their personal bests years after most racers
- Austin fitness bloggers finalists in national contest
- Athletes return to exercise after heart attacks
- Endurance athletes of the horse world train, compete just like human marathoners
- Fitness group is an outlet for Central Texans with lofty goals
- Exercise helps patients cope with Alzheimer's Disease
- In 'The Doper Next Door,' cyclist takes testosterone for a year to see how it changes his life
- Fall calendar includes swimming, yoga, running, adventure races and more
- 6-year-old gears up for Mamma Jamma Ride to support breast cancer patients
- Benefits of yoga stretch beyond flexibility
- Self-defense skills can help women avoid attack
- Keep water safety in mind when you head to the lake this Labor Day
- Stay safe on Lady Bird Lake by following basic safety rules
- Fit city: Team training
- Former tennis star Dennis Ralston tackles painkiller addiction, doesn't let amputation hold him back
- Art project is making splash at Deep Eddy
- Gilbert's Gazelles travel to coach's homeland of Burundi
- Team Ride Red pedals 3,000 miles across country in Race Across America
- Sky Candy Austin offers circus-style workout
- Austin's low-water crossing lures with cold water
- Stroke can't keep Gene Stouder from climbing to high point of 49 states
- Underwater treadmill could help runners cross train, prevent injury
- Cool facts about sweat
- The Zen of Rowing: Athletes drawn to the river early in the morning
- Cryochamber: More comfortable than an ice bath, but does it work?
- Michaels' muscle motivation comes from within
- On the trail of common courtesy
- Documentary focuses on teen-ager as it looks at national childhood obesity crisis
- City's summer swim team program gives kids a taste of competition, lots of fun
- Lance Armstrong's alter ego tweets about triathlon training
- Austin fosters growing cycling community with infrastructure, events
- Four-time cancer survivor Mike Thompson sets sights on Ironman Texas
- Austin eyes San Antonio's bike-share program
- Looking for a cool workout? Hydrobike Lady Bird Lake
- Riff Raff: Exercise group's drill: Hard training, happy hours, then happily ever after
- Rivalries left behind
- Death on Dallas trail sparks concern about safety of Austin's trails
- Creator of Rock 'n Roll marathon series starts new 10-mile race in Austin
- LiveStrong at the YMCA helps cancer survivors get fit again
- Running couple marries amid Austin marathon
- Pedal Hard Training Center in the basement of Mellow Johnny's bike shop helps cyclists hone road skills
- Marathon for the masses
- Forget fingers, feet make better massage tools, therapists say
- Tough Mudder participants tackle Rambo-esque challenges
- Get real: How to cram fitness into an over-packed schedule
- Austin runner Leo Manzano sets sights on London Olympics
- Get on a fitness streak in 2011
- Team Ride Red to pedal across the country to raise awareness about heart disease
- The ins and outs of exercising in cold weather
- Woodward at Copper's indoor ski hill helps train budding trick skiers
- Trio runs from Boston to Austin for charity
- Fit City: Fitness-themed gifts for the athletes on your holiday list
- Jamie Schanbaum, who lost limbs to meningococcal septicemia, learns to ride bicycle
- Man's best friend can be your best running buddy
- Cyclist Levi Leipheimer forgets the misery of Leadville, wants to do the mountain bike race again
- Backpackers take desire to go light to new heights
- Hike into the Grand Canyon and back in a day raises money for ovarian cancer awareness
- Texas bike makers gather in Austin for custom bicycle show
- Kinesiology tape offers stretchy support to sore muscles
- The newest high school sport? Mountain bike racing
Silent City 'Eastside Edition' at the Eastern
J Mueller BBQ
Scenes from "Men in Black 3"
Scenes from "Chernobyl Diaries."
Celebrity photos, May 2012
Rockaway Beach Party
Bikebot Fash Bash
Art Bra Austin 2012
Midgetmen at the Mohawk, 05.18.12
Brew Exchange Grand Opening, 05.17.12
Scenes from "Battleship"
Scenes from "The Dictator"
Zombie Social Bike Ride, 05.16.12
Scottish Rite Theater
Ducks go from farm to table, 05.15.12
Guitarist David Didonato, 5.14.12
Pachanga Fest day two
Salt-n-Pepa at the Belmont
Pachanga Fest day one
Nesting red-tailed hawks, 05.13.12
- Austin Movie Blog Nichols premieres 'Mud' in Cannes
- Fit City Free fitness books!
- Out & About River Tracing: Red River
- Relish Austin Chef Jason Donoho leaving Asti and Fino
- Austin Music Source Uncle Billy's Lake Travis adds 'Gospel Throwdown'
