The Bizz: I’m over the freaking moon excited about having some Front Pack app design mockups. Not on Apple or Google yet because we’re still working on kinks, getting approvals and making edits but it’s all starting to feel more real and it is glorious. Have any feedback? Let me know!

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Stay moving…✌🏼 – Scott

Headlines

🏊🚴🏃 Laidlow Shuts Up Critics…for now: A few weeks after being disqualified from his last race, it was Sam Laidlow who celebrated at the T100 London race, beating Kyle Smith to secure his first T100 victory of the year. Since winning the IMWC last September, critics have said Laidlow’s win was a fluke and that he was simply a flash in the pan and too inconsistent to win another big race. Following his win, Laidlow simply said, “I needed that one.” Read more…

🏊🚴🏃 Foley Doubles Down: Following his “we knew he could but will he” win at Ironman Lake Placid, Trevor Foley continued his northeast tour de force by driving 6 hours east to take the IM Maine 70.3 win. After an early season crash that left his status up in the air, the 24 year old has been hitting his stride recently with 3 wins this year. On the women’s side, it was Sarah True winning the pro field. Read more…

🏊🚴🏃 Oh, Hello. Gustav Iden Hitting his Stride!: Just when you thought he was never coming back to form, the 2022 Ironman World Champ is rounding into form. Having not won a race in 2 years, Gustav Iden won Challenge Turku with a blistering 1:10:50 half-marathon off the bike. Up next. He’ll look to defend his Kona title in 8 weeks time. Read more…

Olympic Headlines

🏊🚴🏃 Men’s Triathlon: Alex Yee (GNR) who was down for most of the Olympic triathlon run to Hayden Wilde (NZL) took the lead with 500 yards remaining to secure gold. Frenchman Léo Bergère secured bronze.

🏊🚴🏃 Women’s Triathlon: Unlike the men’s race which was dry, the women’s race was filled with crashes due to wet road conditions. But outlasting everyone was host country athlete Cassandre Beaugrand. Switzerland’s Julie Derron dug deep to win silver with Great Britain’s Beth Potter took bronze. Taylor Knibb of the United States finished 19th.

💰Steals & Deals💰

💰💰💰 57% Off – Nike Wildhorse 8 Trail Running Shoes: $80 $140: Use code SPORT25 for the extra discount to $80. The Wildhorse 8 are said to be dependable, and durable trail shoes with a multitude of uses. With nearly 95 – 5 star reviews, get them on sale today.

💰 25% Off – Swim Bubble for Open Water Swimmers and Triathletes: $29 $40: I purchased this for our 3 week roadtrip and used mine in New York. It easily inflates and allows you to hold onto something when you’re in the middle of a lake. That was the best part. On yea. And being bright yellow. Boats cannot say they didn’t see you.

💰💰 35% Off – Sram Eagle XG-1299 10-50 12-Speed Cassette – Gold: $314 $483: For the mountain bike headz, this cassette offers huge gear range, allowing riders to tackle diverse terrains with ease. Fits perfectly with SRAM’s Eagle 12-speed drivetrain.

💰 11% Off – Zipp 303 S Carbon Disc Brake Wheel – Tubeless: $643 $727: For those looking to upgrade their wheels, you can’t go wrong with these Zipp 303 S’s. I have them on my gravel bike and it made a huge difference in weight and response.

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Meanwhile

🚴 How to beat the heat when cycling: Summer is hot. The Olympics in the summer in France – even hotter. But Britain came ready. The keys – 1) Train your gut for your fueling 2) Test your race-day plan in training and 3) The temptation is always to wear less clothing in warm conditions but if you’re planning to race in hot weather Read more…

🚴🏃 How Women’s VO2 Max Differs from Men’s: Love seeing this. Over the last decade, most studies have focused on males but over the last year I feel like our female athletes are getting more attention. Took forever but happy to see. This study focuses on V02 Max and how differently women and men are. One interesting finding, male data suggests age-related declines in VO2max were primarily related to declines in central factors like the heart and circulatory system, while peripheral factors like the ability of muscle to use oxygen stayed relatively constant. But that’s not what they found here: both central and peripheral factors seemed to decline at similar rates in women. Read more…

🚴 Comparing 2024 Pro Cyclists to 2019 Pro Cyclists: It’s pretty incredible to think how far cyclists have come in just 5 short years but TDF winner Tadej Pogocar may have said it best, “Compared to today, we were almost amateurs when I rode my first Vuelta six years ago. Teams push each other forward in technology, nutrition, altitude training and training plans.” Take a look at what’s driving the evolution so quickly. Read more…

🏃 The Key to Ultramarathon Endurance – Walking: It sounds a bit crazy but yes, you should be incorporating walking into your training. Talk to any ultra enthusiast and they’ll tell you, walking is a big part of your race and can be up to 20% of their training. Read more…

🏊🚴🏃 The Absolute Best Time of Day to Workout is…: YES! Scientific proof that morning, afternoon, and night are the best time of the day to workout. Wait. What? Any time of day? Ugh. That’s right. Nothing is ever cut and dry is it. Same with best times to workout. It all depends on WHAT you want to be working out. Read more…

🏊🚴🏃 Stranger Danger – Strava’s Heatmap: Strava’s new(ish) heatmap is good at showing you which trails and routes are popular so you’re maybe not alone and in danger. But as one writer found, it was also way too easy to find where complete strangers lives. Protect yourself and find out how you can remove your weekly data. Read more…

Training Tips

Because training is life.

🏃 Runners tips – BEST nutrition for runners: Learn how to fuel your running performance with the right nutrition from an Olympian and 2:09 marathon runner.

🏊🚴🏃 The 9 Essential Triathlon Hacks: From struggling through transitions to stressing over race day prep, here are 9 essentials for beginners, or just frankly good reminders for everyone else.

🏊 How to Swim PERFECT Freestyle: For me, its about the catch. If you can get your arms to do the right thing, you’re instantly giving yourself more propulsion. More propulsion through the arms means less kick needed in the legs. That is going to help you long term.

Rewatchables

Content for long training days inside or just everyday life.

🏃 The Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run: Can’t say enough good things about Heather Jackson. Just elite at everything endurance and her YouTube is always excellent. Check out her latest, from Western States below.

🏊 NYC SEAL Swim Documentary – Adventure Therapy: The annual NYC SEAL Swim brings together SEALs, Veterans, Police Officers, Firefighters and first responders. Each swims from Manhattan to the Statue of Liberty, raise funds for Navy SEAL Foundation, and send a positive patriotic message of unity. Check it out.

Sam Laidlow’s REMARKABLE London T100 Victory: A recap of all the action from the men’s race London T100 where Sam Laidlow held off Kyle Smith for his first win of the 2024 season.