News: Challenge Family confirmed a new race in Italy and they are taking over Phuket, Results from Hits Palm Springs, IMWA is coming up, Chrissie has retired, Change in the drafting rules.
This Weeks Discussion: One of the pros from Team TBB came up with the idea of starting the pros later in the day at IM races. For example the pros would start at 12pm and then they would finish around 8pm when the crowds would be at their biggest. What do you guys think about this? What's the good and bad of this idea? Comment here.
This Weeks Photo: This weeks photo is of Frank McVeigh and Jeff 'The Explosion' Curry in their cool IMTalk gear at the Tri Limits Duatlon at An Creagen in Northern Ireland last weekend.
Age Groupers of the Week: This week we have two age groupers. Jason Lentzke sent through his wife Jennifer who won the Hits IM distance race last weekend as an age grouper. Plus Don Ferguson send through Dave Orlowski. Dave competed in the first IM in 1978 where he got third. He's still racing and he's aiming to complete in every IM in the world over the next 5 years! Don says he's a great guy as well.
High 5: Matt 'The Peaceful Tri Ninja' sent through this weeks High 5 on tips to get out of bed to train in the morning.
Website of the Week: James 'The Wiseone' Bowtell sent through this fun site about doping. Check it out here: www.sorryidoped.com.
Coaches Corner: John give an update to his Project 2014 plan to date.